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Question 41

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Employees might sue an employer whose failure to use pollution controls contaminated the air and caused the employees to suffer respiratory illnesses.

A) True
B) False

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Question 42

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Fried Food Inc. operates a commercial frying plant, discharging pollutants into the air. Greta reports the violations to the Environmental Protection Agency. Greta

A) is not entitled to a payment.
B) may be paid up to any amount.
C) may be paid up to $1,000.
D) may be paid up to $10,000.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Question 43

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National effluent (pollution) standards are set by each affected industry.

Solar Power Company wants to erect an array of solar panels on private land, for which a federal permit is required. For this action, an environmental impact statement is

Regulations governing air pollution cover mobile and stationary sources. Those who may be subject to penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act include

Smelting and other industrial processes may emit substances classified as hazardous, but house painting and other small business activities do not.

Using funds obtained through taxes on certain businesses, Superfund

New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equipment with all deliberate speed after beginning operations.

ChemMix Company is a subsidiary of Diversified Industries Inc. ChemMix operates a hazardous waste disposal site. Electrical Supply Corporation is one of many parties who generate waste disposed of at the site. ChemMix borrows money from First State Bank, which takes over the site when ChemMix goes bankrupt. The Environmental Protection Agency discovers a leak at the site. Can any of these private parties be forced to pay for the clean up? If so, who?

Retail Properties Inc. wants to build a parking ramp to connect to its Shoppers Mall, both of which are on private land. For this action, an environmental impact statement is

The Environmental Protection Agency can require a manufacturer planning to use a new chemical compound to first determine its effect on human health.

Because point-source water pollution control is based on a permit system, the permits are the key to enforcement.