Environmental Management Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Environmental Management explores the principles, strategies, and tools used to address environmental challenges and promote sustainable development. The course covers topics such as environmental policy, resource management, environmental impact assessment, waste management, pollution control, and the role of environmental management systems in organizations. Students will examine case studies and current issues to develop practical skills for planning, implementing, and evaluating environmental management practices in various contexts, equipping them to contribute to responsible environmental stewardship and compliance with regulatory requirements.
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Environmental Law 8th Edition by Nancy K. Kubasek
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Chapter 1: The American Legal System: the Source of Environmental Law
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Q1) If you were looking for a federal statute, you would look in the Federal Reporter.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The appearance of unequal environmental protection
A) comes, to a large extent, from the fact that fines for violating environmental laws were historically lower, on average, in minority neighborhoods.
B) is explained by the EPA as being the result of significant budget cuts.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
Answer: A
Q3) Signing statements have been used to dilute or effect the enforcement of laws passed by Congress.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Litigation Process and Other Tools for Resolving Environmental Disputes
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Q1) Which of the following is not considered one of the threshold issues that must be met before one can bring a lawsuit?
A) standing.
B) ripeness.
C) case or controversy.
D) none of the above (all must be present).
Answer: D
Q2) Standing
A) requires proof of an injury in fact and of an interest that is directly affected by the challenged action.
B) is usually not difficult to establish when challenging the action of an agency under an environmental statute.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
Answer: A
Q3) Arbitration and mediation are two non-adversarial alternatives to litigation. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Administrative Law and Its Impact on the Environment
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Q1) The executive branch tends to have more influence over executive agencies than over independent agencies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The court's standard of review will give the greatest deference to any agency's decision when the plaintiff
A) is challenging the procedures used by the agency.
B) is challenging the agency's interpretation of a statute.
C) is challenging the factual basis for the agency's action.
D) none of the above (the same standard of review applies in all cases).
Answer: C
Q3) Agencies have the authority to
A) promulgate rules that have the force of law.
B) investigate complaints of violations of agency-promulgated rules.
C) provide information to the public about matters regulated by the agency.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: An Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy
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Q1) The fact that clean air is a collective good means that
A) once it is produced, nobody can be excluded from using it.
B) if the government does not mandate its production, it's likely that it will not be produced.
C) both a and b.
D) neither a nor b.
Q2) The "Tragedy of the Commons" is frequently cited to justify the use of the tort law to prevent pollution.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The goals of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 is furthered by
A) developing and improving methods of coordinating and making available to the public, data collected under federal statutes.
B) identifying barriers to source reduction and recommending to Congress ways to eliminate these barriers.
C) both a and b.
D) neither a nor b.
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Chapter 5: Air-Quality Control
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Q1) In 2008, a court held that the Clean Air Mercury Rule violated the Clean Air Act.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One of the reasons for the ineffectiveness of early air pollution control legislation was that these laws imposed such strict standards on the states that the states rebelled and did not even attempt to meet these standards.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Acid rain can be defined as
A) rain with ph higher than 7.
B) rain that is more acidic than "natural rain."
C) rain with a ph level less than 5.
D) rain with a ph level between 5 and 7.
Q4) Sick building syndrome"
A) is a phrase used to describe buildings before their construction is completed.
B) is often a result of poor ventilation.
C) can lead to impairment of the nervous system and cancer.
D) both b and c.
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Chapter 6: Water-Quality Control
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Q1) Under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System, the amount of emissions allowed by a permit are determined by the type of pollutant, the type of discharger, and whether the source is existing or new.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The goals of the FWPCA were to make all waters in the U. S. capable of sustaining fishing and swimming, and to totally eliminate pollutant discharges into navigable waters.
A)True
B)False
Q3) BOD:
A) is a measure of the oxygen demand of microorganisms in the water as they break down organic material.
B) which is too high will result in a loss of many species of fish, such as trout, which require a more significant quantity of dissolved oxygen than so-called "garbage" fish or bottom-feeders such as shad.
C) is one measure of how polluted a body of water is.
D) all of the above.
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Chapter 7: Controlling Toxic Substances
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the options the EPA may exercise within 45 days of receiving a PMN?
A) Limit the amount to be produced, sold or processed.
B) Prohibit the sale or manufacture of the chemical.
C) Require further testing and temporarily prohibit manufacture and sale until the data is provided.
D) none of the above.
Q2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of toxic substance regulated under TSCA?
A) Tendency to bioaccumulate.
B) Extremely low dosages may have harmful effects.
C) Harmful effects may not show up for a long time.
D) none of the above.
Q3) The strongest evidence of carcinogenicity comes from epidemiological studies.
A)True
B)False
Q4) No pesticide has ever had its registration canceled or not renewed.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Waste Management and Hazardous Releases
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Q1) The range of chemicals regulated under CERCLA is the same as that regulated under RCRA.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following would not be a potentially responsible party?
A) a past owner of the contaminated site
B) someone who transported materials to the site
C) someone who had produced the contaminating materials
D) none of the above
Q3) For either remedial or removal actions, a site must be listed on the NPL, but it need not be first on the list.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Superfund was eliminated because it was replaced by the RCRA.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The primary focus of the underground storage tank program is on spill prevention.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Energy
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Q1) Which one of the following is a federal government solar energy initiative?
A) regeneration
B) million solar plants
C) brightfields
D) photovoltaic promise
Q2) Landfills can generate energy without increasing carbon emissions by
A) burning the garbage
B) burning the methane
C) burning only the biomass
D) both a and c
Q3) Although hydropower is a clean, nonpolluting source of energy, many environmentalists are opposed to the use of hydropower.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Solar energy is captured through
A) steam
B) photovoltaic cells
C) thermal conductors
D) all of the above
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Chapter 10: Natural Resources
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Q1) When a land is designated wilderness,
A) the agency administering the land must preserve its "wilderness character."
B) the area must be devoted to the public purposes of recreational, scenic, scientific, educational, or historical use.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
Q2) Which of the following was not designed to protect wetlands, coastal areas, or estuaries?
A) The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
B) The Coastal Zone Management Act.
C) The "No-Net-Loss" Policy.
D) Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
Q3) We needn't worry about the water quality of the Great Lakes because the United States and Canada have achieved the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Coastal wetlands are not beneficial to the commercial seafood industry.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: International Environmental Law
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Q1) Which is not a problem associated with overpopulation?
A) mass starvation when agricultural growth cannot keep pace with population growth.
B) increased pollution.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
Q2) Which of the following is not a United Nations sponsored program?
A) Global Environmental Monitoring System.
B) World Commission on Economic Development.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.
Q3) All transboundary pollution cases must be tried before the International Court of Justice.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Recognition of the international aspects of environmental problems is relatively new, but has been increasing over the past several decades.
A)True
B)False
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