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Gear Motor Company makes cars. Federal law requires Gear to attach an information label that includes the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel economy estimate for a vehicle to


A) every new car.
B) no car-compliance with the law is voluntary.
C) select old and new cars.
D) whichever vehicles Gear chooses.

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

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Refuse Reuse & Disposal Center operates a recycling plant. Stan and other Refuse Reuse neighbors file a suit,alleging injuries from the plant. To succeed,they must show that the defendant failed to use reasonable care if the suit is based on


A) a negligence theory.
B) a nuisance theory.
C) any theory.
D) a strict liability theory.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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County Water & Sewer operates a public water supply system. County Water must send to every household that it supplies with water an annual statement describing


A) County Water's financial situation and material facts that might affect it.
B) other operations,such as irrigation and water conservation,in which County Water is involved and to what extent.
C) parties who might be held liable if pollution problems arise.
D) the source of the water,and any contaminants and health concerns.

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

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Performance standards for new sources of water pollution require the use of any available control technology,or AACT.

A) True
B) False

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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits can be issued even if a discharge will violate water-quality standards.

A) True
B) False

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The government can recover the cost to clean up a hazardous waste disposal site from the persons who were even remotely responsible.

A) True
B) False

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A credit collection agency may contact a debtor at any time.

A) True
B) False

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Ads can be unfair but not deceptive.

A) True
B) False

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New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equipment before beginning operations.

A) True
B) False

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Different standards for air quality depending on whether the sources are located in clean areas or polluted areas.

A) True
B) False

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It is a violation of federal law to sell a pesticide or herbicide that has a chemical strength different from the concentration declared on the label.

A) True
B) False

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BioChemical Disposal Corporation operates a hazardous waste storage facility. ChemCo Inc. buys BioChemical before it is discovered that the firm's disposal practices violated CERCLA. With respect to these violations,Superfund imposes on ChemCo


A) strict liability.
B) liability under the nuisance doctrine.
C) liability on a negligence theory.
D) no liability.

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

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The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System focuses only on industrial wastewater and storm water discharges.

A) True
B) False

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


A) corporate officers who knowingly violate the act.
B) persons who provide information about violators but otherwise fail to act.
C) private citizens who fail to sue violators.
D) none of the choices.

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

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With regard to air pollution,there is one set of ambient standards-maximum permissible levels of certain pollutants-and the federal government formulates plans to achieve them.

A) True
B) False

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Fun-E Products,Inc.,makes and sells toys. The government agency that has the authority to remove a potentially hazardous toy from the market is


A) the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
B) the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
C) the Federal Trade Commission.
D) the Food and Drug Administration.

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

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Plywood & Particleboard Mill,Inc.,does not use filters on its stacks,which consequently pollute the air. Quinn,a Plywood employee,suffers respiratory illness. To succeed in a suit against the company on the ground of negligence,Quinn must show that he suffers from


A) a distinct harm separate from that affecting the general public.
B) a lesser harm than an injunction would impose on Plywood.
C) Plywood's failure to use reasonable care to avert herm to Quinn.
D) the same harm as that affecting the general public.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Energy Resources,Inc.,operates an oil refinery near Forest River,which flows into Grove Lake. Discharging oil from the refinery into the river can result in an assessment of


A) cleanup costs and damages.
B) cleanup costs only.
C) damages only.
D) no cleanup costs or damages.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Credit can be denied on the basis of race.

A) True
B) False

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Vague generalities and obvious exaggerations are permissible in advertising.

A) True
B) False

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