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Those who knowingly violate the Clean Air Act may be subject to criminal liability.

A) True
B) False

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The National Park Service hires Outdoor Play, Inc., to replace outdated playground equipment in a handful of national parks. For this action, an environmental impact statement is most likely​

A) ​prohibited because the action does not affect the environment.
B) ​required because the action is "federal."
C) ​unnecessary because the action is not "major."
D) ​voluntary because the action does not affect the environment.

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

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Bertha owns land located outside Centre City. Bertha sells the land to Disposal & Recycling, Inc., which establishes a hazardous waste disposal facility at the site. Disposal & Recycling accepts only waste transported by Eco Trucking Inc. exclusively from Federated Industries, Inc. Several years later, Disposal & Recycling closes its facility and sells the land to Garden Variety Retail Corporation, which builds a Home & Yard store on the site. Meanwhile, some of Centre City's citizens complain to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the city's municipal water supply is polluted. The EPA investigates and discovers that the sources of the pollution are leaks of hazardous waste from what is now the Home & Yard site. The EPA cleans up the site. Who can be held liable for the cost of cleaning up the site? What standards must Centre City meet regarding the water?​

The Federal Trade Commission carries out the broadly stated goal of preventing unfair and deceptive trade practices.

Credit can be denied on the basis of marital status.

An environmental impact statement must be prepared for every major federal or state action that significantly affects the quality of the environment.

Energy Market Corporation wants to build a wind power plant on private land, for which a federal permit is required. For this action, an environmental impact statement is

The Food and Drug Administration must ensure the safety of new drugs.

A sanction known as bait-and-switch advertising requires a company to advertise the products of its competitor to counter its own false claims.

Federal law provides the basis for issuing regulations to control multistate air pollution.

Tory borrows $10,000 from USA National Bank to remodel a room in her home. This transaction is subject to

Smelting & Refining Company generates solid waste considered hazardous. The company labels and packages properly all waste to be transported to a disposal site. Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, this is most likely​

Under the Clean Water Act, criminal penalties apply whether a violation was intentional or unintentional.

Congress enacts a new air quality statute that applies to businesses. To enforce federal environmental legislation, the federal government relies on​

Any time a consumer is denied credit or insurance on the basis of his or her credit report, the consumer must be notified of that fact.

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

Ultrahazard Removal & Disposal Corporation transports radioactive materials. Vincent, an Ultrahazard employee, is diagnosed with radiation sickness after exposure to the materials. Vincent's suit against Ultrahazard to recover for the injury is known as​

In its ads, Crunchy Inc. makes various claims about its snack products. Crunchy’s advertising claims would most likely be deemed deceptive if the claims

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​

Teri borrows $10,000 from USA National Bank to remodel a room in her home. This transaction is subject to​