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The National Park Service hires Outdoor Play,Inc.,to replace outdated playground equipment in a handful of national parks.For this action,an environmental impact state-ment is most likely​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 D)
F) C) and D)

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Different standards for air quality apply to existing sources of pollution and major new sources.

A) True
B) False

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The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that greenhouse gases,including carbon dioxide emissions,do not constitute a public danger.

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​

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

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

A barge owned by Bayshore Shipping Company discharges some of the oil contained in its hold into Chesapeake Bay and onto the shore.Under the Oil Pollution Act,this is most likely​

Industrial Solvents,Inc.,averages $15,000 profit per day before deciding to ignore air pollution standards,after which the average is $30,000.Industrial Solvents is subject to a fine of​

There are no plans to develop national standards regulating the fuel economy and emissions for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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​

Without a permit,Timberline Plywood Company discharges its untreated wastewater into Urban City's storm drainage pipes,which empty into Valley Creek.Under the Clean Water Act,this discharge is most likely​

Liability does not extend to businesses that merge with or buy corporations that have violated CERCLA.

When a release of hazardous chemicals from a site occurs,potentially responsible parties can avoid liability through transfer of ownership.

Green River Energy Corporation wants to begin operations that include the discharge of waste into navi-gable waters.Under the Clean Water Act,Green River must install certain equipment

Before being transported,hazardous waste generated by Perilous Fabrication,Inc.,must be properly labeled and packaged under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by​

The primary responsibility for preventing and controlling air pollution rests with the federal government.

National effluent (pollution)standards are set by the Environmental Protection Agency for each industry.

The Environmental Protection lists all hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)on a prioritized schedule.

Without a permit from the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers,Holiday Timeshares,Inc.,fills a wetlands area that it owns before constructing a residential resort.Under the Clean Water Act,this is most likely​

The courts have considerably scaled back the Clean Water Act's protection of wetlands.