1. Assume that the building that the company wanted to build was a manufacturing plant and that it was going to be built in a semi-residential neighborhood. Owners of the surrounding property do not want the building built because they feel that the building will bring pollution to the community. They bring a nuisance lawsuit. The company building the building believes that there will be significant economic gain to the surrounding community. Decide:
a. If the property owners can show harm, a court will likely issue an injunction against the building being built on the site.
b. A court would likely weigh the damage to the property owners' property against the benefit that the building would bring to the community.
c. The property owners would have to show a private nuisance.
d. Both "A court would likely weigh the damage to the property owners' property against the benefit that the building would bring to the community." and "The property owners would have to show a private nuisance." are correct.
2. Assume that the building that the company wanted to build was a manufacturing plant. Pollutants generated from the plant may be regulated by:
a. the federal government.
b. the state government.
c. the local government.
d. All of these choices are correct.
3. One of the conservation efforts is to put a rainwater collection system on the roof of the building, and another is to have a landscape plan to reduce water usage. Assume that neither would put pollutants into the ground water. Which of the following is true?
a. The rainwater collection system and the landscaping would both be legal under the Clean Water Act.
b. The rainwater collection system would be illegal under the Clean Water Act, but the landscaping would be legal.
c. The rainwater collection system would be legal under the Clean Water Act, but the landscaping would be illegal.
d. The rainwater collection system and the landscaping would both be illegal under the Clean Water Act.
4. Assume that the building that the company wanted to build was a manufacturing plant. Pollution-control equipment for air pollutants would be controlled by which standard?
a. Mitigated pollution control systems.
b. Maximum achievable control technology.
c. Minimum airborne-pollutant technology.
d. Highest acceptable control systems.