1. In suing to recover for environmental damage under the common law, plaintiffs generally have had causes of action in:
nuisance.
trespass.
strict liability.
All of these.
2. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System may require that discharge permits be obtained from:
the EPA.
the Army Corps of Engineers.
an individual state.
Any of these.
3. Which of the following is true about the regulation of pesticide use by the EPA?
To be legally registered a pesticide must perform its intended function without posing unreasonable risk to humans or the environment.
The EPA may balance the economic and social costs of use of a pesticide in deciding whether to register it.
Once a pesticide is registered the registration cannot be canceled for five years.
To be legally registered a pesticide must perform its intended function without posing unreasonable risk to humans or the environment and also the EPA may balance the economic and social costs of use of a pesticide in deciding whether to register it.
To be legally registered a pesticide must perform its intended function without posing unreasonable risk to humans or the environment and also once a pesticide is registered the registration cannot be canceled for five years.