Multiple choice

1. (TCO 9) Less contaminated former industrial and commercial sites that are not on the Superfund priority list are

 calledlandfills.

runoffs.

brownfields.

greenfields.

2. (TCO 9) Regarding environmental regulation issues, which of the following is true? 

Business is by far the major contributor to the environmental pollution we face today in the U.S.

The government has recently been more willing to charge corporate officers with criminal violations of environmental laws.

The costs of pollution are usually borne by the polluter.

It is impossible to have economic growth while preserving the environment.

3. (TCO 9) The floor of the Gulf of _____ has an area approaching the size of Massachusetts that is effectively dead due to pollution

Florida

Texas

California

Mexico

4. (TCO 9) State and local governments are increasingly acting in the area of environmental protection under their "_____." 

constitutional powers

tax powers

saving powers

police powers