Question 1

Under NAFTA's Environmental Side Agreements:

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A)   Mexican environmental laws must gradually approach U.S. and Canadian standards for clean air, clean water, and hazardous waste.
B)   U.S. industries can request a tariff on the import of products from Mexico that are produced under environmentally unsustainable methods.
C)   NAFTA benefits may be suspended where any state party has shown a pattern of failure to effectively enforce its environmental law.
D)   A and B.
E)   A and C.

Question 2

The Basel Convention on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes has been adopted by over 150 nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Arias v.Dyncorp case involved a question of:

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A)   Whether Dyncorp was required to notify Ecuadorians of the chemical spraying in advance.
B)   Whether the indiscriminate spraying of chemicals violates international law.
C)   Whether the country of Ecuador had a claim against a U.S. corporation.
D)   Whether the plaintiffs' claims pursuant to the Alien Tort Claims Act should be dismissed.

Question 4

Which of the following statements are true about current international environmental conventions?

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A)   The United States has signed the Biodiversity Convention.
B)   The United States has agreed to and set timetables for limiting carbon dioxide emissions in the Climate Change Convention.
C)   Third World countries have greater flexibility in complying with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
D)   A and B.
E)   B and C.

Question 5

In what ways are regional environmental treaties superior to global treaties? Inferior to them?

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Regional environmental treaties can be s...

Question 6

The cornerstone of U.S.environmental regulation of exports is the concept of:

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A)   Receiving the prior informed consent of the foreign countries to which the exports are going.
B)   U.S. firms may not export any hazardous materials that they could not sell in the United States.
C)   Advance permission to export from the Environmental Protection Agency.
D)   Receiving advance permission from the United Nations before exporting hazardous or toxic materials. D

Question 7

Assess the benefits and the detriments of environmental standards (with regard to developed and developing nations).

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Environmental standards have both benefi...

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Developing countries are especially eager to reduce their industrial and transportation emissions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Before a U.S.firm can export hazardous waste to a foreign country,they must have written consent from that government delivered to the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

There are no U.S.controls over the export of chemicals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Craft a treaty,focusing particularly on a mechanism for dispute resolution,between the U.S.and Canada that addressed the problem of acid rain.

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Treaty between the United States of Amer...

Question 12

Kunming Amusement Company (KAC)is a toy manufacturer located in Yunnan province in southern China.KAC routinely dumps industrial waste from its manufacturing operations in the nearby Mekong River.The Chinese government is aware of this practice but has failed to take any action to prevent to occurrence or inform neighboring states.Two months ago,there was an industrial accident at KAC's manufacturing facility,which resulted in the significant discharge of numerous toxins (including lead-based paint)into the Mekong River.KAC informed the Chinese government of this accident,but the Chinese government failed to inform downstream states of the accident.As a result,people in Laos,Thailand,Cambodia and Vietnam unknowingly utilized tainted water for numerous domestic purposes,including drinking bathing,irrigation and watering of livestock.The accident was only discovered after numerous downstream users became ill and there were massive fish kills,which resulted in subsequent testing of the water and discovery of the contamination.
If the United States responded to these events by increasing surveillance of KAC's toys for lead content,would such a ban be consistent with its obligations pursuant to GATT? Why or why not? If the United States responded to these events by banning importation of all Chinese toys manufactured in an environmentally unsound manner,would such a ban be consistent with its obligations pursuant to GATT? Why or why not?

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The increased scrutiny of KAC's toys for...

Question 13

Developing nations generally favor

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A)   Creation of a permanent trade and environment committee in the WTO.
B)   An ad valorem tax on all imports to promote environment-friendly development in poorer nations.
C)   Transfer of environmentally appropriate technology for little or no charge.
D)   A and B.
E)   B and C.

Question 14

Investors in developing countries face minimal risk that environmental standards in those countries will become stricter over time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following laws regulate the export of hazardous materials?

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A)   GATT.
B)   TOSCA.
C)   FIFRA.
D)   A and B.
E)   B and C.

Question 16

Address the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S.government's environmental polices pertaining to pesticides (such as those addressed by the never-adopted ban on the export of unsafe pesticides).

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The U.S. government's environmental policies pertaining to pesticides have both strengths and weaknesses.

One strength is the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulation of pesticides, which includes the registration and labeling of all pesticides to ensure they are used safely and effectively. The EPA also conducts risk assessments and enforces regulations to protect human health and the environment from the potential harms of pesticides.

However, a weakness in the U.S. government's environmental policies pertaining to pesticides is the lack of comprehensive regulation on the export of unsafe pesticides. The never-adopted ban on the export of unsafe pesticides highlights this weakness, as it would have allowed the U.S. to continue exporting pesticides that were banned for use domestically due to their harmful effects on human health and the environment. This not only poses a risk to other countries where these pesticides may be used, but also contradicts the U.S. government's efforts to protect its own citizens and environment from the dangers of these pesticides.

Furthermore, the U.S. government's reliance on industry-funded research for pesticide regulation can also be considered a weakness, as it may lead to conflicts of interest and biased findings that do not fully consider the potential harms of pesticides.

In conclusion, while the U.S. government has made efforts to regulate and mitigate the risks associated with pesticides, there are still weaknesses in its environmental policies, particularly regarding the export of unsafe pesticides and the reliance on industry-funded research. These weaknesses need to be addressed in order to ensure the protection of human health and the environment from the harmful effects of pesticides.

Question 17

Under the Montreal Protocol,trade in chlorofluorocarbons is strictly controlled.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Before a U.S.firm can export chemical substances subject to the U.S.Toxic Substances Control Act:

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A)   The firm must notify the EPA of the export.
B)   The firm must maintain adequate records.
C)   The EPA must notify the foreign country of destination.
D)   All of the above.

Question 19

The real purpose of U.S.corporate average fuel economy standards was to make it difficult for Japanese luxury cars to compete in the U.S.market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most of the developing countries of Africa and Latin America are free from the environmental pollution of the heavily industrialized nations.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

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In what ways are regional environmental treaties superior to global treaties? Inferior to them?

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Before a U.S.firm can export hazardous waste to a foreign country,they must have written consent from that government delivered to the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency.

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There are no U.S.controls over the export of chemicals.

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Craft a treaty,focusing particularly on a mechanism for dispute resolution,between the U.S.and Canada that addressed the problem of acid rain.

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Most of the developing countries of Africa and Latin America are free from the environmental pollution of the heavily industrialized nations.

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