Deepwater Horizon
and Dieselgate
and Dieselgate
BP was guilty of gross negligence and willful misconduct under the Act.
What Alaskan reef did the Exxon Valdez crash into?
Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef.
What is the Sierra Club?
The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization with chapters in all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.
How many pounds of gas leaked per hour during the California Porter Ranch Gas Leak, and what kind of gas?
Roughly 100,000 Pounds of Methane Gas
How many letters are in the English Alphabet?
Twenty-Six
What was the allegations brought against Volkswagen during this trial?
The vehicles emitted up to 40 times more NOx in real-world driving than tested for regulation standards.
Name any of the Respondents that were in the U.S. Supreme court. Each name is 25 points.
Respondents were the Environmental Protection Agency, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, National Automobile Dealers Association, Engine Manufacturers Association, Truck Manufacturers Association, CO2 Litigation Group, Utility Air Regulatory Group, and the states of Michigan, Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah.
Who investigated an apparent cluster of illnesses in the community which were linked to hexavalent chromium?
Erin Brockovich
What did Rapanos fill his 22 acres full of and why?
Sand to build an unpermitted mall
How many bones are in the Human Body?
Who did BP hire to help their defense in court?
BP hired multiple marine scientists universities to help support the case.
True or False: People are still cleaning up the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill today.
True, while initial cleanup efforts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill subsided, ongoing restoration and monitoring work continue today by the NOAA.
What did the United States Forest Service begin to circulate in 1965 for the Sierra Club?
The United States Forest Service began circulating a prospectus calling for bids for recreational developments at Mineral King.
Which canyon was filled with the gases of the California Porter Gas Leak?
The Aliso Canyon leak, located in Los Angeles
What is the lightest of all the elements and has the atomic number 1?
Hydrogen or H1
What did Volkswagen plead themselves in court? (Bonus Points: What is a Statement of Facts?)
Volkswagen pleaded guilty to criminal charges and signed an agreed Statement of Facts. (Statement of Facts is a legal document that presents a neutral and factual account of what happened in a legal dispute.)
What is the court case all about with Massachusetts v. EPA?
Massachusetts and eleven other states brought suit against the EPA to force the federal agency to regulate the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
The PG&E Company dumped about 370 million U.S. gallons of chromium-tainted wastewater.
During the California Porter Ranch Gas Leak, what was the amount of money paid for by SoCal in seeking of damages?
SoCal Gas agreed to payments of $119.5 million to several government entities over the incident.
What is the main color of the U.N. Flag?
Blue
How much money did BP have to pay for in fines and settlements? (Roughly)
BP agreed to pay a total of $20.8 billion in fines and settlements related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
What was the question that was asked in the court case of Exxon Shipping Co. vs. Baker?
Does maritime law permit judges to award punitive damages for employee misdeeds and does maritime law allow judge-made remedies when Congress has not authorized them?
What was the question that was asked in the court case of Sierra Club v. Morton?
Did the Sierra Club adequately establish that it had a sufficient stake in the development of the Mineral King Valley to establish standing for a suit under the Administrative Procedure Act?
What was the question that was asked in the court case of Rapanos v. United States?
Does the phrase "waters of the United States" in the Clean Water Act include a wetland that at least occasionally empties into a tributary of a traditionally navigable water?
Spell...
Contumacious