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A(n) ______ defect occurs when a product departs from its intended design, like an exploding glass soda bottle.

A) Design
B) Marketing
C) Workplace
D) Manufacturing

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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act governs the generation, transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of ______.

A) E-waste
B) Benign chemicals
C) Natural resources
D) Hazardous solid waste

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When an industry leader is appointed the chief regulator of her prior industry, and proceeds to reduce the protective force of applicable regulations in a conflict of interest, this is said to be a(n) ______ appointment.

The United Nations Global Compact is an influential, but non-binding, example of international ______ law.

The purpose of environmental law is to protect environmental integrity and ______.

When required by law, an environmental impact statement describes the positive and negative social, economic, and environmental impacts that would result from a proposed change in ______.

The attitude of ______ sees law as a source of enforceable rights that can be leveraged to create value.

The Clean Water Act requires point source polluters to obtain a(n) ______.

The ______ successfully limited the trend of developed countries dumping hazardous waste into developing countries.

International law is a form of ______.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is part of the _____ branch of government responsible for enforcing environmental law.

A breach of ______ means a company fails to fulfill the terms of the representations made about a product, specifically that the product is fit for its intended use.

The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was an unenforceable commitment ratified by almost 200 nations intended to address ______.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act establishes workplace standards to prevent employees from being ______.

A ______ of water pollution is an isolated discrete conveyance of effluent, such as chemicals poured into a culvert that drains into a river.

Under-enforcement is when a government agency fails to take adequate legal actions to ______ compliance.

The legal framework for sustainable business is the set of ______ laws primarily designed to ______ adverse social, economic, and environmental impacts resulting from business activity.

Describe the Montreal Protocol and explain is impact.

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act requires the owner or operator of any facility to notify local authorities of the presence of ______.

______, such as blood diamonds, are resources looted from a country under siege with armed warfare involving human rights violations.