Test: AP Environmental Science

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The company you are working for has been found liable of improper storage and handling of hazardous waste, which has resulted in environmental contamination. How might this affect you economically?

Federal environmental legislation holds firms guilty of environmental negligence financially accountable. The cost of an environmental cleanup could bankrupt a firm and put you out of a job. 

When confronted with an environmental cleanup to fund, most companies request or even mandate that all employees contribute financially to the cleanup. 

When an irresponsible company pollutes, we all pay additional taxes to fund the cleanup. 

Employees of a polluting company may also be heald financially accountable as "accessories" to an environmental offense. 

Typically, no other company will want to hire you if you have worked for a firm that acted with negligence in terms of environmental regulations. 

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