To get a variance, one must file a variance application with:

Relating back to the question above, a successful variance application must demonstrate:

A trespass cause of action will only be successful if the intruding or trespassing agent is visible to the naked eye.

Currently regarding subsurface rights, courts have ruled that citizens own as far down as they can physically go (i.e., there is no limit currently).

The Clean Water Act protects the restoration and maintenance of the _______________________ makeup of the water.

Gaseous materials are not considered to be solid waste under the RCRA.

The air being breathed in a large city is destroying people’s lungs and causing them to have respiratory illnesses and cancer. This city’s air is not meeting the secondary standards of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. 

A cruise line is currently in the ocean.  The ship undergoes massive damage after hitting an iceberg. The captain decides that the only way to save the ship, and the people on it, is to discharge the ship’s industrial waste into the ocean. The crew discharge the waste into the ocean, and this allows the ship to remain intact for the duration of the trip. The captain’s decision to discharge the industrial waste into the ocean was legal.

A/an _____________________________ is a community plan for land use, and it essentially divides geographic areas into districts or zones.

A cruise line is currently in the ocean.  The ship undergoes massive damage after hitting an iceberg. The captain decides that the only way to save the ship, and the people on it, is to discharge the ship’s industrial waste into the ocean. The crew discharge the waste into the ocean, and this allows the ship to remain intact for the duration of the trip. The captain’s decision to discharge the industrial waste into the ocean was legal.