Secondary Sources
Practice Materials
- Environmental Law Reporter byCovers recent developments in the courts, Congress, and agencies and contains primary law sources and articles and analysis of environmental law issues.
- Environment Reporter byIncludes primary and secondary materials covering federal environmental laws, regulations, all significant federal and state court cases, policies, executive orders, current developments, and prior to 1994, state environmental laws. Online access available (ends 2018).
- International Environment Reporter byEnvironmental laws, regulations, policies and trends in major industrialized and developing nations, as well as in international governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
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Texts & Treatises
Comparative Environmental Law and Regulation by Written by international contributors and edited by noted experts, Comparative Environmental Law and Regulation analyzes key environmental laws, regulations, and implementation systems of more than 60 countries. Each country's chapter discusses the potential impact of environmental laws on business transactions and offers practical advice on dealing with regulatory and enforcement authorities. You'll find information on: local environmental laws, how laws are implemented, when, how, and where to apply for licenses and permits, prosecution policies for environmental crimes, toxic tort litigation, administrative litigation, and jurisdiction of pertinent agencies. Available online through Westlaw.
Environmental Law by A highly regarded and comprehensive guide to environmental statutes, court decisions, and administrative regulations governing air and water pollution, land management, toxic and hazardous wastes, and pesticides.
Environmental Law and Policy by Environmental Law and Policy is a user-friendly and concise treatment of environmental law. Written to be read pleasurably rather than used as a dry reference source, the authors provide a broad conceptual overview of environmental law while also explaining the major statutes and cases. A series of problem exercises have been added throughout the book, describing a legal or policy conflict in detail and asking the reader to identify and assess solutions. The updated text also describes initiatives launched by the Trump administration. The first part of the book provides an engaging discussion of the major themes and issues that cross-cut environmental law. The second part of the book examines the substance of environmental law, with separate sections on each of the major statutes. The third part of the book describes natural resources law, discussing endangered species conservation, wetlands protection, water and energy issues. Part four addresses environmental impact statements and the National Environmental Policy Act. Available online through West Academic.
Law of Environmental Protection by Written by highly experienced attorneys, environmental program administrators, and legal scholars, the treatise features:
In-depth explanations and breakdowns of key pollution prevention statutes such as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, conservation laws governing natural resources, and procedural requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act and other regimens.
Examination of the permitting systems, EPA review programs, licensing, and other key procedural matters involving EPA and other relevant agencies.
Pragmatic considerations spanning audits and assessments, reporting and record-keeping requirements, and lender liability issues.
Exploration of emerging areas of the law and their significance for a wide range of practitioners and clients, including bioengineering, climate change, and space resources. Available online through Westlaw.
State Environmental Law by Get substantive concepts, procedural tools, and strategic options that focus on four principal environmental matters: air quality, water quality, current hazardous waste management, and cleanup of hazardous wastes from past activities. Use this reference to develop a working understanding of every state's environmental laws and regulations. Helps you guide your client's compliance activities and structure a better response to potential litigation. Available online through Westlaw.
Treatise on Environmental Law by Frank P. Grad Treatise on Environmental Law examines issues, analyzes the statutes and important case law in every area of environmental law. Thorough analysis of the statutes, regulations, and decisions. Coverage of the emerging issue of climate change and global warming, including U.S. and international initiatives. Coverage of the problems of growth, exhaustion of natural resources, aesthetic values, power shortages, effects of pollution on health. Primary source manuals of relevant federal statutes and regulatory material You can feel confident relying on Professor Grad's explanations and analyses. The depth of analysis is invaluable in dealing with complex and controversial issues and in forming legal arguments. Available online through Lexis.
Environmental Law Journals
There are a number of law journals which focus on environmental law:
- Environmental Law ReviewLewis & Clark Law School. Environmental Law was established in 1969 and is the nation's oldest law review dedicated solely to environmental issues.
- Environmental law - PeriodicalsFor a complete listing of environmental law journals, the subject heading environmental law- periodicals can be used in the Boley Law Library catalog.
- Law Journal Library This link opens in a new windowSearch Heinonline's Law Journal Library for environmental law reviews and journals.
Overview Materials
Examples and Explanations for Environmental Law by Chapter 5 is about air quality regulations.
Practice Materials
- Clean Air Act HandbookThis online treatise provides up-to-date information on developments under the federal Clean Air Act. It also includes websites and other resources for easy access to important laws, regulations, agency guidance documents, reports, and cases. It also includes Practice Tips that provide practical insight into the day- to-day implications of key Clean Air Act programs.
Texts & Treatises
The Clean Air Act Handbook by Call Number: Environment KF3812 .C556 2016The Clean Air Act remains one of the most significant and complex pieces of environmental legislation in the country's history. Since its inception, the Clean Air Act has arguably had a greater impact on the lives of Americans than any other environmental statute, and it promises to continue this trend as new legal developments expand its reach. This current edition considers the controversial U.S. Supreme Court's Massachusetts v. EPA ruling and the resulting expansion of scope of the statute, including the EPA's expansive new regulatory initiatives aimed at regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Topics include: setting and meeting national ambient air quality standards; transportation and conformity requirements in state implementation plans; the new source review program; regulation of hazardous air pollutants; Ongoing regulation of mobile sources and of fuels and fuel additives; Title IV and the acid rain program; interstate transport of air pollution; the CAA and global climate change; the Title V operating permit program and how to manage the permit; implementation of CAA programs by American Indian tribes; civil and criminal enforcement; and rulemaking and judicial review.Environmental Law by
Call Number: Environment KF3812 .R63Chapter 18 & 19 provide information about the Clean Air Act, including a legislative timeline, information about coal burning industries, smog, and economic recovery. This chapter is available on Westlaw.- Law of Environmental Protection by Call Number: Environment KF3775 .L393Chapter 12 provides an overview and history of the Clean Air Act. It also provides in depth discussions on NAAQS, SIPs, nonattainment, New Source Review, and many other Clean Air Act principles. Chapter is also available through Westlaw.
Legal Encyclopedias
- American Jurisprudence (AmJur) Air Pollution IndexLink to Air Pollution index in AmJur on Westlaw. Index has links to specific articles on many air pollution related topics.
- American Jurisprudence (AmJur) Air Pollution TopicsLexis AmJur articles on Air Pollution. To see all of the articles, use the Table of Contents.
- Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS) AIr Pollution IndexLink to Air Pollution Index in CJS. This index leads to specific articles on air pollution throughout the legal encyclopedia.
American Law Reports (ALR)
- American Law Reports Index for Clean Air ActFind multiple annotations on the Clean Air Act's administration and jurisdictional differences. Westlaw index links to annotations.
- American Law Reports (ALR)General ALR search on Lexis. Use specific search terms to find air pollution related annotations.
Overview Materials
Water Law in a Nutshell by This edition adds dozens of recent decisions and key statutory changes. Virtually every principal case in the leading casebooks is cited or discussed, making it an excellent aid for students in any water law course. The revised book deals with changes in evolving areas like groundwater-surface water conflicts, public recreational uses, instream flow protection, federal water development, takings claims, and public interest concerns. Also available as an ebook through West Academic.
Texts & Treatises
- Call Number: Environment KF3812 .R63Chapter 13-14 focus on the history of water legislation in the U.S, chapter 15 discusses the modern Clean Water Act, chapter 17 is on Water Quality Certification, chapter 20 is on the CWA §404. These chapters are available on Westlaw.
- Law of Environmental Protection by Call Number: Environment KF3775 .L393Chapter 13 of this treatise focuses on water rights. Chapter 18 of this treatise focuses on drinking water. Chapter 23 focuses on coastal and ocean protection. Chapters are also available through Westlaw e-treatises.
Law of Water Rights and Resources by
Current edition is available through Westlaw's e-treatises. Treatise offers insights into the regulation and administration of water rights along with water allocation and distribution law. It includes information on the major water doctrines, detailed analysis of water allocation law, proprietary water rights, federal water resource regulation, and water resource planning.Law of Wetlands Regulation by
Call Number: Environment KF5624 .W36 1989Covers key areas of wetlands law such as the roles of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency; the permit process and exemptions from Corps regulations; mitigation; judicial and administrative enforcement; and litigation criteria. Also available through Westlaw e-treatises.
Waters and Water Rights by Call Number: Environment KF5569 .W355 2009The preeminent treatise on this highly complex area of law, this eight-volume set completely revises and updates the original edition (edited by Robert Emmet Clark and widely recognized for more than two decades as the authoritative reference on water law). Waters and Water Rights contains more in-depth coverage of pertinent water law than any other publication. All the major issues concerning this area of natural resources and environmental law are treated in meticulous detail. Also available through Lexis e-treatise.
Legal Encyclopedias
- Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law This link opens in a new windowVolume X of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law focuses on Water Law. This volume goes beyond merely discussing the importance of water from the legal perspective. Part 1 discusses the general importance of water, focusing for example on the water–energy nexus and the relationship between water and national security. The concepts of water governance and property rights in water are also discussed in this part. Although the international aspects of the protection of water have been addressed elsewhere in the Encyclopedia of Environmental Law series, notably in Volume V which deals with multilateral environmental treaties, international water law is also dealt with in Part 2 of the present volume. Here the focus is on the relationship between sustainability and international water law, and connections to human rights and sustainability, as well as on international litigation and arbitration proceedings arising from water disputes. Water law has received separate treatment in various regions. Examples from Europe, the Mekong River Basin, Southern Africa and Central Asia are provided in Part 3, while domestic water law is discussed in Part 4, with examples from a wide variety of countries from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Finally, in Part 5 water law is put into a broader context, with various contributions exploring the relationship between water law and development, or indigenous rights to water, or the legal dimensions of water-related disasters, such as floods and droughts. (Publisher's description of this volume.)
Legal Periodicals
Overview
The Law of Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Substances in a Nutshell by Call Number: Study Aids KF3945.Z9 S685 2018The law of hazardous wastes and toxic substances is a specialized field involving the overlap of federal and state statutes, science, economics, and public policy. This text covers the regulation of the production, sale, use, and disposal of toxic substances, ranging from pesticides to chemicals to genetically-engineered animals. It also addresses the “cradle-to-grave” regulation of hazardous wastes under RCRA and the cleanup of these wastes under CERCLA, the Superfund law. Also available as an ebook.
Modern Public Land Law in a Nutshell by Call Number: Reserve KF5605.Z9 54 2019This book analyzes all significant aspects of management of lands and resources owned by the federal government, focusing on the national parks, the national forests, the national wildlife refuges, and the remaining public lands. It provides a brief historical overview of public land law in the United States and analyzes the constitutional basis for ownership and regulation of federal lands and natural resources. It covers the statutory basis for determining appropriate uses for federal lands and for assessment of the environmental impacts of activities on those lands. It also analyzes the rules governing planning and management of the water, mineral, timber, range, wildlife, recreation, and preservation resources on federal lands. Finally, it covers important recent public land law developments — in Congress, in the land management agencies, and in the courts. Also available as an ebook.
Practice Materials
RCRA and Superfund: A Practice Guide by Call Number: Environment KF3946 .R35RCRA and Superfund: A Practice Guide continues to provide the latest legislative and regulatory initiatives, administrative trends, and judicial decisions impacting the regulation of hazardous waste. Also available through Westlaw e-treatises.
Texts & Treatises
Environmental Regulation of Land Use by
Call Number: Environment KF5698 .M264 1990Environmental Regulation of Land Use, which covers federal, state, and local environmental statutes affecting land preservation and development, including management of coastal areas, wetlands, and flood plains; soil conservation and farmland preservation; groundwater and water quality issues; air quality; noise control; habitat conservation requirements; and regulation of development rights. Also available through Westlaw e-treatises.
Law of Chemical Regulation and Hazardous Waste by Call Number: Environment KF3958 .S74 2001Covers health, safety, and environmental regulatory programs affecting the chemical industry and the people exposed to its products and by-products. Also available through Westlaw e-treatise.
Law of Hazardous Waste: Management, Cleanup, Liability, and Litigation by Call Number: Environment KF3946 .L39 1987Everything You Need to Know About the Law of Hazardous Waste. National in scope, this comprehensive treatise contains everything you will need to know about current laws, regulations, and cases--both at the federal and state levels regarding the management of hazardous waste, whether newly generated or the result of past dumping. Also available through Lexis e-treatise.
Public Natural Resources Law by Call Number: Environment KF5505 .C64 2007A basic reference for attorneys dealing with complex legal issues involving federal lands or resources. It covers federal land use planning and the latest legislative, regulatory, and case law developments affecting the law of federal management and allocation of U.S. natural resources. Also available through Westlaw e-treatise.
Legal Encyclopedias
- American Jurisprudence (AmJur) CERCLALink to CERCLA index in AmJur on Westlaw. Index has links to specific articles on many CERCLA related topics.
- American Jurisprudence (AmJur) Hazardous Waste IndexLink to Hazardous Waste index in AmJur on Westlaw. Index has links to specific articles on many waste related topics.
- American Jurisprudence (AmJur) Solid Waste IndexLink to Solid Waste index in AmJur on Westlaw. Index has links to specific articles on many waste related topics.
Legal Periodicals
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF) Digital Library This link opens in a new windowRocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF) is now Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FNREL). The FNREL Digital Library is hosted on Fastcase. For more information about accessing FNREL Digital Library on Fastcase, see FNREL Digital Library FAQ
Overview
- The Endangered Species Act: Overview and ImplementationWritten by Pervaze Sheikh, Erin Ward, and Eliot Craftman, this Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report from 2021 gives an overview of the Endangered Species Act and discusses its implementation.
Practice Materials
Endangered Species Deskbook, 2d by Call Number: Environment KF5640 .L53 2010The Endangered Species Deskbook is a comprehensive reference to one of the most complex and heavily litigated environmental statutes ever enacted by the U.S. Congress. The Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed in 1973, requires all federal departments and agencies to conserve endangered and threatened species by utilizing their authorities in furtherance of the act's purposes. Because the ESA takes a broad approach to species protection, it has had major impacts, especially on private property rights and economic development. It has also been a lightning rod for debate over human impacts on the biodiversity of the U.S. ecosystem. More recently, the effects of climate change on imperiled species have become hotly contested as Congress considers legislation intended to combat global warming. (publisher description)
Texts & Treatises
Endangered Species ACT by Call Number: Environment KF5640 .E4824 2021The Endangered Species Act provides a comprehensive approach to the complex problem of species extinction. With chapters written by experienced ESA practitioners from a variety of professional backgrounds, this is an authoritative yet practical guide to the ESA, its most critical sections, the twists and turns of its implementation, and the cutting-edge issues facing the protection of endangered wildlife and its habitat. (publisher's description)- Law of Environmental Protection by Call Number: Environment KF3775 .L393Chapter 21 provides an overview of the Endangered Species Act, critical habitats, the term "take" and much more. Chapter is also available through Westlaw.
Legal Periodicals
- Endangered Species BulletinCreated to meet the growing demand for news of developments in the endangered species program. Through the bulletin, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service disseminates information on rulemakings, recovery plans and activities, conservation partnerships, research developments, and a variety of other issues.
- Endangered Species and Wetlands Report1995 (vol. 1)- 2015 (vol. 14)
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