Full Description
Written from the paralegal's perspective, Essentials of Environmental Law, Third Edition has a dual purpose: to provide readers with a substantive review of environmental law and to prepare them for work as a paralegal in an environmental law practice. Designed to correlate with the AAfPE's model syllabus for environmental law, the text covers major environmental legislation and emphasizes developing the core skills and competencies needed to be successful in the field. Filled with updates, this edition offers a new chapter on the Endangered Species Act, meaningful figures and illustrations, chapter objectives, cases for discussion, interactive computer laboratory projects and more!
Contents
LAW PROTECTING SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA1. Clean Air Act2. Clean Water Act3. Resource Conservation and Recovery ActLAW REGULATING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION4. Toxic Substances Control Act5. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act6. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know ActLAW PROTECTING SPECIFIC BIOTA7. Endangered Species ActFEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES8. National Environmental Policy Act9. Administrative Law and ProcedureAPPENDICESAPPENDIX A: Data Analysis: Building a CERCLA Non-binding Allocation of Responsibility/A Model Database StructureAPPENDIX B: Document Organization, Indexing, and File Management in Environmental Cases: Computer Database and Programming TechniquesAPPENDIX C:Document Organization Techniques: Building An Adobe "PDF" LibraryAPPENDIX D: Key U.S. EPA ContactsAPPENDIX E: Selected Environmental Resources on the Internet
