Full Description
This thoroughly-updated second edition provides a comprehensive overview of the current and developing state of environmental governance in the United States. With fresh insights on how federal environmental law interacts with state law, E. Donald Elliott, Daniel C. Esty and Adam Babich explore the important role that administrative agencies play in the creation, implementation and enforcement of U.S. environmental law.
Key Features:
Presents fresh, extensive coverage on hazardous waste law (RCRA) and Superfund law (CERCLA)
Examines the key statutes, case law and controversies involved in the regulation of natural resources
Surveys the broad range of regulations and legal principles that govern the protection of the environment in the United States
Analyses relevant statutes for specific issues including air and water pollution, climate change, endangered species, wilderness preservation and pesticides
This Advanced Introduction is a valuable resource for scholars and students of environmental law. It will also be beneficial for environmental lawyers, business executives, NGO leaders, policymakers and think tank analysts who work on environmental issues.
Contents
Contents
1 How U.S. environmental law is really made
2 Recurrent themes in U.S. environmental law
3 The Clean Air Act: successful but slow
4 Climate change: an "existential threat" not yet addressed
5 Clean Water Act: major progress but persistent challenges
6 Safe Drinking Water Act: once seen as a problem solved,
but now new worries
7 Hazardous waste: cradle-to-grave regulation; solid waste,
not so much
8 Hazardous substance cleanup under CERCLA: extreme
measures in the wake of a crisis
9 Regulation of chemicals: from toxic substance control to
chemical safety
10 FIFRA: from misbranding to reasonable certainty of no
harm
11 Occupational Safety and Health Act: making
environments safe on the job
12 OPA90: why economic incentives only work sometimes
13 From protecting endangered species to promoting
biodiversity and healthy ecosystems
14 National parks and wilderness preservation: "America's
best idea"
15 NEPA and information disclosure: techniques copied
around the world
16 Beyond traditional environmental governance:
corporate sustainability, performance benchmarking,
private standard setting, and public-private
partnerships
17 Conclusion: the best and the worst
Appendix: key Supreme Court environmental cases
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