Description
Attempts to achieve a pragmatic understanding of what the statutes, regulations, and cases say about the law. The questions and materials following the excerpts not only challenge the student to understand how the current legal regime is applied but also invite students to think about how differently the law is constructed. Emphasizes the distinction between the technology-based approach and the media quality-based approach to improving and maintaining environmental quality. Chapters are arranged largely by statute.
Features
- Covers environmental controls on government decision making
- Describes the Clean Air Act
- Discusses judicial review, citizen suits, and enforcement
- Examines the Clean Water Act and the technology-based approach
- Explains the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Explores the return to common law
- Identifies toxic substances
- Reviews the origins of modern pollution laws