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Spring 2013

Spring 2013. Background. Grad, Treatise on Environmental Law (on Lexis) Rodgers, Environmental Law 4 volume set, analysis of statutes and regulations. Also on Westlaw (ENVLAW) and WestlawNext Clean Air Act Handbook On Westlaw (CLNAIRHB) and WestlawNext. Current Issues. BNA Databases

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Spring 2013

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  1. Spring 2013

  2. Background • Grad, Treatise on Environmental Law (on Lexis) • Rodgers, Environmental Law • 4 volume set, analysis of statutes and regulations. Also on Westlaw (ENVLAW) and WestlawNext • Clean Air Act Handbook • On Westlaw (CLNAIRHB) and WestlawNext

  3. Current Issues • BNA Databases • Environment Reporter • Daily Environment Report • Environment & Safety Resource Center • International Environment Reporter • World Climate Change Report • Environment and Energy Daily  • Environmental Law Reporter (available on Lexis: Environmental Law Report - All Materials)

  4. Current Issues (cont.) • LexisNexis-Emerging Issues for Climate Change: Legal > Area of Law - By Topic > Environment > Emerging Issues • EPA.gov • and other agency websites • Pew Center on Global Climate Change • and other NGO websites

  5. Law Library Website

  6. Law Library Article Finding Databases

  7. Article Finding • Databases • Index to Legal Periodicals • LegalTrac • HeinOnline • Lexis • Westlaw and WestlawNext •  Bibliographies • Google • Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNext • Organizational and center sites • Law Library Article Finding research guide

  8. Which statutes are applicable? • Treatises • Environmental Law Research Guides (for example, Georgetown Law Library's guide) • EPA website • Index to USCA or USCS

  9. Where can I locate the relevant statutes? • Tips: • Know the difference between codified statutes (USC, USCA, USCS) and public laws (Statutes at Large). • Use the Popular Name Table

  10. Where can I locate the relevant statutes? • United State Code - available in print (Law Library Reading Room)or on FDsys • United States Code Annotated (USCA) – available in print or in Westlaw/WestlawNext • United States Code Service (USCS) – available in print or in Lexis

  11. Easy Legislative History • HeinOnline (U.S. Federal Legislative History Library)-can search by publication title, public law number and popular name • Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNext • ProQuest Congressional-can search by keyword, code section, statutes at large, bill number, public law number

  12. Proposed Legislation • Thomas.gov • Proquest Congressional  • Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law

  13. What do federal agencies do? • Rulemaking (regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations) • Adjudication (administrative decisions)

  14. Which Agency? • EPA • Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, CERCLA, NEPA, FIFRA, etc. • Endangered Species Act • Dept. Interior: Fish and Wildlife Service; Dept. Commerce: National Marine Fisheries Service; NOAA • Council On Environmental Quality • NEPA

  15. Federal Regulations • Rulemaking • Federal Register • Code of Federal Regulations

  16. Federal Register • Federal Register – online and in print (Law Library Reading Room) • Online sources: • FDsys • Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNext • HeinOnline

  17. Code of Federal Regulations • Code of Federal Regulations – online and in print (Law Library Reading Room) • Online Sources: • FDsys • Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNext • HeinOnline • Relevant volumes might include: • 40 CFR – Protection of Environment • 43 CFR – Public Lands: Interior • 18 CFR – Conservation of Power and Water Resources

  18. Proposed Regulations • Regulations.gov • Federal Register 2.0: https://www.federalregister.gov/ • Agency websites • Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law

  19. Agency Decisions • Agency Websites • Looseleaf services • Westlaw, WestlawNext and Lexis • Law Library Administrative Law Resources and Regulatory Decisions research guides

  20. Government Websites • Science.gov (click on environment & environmental quality) • EPA.gov • Publications: • http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ • http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ • Data

  21. State Information • Law.cornell.edu (law about, find by topic) • www.envcap.org (state regulations resource locator) • Environment Reporter

  22. New York • Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Environmental Conservation Law (enabling legislation) • Free access to relevant regulations: dec.ny.gov and http://www.dos.ny.gov/info/nycrr.html • Data at www.dec.ny.gov

  23. Local • Don’t forget county and other entities • City and town laws at municode.com and generalcode.com

  24. Databases in Westlaw and Lexis • Lexis and Westlaw both have databases with: • Environmental law treatises • Environmental law cases • Environmental law statutes and administrative materials • AND MORE………..(check handout)

  25. For additional research assistance: • Email: shikha.joseph@hofstra.edu • Office 100H, 516-463-5851 • Reference Desk

  26. Research Exercise: The Endangered Species Act

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