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Environmental Law Research

Environmental Law Research. October 6, 2008. Where to Start. Shorter Overview: Environmental Law in a Nutshell Grad, Treatise on Environmental Law 8 volume set, with analysis of statutes and regs. Also available on Lexis (recommended because Hofstra copy is out-of-date)

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Environmental Law Research

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  1. Environmental Law Research October 6, 2008

  2. Where to Start • Shorter Overview: Environmental Law in a Nutshell • Grad, Treatise on Environmental Law • 8 volume set, with analysis of statutes and regs. Also available on Lexis (recommended because Hofstra copy is out-of-date) • Rodgers, Environmental Law • 4 volume set, analysis of statutes and regs. Also on Westlaw (ENVLAW) • With such complicated laws, don’t try to figure them out on your own.

  3. Current Issues • Environmental Law Reporter • Comprehensive. Print, online, W: ELR, Lexis. • ID: 100403 PW: pessastro • Environment Reporter • Also daily and subject-specific BNA reporters • Free: NRDC and other groups provide legislative updates • EPA.gov

  4. Federal Law Basics • Popular Name Table (print, Westlaw, free LII version) • USC or USCA is codified by subject—a statute in it may or may not have all of a particular Act and it will be numbered differently. • The public law, in Statutes at Large (print, Hein), will have the whole Act. (public laws also at thomas.loc.gov)

  5. Easy Legislative History • HeinOnline • Lexis/Westlaw

  6. Framework • Federal • Which Acts and Agencies? • State • “Cooperative federalism” • Local • Especially land use restrictions

  7. Federal • If you don’t know the Act involved, or even if you do, start with a treatise or guide categorized by water, air, etc.

  8. 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

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

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

  11. New York • Dept. of Environmental Conservation • Environmental Conservation Law (enabling legislation) • Free access to relevant Regs at dec.ny.gov and http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/nycrr.htm • Data at www.dec.ny.gov

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

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