Environmental Law

This is FindLaw’s collection of Environmental Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library. Environmental law is the collection of statutes and regulations pertaining to air quality, water quality, the wilderness, endangered wildlife and other environmental factors. The umbrella of environmental legislation covers many laws and regulations, yet they all work together toward a common goal, which is regulating the interaction between man and the natural world to reduce threats to the environment and increase public health. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Environmental Law News Bulletin

On April 11, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published revisions to its "Incentives for Self-Policing Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations," more commonly known as EPA's Audit Policy. On that same date, EPA also ...
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Environmental Law

The year 2004 has proven to be another active year for environmental law in Canada, which continues to develop in response to international and domestic influences. A noteworthy example of an international event with potentially far-reaching ...
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Environmental Movement Is Catching Up To Wineries

High-profile prosecutions relating to unauthorized fill of wetlands, excessive runoff in violation of Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) standards, and violation of the "take" provisions and/or critical habitat designations of the ...
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Environmental Violation

An environmental violation occurs when an activity or an existing condition does not comply with an environmental law or regulation. Environmental violations can include (but are not limited to): A n environmental violation is a situation which does ...
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Environmentally Preferable Products and Services

President Clinton issued Executive Order ("EO") 13101 entitled "Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Federal Acquisition" (See Footnote 1) on September 14, 1998, which superceded EO 12873. (See Footnote 2.) EO 13101 ...
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EPA and NJDEP Encourage Y2K Testing: New Policy Waives Penalties

From Riker Danzig Environmental UPDATE The U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency (.EPA.) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance recently issued a Year 2000 (.Y2K.) Enforcement Policy to encourage facilities to investigate and remedy Y2K ...
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EPA Approves Air Permit Program For Allegheny County

On December 6, 1999, EPA proposed to approve revisions to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan which would allow the Allegheny County Health Department to issue federally enforceable operating permits under the Clean Air Act. Under this proposal ...
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EPA Approves First-Ever Settlement Of Superfund Petition For Reimbursement

On June16, 1997, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Appeals Board approved a settlement of a contested administrative matter which requires the Superfund to pay money back to four clients of Honigman Miller ...
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EPA Approves Fugitive Dust Provisions for Michigan’s SIP

On February 10, 1998, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would approve provisions of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) concerning fugitive dust emissions for inclusion in Michigan's ...
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EPA Audit Policy Update

EPA has issued an update to its audit policy to encourage companies with multiple facilities to take advantage of that policy by conducting corporate - wide audits and developing corporate - wide compliance systems. The audit policy eliminates ...
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