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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Habitat Conservation Plan (No Surprises) Assurances Final Rule

In the 1982 amendments to the Endangered Species Act, Congress established a mechanism under section 10(a)(1)(B) that authorizes the Services to issue to non-Federal entities a permit for the "incidental take" of endangered and threatened wildlife ...
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Habitat Conservation Plans and Incidental Take Permits

Incidental take permits are required when non-Federal activities will result in "take" of threatened or endangered species. A habitat conservation plan or "HCP" must accompany an application for an incidental take permit. The purpose of the habitat ...
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Help for Brownfields

Ever expecting an influx of residents and business to New Jersey, Trenton is again touting "smart growth", the control of sprawl and the promotion of redevelopment. Several state programs are available in New Jersey to promote development of ...
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High Tech Business Begets High Tech Environmental Problems

Just as corporate America breathes a collective sigh of relief that the costly and burdensome Superfund program appears to be languishing in the quagmire of the federal bureaucracy, a new environmental bugbear may be looming on the horizon. This new ...
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Highlights of Utah Environmental Law

Environmental regulatory programs in Utah are administered primarily by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality ("DEQ"). DEQ administers environmental programs authorized by state statute as well as federal environmental programs for which the ...
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House Panel Explores Environmental Impact of Tax Code

The Michigan House of Representative's Environmental Tax Subcommittee (Subcommittee) recently issued an Interim Draft Report (Report) discussing the Subcommittee's efforts to make the Michigan Tax Code more environmentally sensitive. The ...
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Importing a Car

United States Customs Service - Office of Field Operations Trade Compliance - Import Operations - Commercial Enforcement Importing A Car WARNING!Imported motor vehicles are subject to safety standards under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 ...
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Indemnification Versus Contribution

The issue of who can sue potentially responsible parties under CERCLA and whether that suit can be under the indemnification provision of Section 9607 or the contribution provision under Section 9613 was addressed recently by the United States ...
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International Trade & Litigation News: Year 2000 Problems in Shipping and International Trade

International trade may be particularly vulnerable to year 2000 problems, said two experts testifying before Government committees on January 20, 1999. "Ocean shipping and foreign ports have both been flagged as among the least prepared sectors" for ...
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IRRC Approves Regulations

At its November 4, 1999 meeting, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved proposed regulations from the Environmental Quality Board. One set of regulations would revise the erosion and sediment control requirements to eliminate obsolete ...
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