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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Lunch at Ophelia’s or Summertime and the A/C is Humming

The third Wednesday of the month rolled around with the inevitability of a fourth Bulls' championship. Stuart - forty-two, thin as an oboe with a hairline that was receding like high tide on the Jersey shore - was to met Maurie - same age, shaped ...
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Major California Legislation Enacted in 1997 Relating to California Environmental Quality Act

Assembly Bill 175 (Ch. 415) enlarges the exemption provided for affordable housing development projects. The California Environmental Quality Act previously exempted lower income housing development projects of up to 45 units covering up to two ...
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Major California Legislation Enacted in 1997 Relating to Air Quality

Regulated businesses often face an overlapping array of federal, state and local air pollution requirements applicable to a single operation or source. Assembly Bill 1061 attempts to ensure that future local air district regulations are not ...
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Major California Legislation Enacted in 1997 Relating to Solid Waste/Recycling

Senate Bill 1066 makes the following changes to the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Existing law establishes an integrated waste management program under ...
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Major California Legislation Enacted in 1997 Relating to Water Quality

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether, or MTBE, is the most commonly used oxygenate to comply with California's Cleaner Burning Gasoline regulations. However, MTBE is highly mobile in soil and can migrate to groundwater--MTBE contamination caused the ...
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Making Work a Little Less Work

"How can I get it all done?" This is the question of the moment in our accelerated world, where 24 hours in a day just doesn't seem to be enough time. But who has time to wade through all the latest techniques for attaining peak productivity to get ...
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Managing Transactions to Minimize Risk: The Buyer’s Perspective

In sports, every athlete recognizes that to gain the winning edge, preparation and knowing the competition are key. Prospective purchasers should approach acquisitions with the same philosophy. Effective transaction management begins with ...
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Massachusetts Brownfields act

There are presently 8000 identified contaminated sites in Massachusetts, most of which are commercial or industrial in nature. Many of these sites are also located in economically distressed urban areas. After years of debate regarding the ...
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Maybe EPA Can Collect Its Damages More Than Once

In the case of U.S. v. Occidental Chemical Corporation, 1999 W.L. 1268110 (December28, 1999), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit overturned a decision from the Middle District of Pennsylvania that was reported in the January ...
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MDEQ Proposes Changes to Air Toxics Rules

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Air Quality Division (AQD) has proposed to substantially amend the regulations on emissions of toxic air contaminants (TACs) from proposed new or modified sources for which a permit to install ...
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