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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No Civil Penalty Without Assessment Conference

The Environmental Hearing Board ("EHB") has eliminated a civil penalty assessed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") because it did not first hold an assessment conference. In the case of Charles E. Brake Co. v. DEP ...
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No Mixing Zones In The Great Lakes

On October4, 1999, EPA proposed an amendment to its Final Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System (the "Guidance") to prohibit mixing zones for bioacccumulative chemicals of concern ("BCCs"). The proposal would phase out mixing zones for ...
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No Surprises Assurances Under The Endangered Species Act In Jeopardy After Federal Court Ruling

On December 11, 2003, the District Court for the District of Columbia struck down an important component of the "no surprises" protections contained in two interrelated regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"). This decision ...
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Notice of Electronic Monitoring

"An Act Requiring Notice to Employees of Electronic Monitoring By Employees," Substitute House Bill No. 5398, File No. 641. This Act, approved by Connecticut's House and Senate, will require employers who engage in electronic monitoring to give ...
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NOX Standards for Boilers Upheld

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on December21, 1999 upheld Pennsylvania's new source performance standards for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission from the utility and industrial boilers. In the case of Lignite ...
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NSR/PSD Reform Announced By EPA

As part of the Bush Administration's energy initiatives of 2001, a review was undertaken by the EPA of the New Source Review/Prevention of Significant Deterioration (NSR/PSD) program under the Clean Air Act. This review included the solicitation of ...
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NSR Reform: Keep Holding Your Breath

On the last day of 2002, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") published long-awaited regulations governing the New Source Review ("NSR") programs mandated by Parts C & D of Title I of the Clean Air Act. Through that rulemaking (referred ...
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Oregon Adopts Federal CAFO Permitting Requirements

I. BACKGROUND TO CHANGES TO THE OREGON PROGRAM The current changes to the Oregon CAFO program are a product of efforts by two agencies, the Department of Agriculture ("ODA") and the Department of Environmental Quality ("DEQ"), over the years to ...
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Ozone Offset Trading in Pennsylvania

The following paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the A&WMA in June, 1996. Since then, I have completed eight additional ERC trades and have resolved lawsuits against DEP over the ERC program. Contact me for up to date information on ERC ...
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Part 201 Civil Penalty Moratorium to End: State Actions Against Liable Property Owners and Operators Expected

June 5, 1997, marks the end of the moratorium on the assessment of civil penalties on owners and operators of contaminated properties who have failed to take actions to address known contamination they have caused. These liable parties could face ...
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