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 Articles
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Changes in Material Adverse Change Provisions
FindLaw's analysis of the growing role of material adverse change provisions and their impact on the loan market.
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Arranger and Transporter Liability under CERCLA
FindLaw's analysis of caselaw defining key provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) as well as the extent of liability that can be incurred by transporters, individual arrangers and corporate shareholders.
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Negotiating a RCRA Part B Permit
FindLaw's analysis of the processes and requirements for permitting under Part B of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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CERCLA Sections 107/113 Implications and Related Settlement Considerations
FindLaw's legal analysis of claims made under Sections 107 and 113 of CERCLA and conflicts over what private plaintiffs are entitled to collect under the law.
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CERCLA Successor Liability: Theories of Liability
FindLaw's analysis of ways in which liability can be imposed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) with a focus on successor corporations.
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Indirect Owner/Operator Liability Under CERCLA
FindLaw's analysis of various theories of indirect operator liability that have existed in federal common law.
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American Trucking: A New Standard For Challenging EPA Rulemakings
This article was originally published in the Outside Perspectives section of CCM -The American Lawyer's Corporate Counsel Magazine, October 1999 issue, and appears here with the permission of American Lawyer Media, L.P. A recent federal ...
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2004: An Active Year in Canadian 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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Amendment To Clean Air Act Changes Risk Management Plan Public Disclosure Requirements
On August 5th of this year, President Clinton signed into law the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (PL 106-40). The new law modifies the public disclosure requirements for stationary sources contained in ...
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American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act
. This Order is issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce (Secretaries) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531, as amended (the Act), the federal-tribal trust relationship, and other federal law ...
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