Environmental Regulation : Law, Science, and Policy

by Percival, Robert V.

• ISBN13: 9780735512337
• ISBN10: 0735512337
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

In its refined Third Edition, this popular casebook responds to both changes in the field and user feedback. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION: Law, Science, and Policy, Third Edition, Is skillfully designed to help students and professors navigate this complex area of law. The authors bring clarity and coherence To The study of environmental regulations And The policy considerations that shape them, with: comprehensive coverage that supplies a complete introduction to environmental law while it allows professors flexibility to choose which topics to emphasize a detailed examination of policy that goes beyond an explanation of the regulatory structure to explore the political, economic, and ethical concerns that influence policy and enforcement effective teaching and study aids including charts and diagrams that map the structure of each major environmental statute, problems and questions based on real-life situations, and 'pathfinders' to explain where to locate crucial source materials a website (http://www.law.umaryland.edu/courses/environment) that continually updates subjects covered in the book with links that enable students to learn more about topics of interest detailed suggestions for teaching from the book provided in an extensive Teacher's Manual engaging and student-friendly text that demystifies the field Updated features of ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION: Law, Science, and Policy, Third Edition, include: Updated coverage of the Clean Air Act New chapter on Land Use Regulation and Regulatory Policy Broader coverage of issues of federalism and congressional authority New problem exercises, and cases, including the Supreme Court's year 2000 Laidlaw decision on standing in citizen enforcement actions When you select materials for your next course, consider the book that provides you with the most recent information and lets you organize it to suit your individual teaching preferences - ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION: Law, Science, and Policy, Third Edition. Authors' website: http://www.law.umaryland.edu/courses/environment

Table of Contents

Preface	xxix
Acknowledgments	xxxi
Environmental Values and Policies: An Introduction	1	(70)
Environmental Law: A Structural Overview	71	(122)
Waste Management and Pollution Prevention	193	(180)
Regulation of Toxic Substances	373	(166)
Air Pollution Control	539	(84)
Water Pollution Control	623	(136)
Land Use Regulation and Regulatory Takings	759	(80)
Environmental Assessment and Biodiversity Protection	839	(146)
Environmental Enforcement	985	(112)
Protection of the Global Environment	1097	(106)
Environmental Progress and Prospects	1203	(36)
Appendix A: Glossary	1239	(24)
Appendix B: List of Acronyms	1263	(8)
Table of Cases	1271	(6)
Index	1277