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Advanced introduction to U.S. environmental law / E. Donald Elliott, Daniel C. Esty.

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English
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : illustrations.
Other Title:
  • Advanced introduction to United States environmental law
  • U.S. environmental law
  • United States environmental law
Place of Publication:
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2021]
Contents:
  • How U.S. environmental law is really made
  • Recurrent themes in U.S. environmental law
  • The Clean Air Act : successful but slow
  • Climate change : an "existential threat" not yet addressed
  • Clean Water Act : major progress but persistent challenges
  • Safe Drinking Water Act : once seen as a problem solved, but now new worries
  • Hazardous waste : extreme measures in the wake of a crisis
  • Regulation of chemicals : from toxic substance control to chemical safety
  • FIFRA : from misbranding to reasonable certainty of no harm
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act : making environments safe on the job
  • OPA90 : why economic incentives only work sometimes
  • From protecting endangered species to promoting biodiversity and healthy ecosystems
  • National parks and wilderness preservation : "America's best idea"
  • NEPA and information disclosure : techniques copied around the world
  • Beyond traditional environmental governance : corporate sustainability, performance benchmarking, private standard setting, and public-private partnerships
  • Conclusion : the best and the worst
  • Appendix. Key Supreme Court environmental cases.
Notes:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
  • Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
ISBN:
  • 9781800374904 (electronic bk.)
  • 1800374909 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
99991797555
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Restricted for use by site license.
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The Lipman Criminology Library Fund Home Page

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