International Environmental Law Research Guide

The body of US environmental law includes federal, state, and local statutes and regulations designed to curb the release of pollutants into waterways, groundwater, soil, and air. Compliance with these requirements has become increasingly complicated and economically vital for any business operating in the US. Federal, state, and local agencies are empowered to enforce environmental rules by imposing considerable fines on violators. In some circumstances, a person who participated in or was willfully blind to polluting activity can be jailed.
This Note provides an overview of major environmental laws, including a look at statutes, regulations, and industry practices related to:
Water discharges.
Air emissions

Coverage: 1789 - current. Federal legislative history resource comprised of fully searchable PDFs of congressional legislative documents. These include the full text of the Public Law itself, all versions of related bills, law-specific Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, reports, and prints.

LoC

Georgetown University Law Library

Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library, UCLA School of Law

University of Washington Libraries