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Practical Environmental Law, Second Edition

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Authors
  • Laurel A. Vietzen
Series / Aspen Paralegal Series
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Book length
416 pages
Publication Date
2013-06-11
Edition
Second Edition
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Table of contents
Preface

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Practical Environmental Law is a comprehensive, practical introduction to environmental law written exclusively for paralegal students. The concise, well-written text focuses on a broad understanding of the sources of environmental law and offers students numerous practical exercises as well as concrete methods for researching the law. It also includes methods for conducting due diligence in real estate transactions, a real-world concern of paralegals and a topic ignored by other textbooks.

The Second Edition offers thoroughly updated exercises, websites, government forms and laws, and includes a new chapter on mining law.

Features:

  • Accessible, practical approach to environmental law, specifically designed for the paralegal student.
  • Comprehensive coverage includes the basics of the judicial concepts, policies, agencies and institutions that shape environmental law.
  • A brief overview of legal research and how it applies to environmental law.
  • Intuitive organization starts with the implementation and sources of Environmental Law and moves on to specific statutes.
  • Emphasis on conducting due diligence in real estate transactions, a real-world concern of paralegals and a topic no other book addresses.
  • Engaging hands-on assignments, exercises and website resources teach students how to research local laws and access vital information.
  • Strong pedagogical features reinforce the material, including crossword puzzles, key terms, review questions, and practice exercises.
  • Features employment opportunities and ethical issues.

Thoroughly updated, the revised Second Edition includes:

  • New chapter on mining law

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Table of Contents
Summary of Contents

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments 

Part I
Implementation of Environmental Law
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Study of Law 
Chapter 2 Administrative Agencies in Environmental Law 
Chapter 3 The Courts in Environmental Law
Chapter 4 The Constitution and the Executive in Environmental Law 
Chapter 5 Protection of the Environment at the Local and
International Levels
Chapter 6 Due Diligence in Transactional Law 

Part II
The Statutes
Chapter 7 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
Chapter 8 The Air We Breathe
Chapter 9 Water 
Chapter 10 CERCLA, SARA, EPCRA, and TSCA 
Chapter 11 Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste 
Chapter 12 Wild Things, Wild Places: ESA, Federal
Land, and FIFRA 
Chapter 13 Mining 

Table of Acronyms 
Glossary 
Index
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About the authors
Laurel A. Vietzen

Professor Laurel A. Vietzen has been coordinator of the ABA-approved paralegal program at Elgin Community College since it began in 1989. She received her BA in Journalism from Purdue University and her JD from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Prior to starting her current position at Elgin Community College, Professor Vietzen practiced transactional law with the Chicago firm of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal and the suburban firm Bean & Spencer and taught Lawyering Skills at John Marshall Law School in Chicago. She is coordinator and contributor to Planning & Environmental Law journal, monthly since 1985.
Product Information
Edition
Second Edition
Publication date
2013-06-11
Copyright Year
2013
Pages
416
Connected eBook + Paperback
9780735507807
Connected eBook (Digital Only)
9798889063759
Subject
Environmental Law
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