Environmental Protection: Law & Policy 6e (Aspen Casebook Series)

Environmental Protection: Law and Policy, now in its Sixth Edition, features :

• a complete introduction to the history of environmental protection, laws and regulations, regulatory design strategies, and policy objectives
• analysis of constitutional federalism and related policy questions concerning the design and implementation of environmental protection programs
• an international and interdisciplinary approach that incorporates science, economics, and ethics
• coverage of the major federal pollution control laws& the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, CERCLA, and more
• two chapters on natural resource management issues, focusing on the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, but also including national forest management
• landmark and cutting-edge cases with explanatory text, notes and questions
• charts and graphics, plus numerous exercises and problems.

Completely updated, the Sixth Edition includes:

• a new chapter on climate change that covers important scientific, policy, and program design questions
• coverage of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its implications for environmental assessment, common law liability, remediation of oil spills, and imposition of liability under the Oil Pollution Act
• a new section providing comparative analysis of remediation of chemical and oil spills under CERCLA, RCRA, and the Oil Pollution Act
• substantial revision of the chapter on international environmental law
• recent developments in preemption law
• important cases decided by the Supreme Court and the federal Courts of Appeals since the publication of the last edition
• new problems and streamlined text and note materials