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Essentials of Environmental Law

by: Simonsen, Craig B.

Essentials of Environmental Law

by: Simonsen, Craig B.

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Edition: 3rd
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Copyright: 06/04/2006
Publisher: Pearson

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Summary

Written by 12 nationally known experts in environmental lawparalegals, lawyers who are former paralegals, and attorneys who work closely with paralegals in environmental lawthis book includes substantive reviews of major environmental laws, with practical discussion of how paralegals support attorneys, governments, and businesses in environmental law matters. Features chapter-length coverage of each major environmental law, with history of the Act, provisions, enforcement, etc.Clean Air Act. Clean Water Act. Toxic Substances Control Act. Resources Conservation and Recovery Act. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. National Environmental Policy Act. Administrative Law and Procedure.For paralegals.

Dedication

iii

Foreword

Preface

xvii

Acknowledgments

xxvii

The Authors

xxix

Introduction

xxxiii

Law Protecting Specific Environmental Media

The Clean Air Act

(32)

Introduction and History

(2)

Regulation of Criteria Pollutants

(1)

State Implementation Plans

(1)

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

(2)

New Source Review (NSR)

(6)

New Source Performance Standards (NSPSs)

(2)

Regulation of Hazardous Air Pollutants

(4)

Operating Permits

(4)

Enforcement and Related Concerns

(2)

Paralegal Responsibilities

(1)

Other Issues

(7)

The Clean Water Act

(32)

History of the Act

(1)

Subchapters of the CWA

(1)

NPDES Permit System

(6)

Discharges to Groundwaters

(1)

The Permit Issuance Procedure

(7)

Federal Effluent Limitations

(3)

Enforcement

(1)

Pretreatment Programs

(1)

Water Quality Standards

(2)

Oil and Hazardous Substances

(3)

Section 404 Permits

(1)

Conclusion

(6)

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

(32)

History of the Act

(3)

Subtitle D---State or Regional Solid Waste Plans

(1)

Subtitle C---Hazardous Waste Management

(1)

Characteristic Hazardous Waste

(1)

Ignitability Characteristic

(1)

Corrosivity Characteristic

(1)

Reactivity Characteristic

(1)

Toxicity Characteristic

(1)

``Listed'' Wastes

(1)

``Mixture'' and ``Derived From'' Rules

(2)

Universal Wastes

(1)

The Permit Program

(1)

TSD Rules

(1)

Generator Status

(1)

Manifests

(3)

Land Disposal Restrictions

(1)

Underground Storage Tank Program

(1)

State Program Authority

(1)

Enforcement

(4)

Citizen's Suits

(2)

Conclusion

(9)

Law Regulating Environmental Pollution

The Toxic Substances Control Act

(22)

History of the Act

(1)

The TSCA Inventory

(1)

Premanufacture Notices (PMNs)

(3)

EPA Review of Premanufacture Notices

102

(2)

TSCA Testing Provisions

104

(1)

Significant New Use Rules (SNURs)

104

(1)

Regulation of Unreasonable Risk Under Section 6, Including Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Asbestos

104

(1)

Regulation of PCBs Under TSCA

105

(2)

Regulation of Asbestos Under TSCA

107

(1)

Reporting and Record-Keeping Requirements

107

(6)

Enforcement and Penalties Under TSCA

113

(1)

Miscellaneous Information

114

(1)

Conclusion

114

(5)

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

119

(38)

History of the Act

119

(1)

Removal and Remedial Programs

120

(1)

National Contingency Plan

120

(1)

The Hazard Ranking System and the National Priorities List

121

(1)

CERCLA Liability: Section 106

122

(1)

CERCLA Liability: Section 107

122

(2)

CERCLA Liability: Section 113

124

(2)

CERCLA Information Gathering

126

(3)

CERCLA Cleanup

129

(1)

CERCLA Settlements

129

(4)

Public Participation

133

(1)

The Superfund Site Process

134

(1)

The Cleanup Action

135

(2)

Selecting the Appropriate Remedy

137

(1)

Remedial Investigation

138

(2)

Establishing the Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements

140

(1)

ARAR Requirements

141

(1)

Feasibility Study

142

(1)

RD/RA Costs Allocation

143

(1)

Remedial Design/Remedial Action

143

(2)

Brownfields Redevelopment

145

(2)

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act

147

(1)

De Micromis Exemption

147

(1)

Municipal Solid Waste Exemption

148

(1)

Brownfields Revitalization

148

(1)

Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense

148

(1)

Innocent Landowners

149

(1)

Contentious Superfund Issues

149

(1)

Conclusion

150

(7)

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

157

(26)

History of the Act

157

(2)

Emergency Planning

159

(3)

Reporting Requirements

162

(4)

Section 302

166

(1)

Section 304

166

(1)

Section 311

167

(1)

Section 312

168

(2)

Section 313

170

(6)

Other EPCRA-Related Considerations

176

(1)

Conclusion

176

(7)

Law Protecting Specific Biota

The Endangered Species Act

183

(30)

Overview of the Act

183

(2)

Introduction

185

(1)

History of the Act

185

(1)

Defining a Species

185

(1)

Listing of Species and Designation of Critical Habitat

186

(1)

Procedure for Listing

187

(1)

Agency's Determination

188

(3)

Listing Moratorium

191

(1)

Delisting

192

(1)

Critical Habitat Protection

192

(1)

Recovery Plans

192

(1)

Cooperation with States

193

(1)

Takings---Civil and Criminal Sanctions (16 U.S.C. § 1538)

193

(2)

Citizen Suits

195

(1)

Civil Penalties

196

(1)

Criminal Penalties

196

(1)

Assistance to Landowners

197

(1)

Federal Agencies' Consultation Requirements

198

(3)

Biological Opinion

201

(2)

Incidental Takes and Habitat Conservation Plans

203

(1)

Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts

204

(2)

Implementation of CITES

206

(1)

Freedom of Religion Exemptions

206

(1)

Latest Developments

206

(7)

Federal Environmental Processes

The National Environmental Policy Act

213

(22)

History of the Act

213

(2)

NEPA's Goals

215

(1)

The Environmental Assessment

216

(3)

Section 102(2) and the Environmental Impact Statement

219

(5)

EPA Review of the DEIS

224

(3)

The Final EIS

227

(3)

Conclusion

230

(5)

Administrative Law and Procedure

235

(66)

Introduction

235

(1)

The Role of Agencies

235

(2)

Research Tools and References

237

(1)

Statutes and Regulations

238

(1)

Federal Administrative Procedure

238

(1)

FAPA Definitions---Section 551

239

(1)

Public Information---Section 552---FOIA

240

(1)

Rule Making---Section 553

241

(1)

Code of Federal Regulations

242

(1)

Federal Register

243

(4)

Hearings and Other Matters---Sections 555 and 556

247

(1)

Agency Decisions, Ex Parte Contacts, and the Record---Section 557

247

(1)

Permits

248

(1)

Adjudication---Section 554

249

(1)

Appeals

249

(1)

Definitions---Section 701

250

(1)

Right of Review---Section 702

250

(1)

Form and Location of Proceeding---Section 703

251

(1)

Actions Reviewable---Section 704

251

(1)

Relief Pending Review---Section 705

252

(1)

Scope of Review---Section 706

252

(2)

Conclusion

254

(5)

Appendices

Appendix A: Data Analysis: Building A Nonbinding Allocation of Responsibility: A Model Data Structure

259

(4)

Appendix B: Document File Organization, Indexing, and File Management in Environmental Cases: Computer Database and Programming Techniques

263

(8)

Appendix C: Document Organization Techniques: Building an Adobe1 ``pdf'' Library

271

(6)

Appendix D: Key U.S. EPA Contacts

277

(6)

Appendix E: Selected Environmental Resources on the Internet

283

(18)

Index

301

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Essentials of Environmental Law

Essentials of Environmental Law

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0132280450

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