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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Some of the world's oldest environmental protections were designed with human health in mind. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. Learn more about environmental law degrees. Key Current US Environmental Laws.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In a joint memorandum of law, these companies argued that New York City’s claims arise under federal common law and that the Clean Air Act has displaced the federal common law or, alternatively, that the plaintiffs’ “expansive derivative theory of liability” fails to state a claim that complies with federal common law standards.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

ESA

How Mexico’s Vast Tree-Planting Program Ended Up Encouraging Deforestation – Bloomberg Green. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Request for Nominations. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

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