Category: Environmental Law
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Environmental Taxes
In Legislation Environmental Taxes in the U.S. Code: Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating environmental taxes are compiled in the United States Code under Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38. It constitutes "prima facie" evidence of […]
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Economic Regulation
Economic Regulation in the United States Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, in the field of economic policy, the composite constitutional powers of American governments federal, state, and local are extremely broad. Granted that governments may not […]
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Toxic Substances Control
Toxic Substances Control in the United States Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Note: To update the Toxic Substances Control Act (see more details about the Act here), on June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which updates […]
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Endangered Species
Endangered Species in the United States Presidential Memoranda Presidential Memoranda regarding Proposed Revised Habitat for the Spotted Owl: Minimizing Regulatory Burdens (February 28, 2012): Today, compelled by court order, the Department of the Interior (Department) proposed critical […]
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Endangered Species
Endangered Species in the United States Presidential Memoranda Presidential Memoranda regarding Proposed Revised Habitat for the Spotted Owl: Minimizing Regulatory Burdens (February 28, 2012): Today, compelled by court order, the Department of the Interior (Department) proposed critical […]
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Due Diligence
Due Diligence in the United States Due Diligence in Environmental Law See innocent purchaser.Based on "Environment and the Law. A Dictionary". Basic Meaning of Due Diligence Due Diligence means: the attention reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who […]
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Wetland
Wetland in the United States Wetland in Environmental Law A locale distinguished by shallow water or saturated soil that supports aquatic plants, wildlife, and fish. Some wetlands contain saltwater; others are freshwater wetlands. Various names are used to describe them, and some indicate the […]
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Natural Resources
Natural Resources in the United States Presidential Memoranda Presidential Memoranda regarding the Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment (November 03, 2015): We all have a moral obligation to the next generation to leave […]
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Natural Resources
Natural Resources in the United States Presidential Memoranda Presidential Memoranda regarding the Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment (November 03, 2015): We all have a moral obligation to the next generation to leave […]
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Release
Release in United States Release Definition The giving up or abandoning a claim or right to the person against whom the claim exists, or the right is to be exercised or enforced. Releases may either give up, discharge, or abandon a right of action, or convey a man's interest or right to […]
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Release
Release in United States Release Definition The giving up or abandoning a claim or right to the person against whom the claim exists, or the right is to be exercised or enforced. Releases may either give up, discharge, or abandon a right of action, or convey a man's interest or right to […]
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Negotiated Rulemaking
Negotiated Rulemaking in the United States Rulemaking Congress transfers legislative authority to agencies under the delegation doctrine, which can be a broad or specific grant of power. Rulemaking is one of the main mechanisms through which agencies act. Administrative rules, also referred […]
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Negotiated Rulemaking
Negotiated Rulemaking in the United States Rulemaking Congress transfers legislative authority to agencies under the delegation doctrine, which can be a broad or specific grant of power. Rulemaking is one of the main mechanisms through which agencies act. Administrative rules, also referred […]