Category: Environmental Law
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International Cooperation
International Cooperation in the United States International Cooperation in Environmental Law Environmental issues are global. Air pollution from the United States affects the rain and snow in Canada; air and water pollution in Mexico impacts the quality of life in the United States; chemicals […]
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International Cooperation
International Cooperation in the United States International Cooperation in Environmental Law Environmental issues are global. Air pollution from the United States affects the rain and snow in Canada; air and water pollution in Mexico impacts the quality of life in the United States; chemicals […]
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Tort
Tort in the United States Introduction A private or civil injury to a person or property. An injured party may bring suit, but tort actions do not represent a major portion of civil case filings. Rather, such claims are typically resolved prior to the filing of a lawsuit. The potential for […]
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Tort
Tort in the United States Introduction A private or civil injury to a person or property. An injured party may bring suit, but tort actions do not represent a major portion of civil case filings. Rather, such claims are typically resolved prior to the filing of a lawsuit. The potential for […]
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Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping in the United States Recordkeeping in Environmental Law The requirement that regulated businesses and persons collect information and keep records has become a major component of environmental law. Permittees must monitor their own compliance, submit records to the agencies that […]
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Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping in the United States Recordkeeping in Environmental Law The requirement that regulated businesses and persons collect information and keep records has become a major component of environmental law. Permittees must monitor their own compliance, submit records to the agencies that […]
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Standing
Standing in the United States The requirement that a real dispute exist between the prospective parties to a lawsuit. Standing must be established in order to proceed in either federal or state courts, although the requirements differ somewhat. The concept of standing has several important […]
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Standing
Standing in the United States The requirement that a real dispute exist between the prospective parties to a lawsuit. Standing must be established in order to proceed in either federal or state courts, although the requirements differ somewhat. The concept of standing has several important […]
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Tax on Petroleum
In Legislation Tax on Petroleum in the U.S. Code: Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, Subchapter A The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating tax on petroleum are compiled in the United States Code under Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, Subchapter A. It constitutes "prima […]
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Tax on Petroleum
In Legislation Tax on Petroleum in the U.S. Code: Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, Subchapter A The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating tax on petroleum are compiled in the United States Code under Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, Subchapter A. It constitutes "prima […]
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Tax on Certain Imported Substances
In Legislation Tax on Certain Imported Substances in the U.S. Code: Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, Subchapter C The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating tax on certain imported substances are compiled in the United States Code under Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, […]
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Tax on Certain Imported Substances
In Legislation Tax on Certain Imported Substances in the U.S. Code: Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, Subchapter C The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating tax on certain imported substances are compiled in the United States Code under Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, […]
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Ozone-depleting Chemicals, Etc.
In Legislation Ozone-depleting Chemicals, Etc. in the U.S. Code: Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, Subchapter D The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating ozone-depleting chemicals, etc. are compiled in the United States Code under Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 38, Subchapter D. […]
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Negligence
Negligence in United States Negligence Definition The breach of a legal noncontractual duty to use care, with no precise intention of producing a particular injury thereby. See Shear. & R. Neg. §3; Beven, Emp. Liab. An inadvertent imperfection by a responsible human agent in the […]
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Solid Waste
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in the United States . EPA’s Definition Of “Solid Waste” For Purposes Of Subtitle C To determine whether a material is potentially subject to Subtitle C regulation, EPA has promulgated a regulatory definition of “solid waste.” 40 C.F.R. § […]