U.S. Environmental Law
A basic guide to U.S. environmental law research.
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ABA Handbooks
The American Bar Association (ABA), Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER)'s handbooks are good starting points for researching an environmental law issue.
Search JACOB to locate additional titles on environmental law topics.
- The Clean Air Act: Essentials
- Endangered Species Act: Law, Policy, and Perspectives
- Environmental Aspects of Real Estate and Commercial Transactions Acquisition, Development, and Liability Management
- Environmental Bankruptcy Law: A Practice Guide
- Environmental Law Handbook
- Environmental Litigation: Law and Strategy
- Global Climate Change and U.S. Law
- New TSCA: A Guide to the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act and Its Implementation
- Sustainability Essentials: A Leadership Guide for Lawyers
- Water Rights and Environmental Regulation: A Lawyer's Guide
Treatises
Written by legal scholars and practitioners, treatises provide current, in-depth analysis and commentary on an area of environmental law.
- Brownfields Law and Practice
- Environmental Enforcement: Civil and Criminal
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Law Practice Guide
- Environmental Science Deskbook
- Guide to the Toxic Substances Control Act
- A Guide to Toxic Torts
- Hydraulic Fracturing Law and Practice
- Law of Chemical Regulation & Hazardous Waste
- Law of Environmental Protection
- The Law of Hazardous Waste: Management, Cleanup, Liability, and Litigation
- Law of Solid Waste, Pollution Prevention, & Recycling
- Law of Wetlands Regulation
- NEPA: Law & Litigation, 2d
- RCRA & Superfund: A Practice Guide
- State Environmental Law
- Treatise on Environmental Law
- Waters and Water Rights
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports
GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars and reports on how well government programs and policies are meeting their objectives.
Selected Reports:
- Climate Resilience: DOD Needs to Assess Risk and Provide Guidance on Use of Climate Projections in Installation Master Plans and Facilities Designs
- Climate Change: State and Local Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles
