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U.S. Environmental Law

A basic guide to U.S. environmental law research.

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.

Treatises

Written by legal scholars and practitioners, treatises provide current, in-depth analysis and commentary on an area of environmental law.

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.

  • GAO Reports Lexis (Password Required) Website Westlaw (Password Required)

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