Global Climate Change and U.S. Law provides comprehensive coverage of the country's law as it relates to global climate change. After a summary of the factual and scientific background, Part I outlines the international and national legal framework of climate change regulation and associated litigation. Part II describes emerging regional, state and local actions, and includes a 50-state survey. Part III covers issues of concern to corporations, including disclosure, fiduciary duties, insurance, and subsidies. Part IV examines the legal aspects of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, such as voluntary efforts, emissions trading, and carbon sequestration. Global Climate Change and U.S. Law includes key resource aids, including a glossary of climate related terms; a list of acronyms; extensive endnotes; and a comprehensive index.

Buildings and the built environment use vast amounts of energy and other resources in construction, operation, and demolition. In 2009, the residential and commercial building sector was responsible for more than 50 percent of total annual U.S. energy consumption and 74 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption. Beyond that, buildings are responsible for significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants, while the materials in them can "offgas" and contribute to indoor air pollution. Green buildings use land and energy efficiently, conserve water, improve indoor and outdoor air quality, and increase the use of recycled materials. They can also lead to reduced operating costs, offering a better return on investment and overall building value.

This updated edition of an ABA bestseller provides a step-by-step, solution-oriented look at the environmental and economic challenges of redeveloping contaminated property. After beginning with a thorough explanation that puts brownfields redevelopment into a current context, the book first details the most important legal, business, financial, and political issues associated with redeveloping contaminated real estate, including insights and strategic advice from experts in various disciplines—a template for getting the brownfields deal done. The third part of the book discusses the basic science for dealing with contaminated property appropriately and effectively. Finally, the fourth section offers detailed and current information on the important elements of each state’s voluntary cleanup program.

The updated and expanded edition of The Clean Air Act Handbook is a current guide to one of the most complicated and extensive pieces of environmental legislation ever written. This thoughtful, well-written analysis of the Clean Air Act is comprehensive in scope, providing detailed coverage not only of the statute, but also a careful examination of the EPA's implementing regulations and policy guidance.

This book provides a history and overview of the Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations, including: National Ambient Air Quality Standards; The standards and review process applicable to new, modified, and reconstructed stationary sources; Air toxics program requirements; Acid rain control program; The Title V operating permit program; Mobile source air pollution control requirements; and Enforcement and judicial review.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) provides a comprehensive approach to the complex problem of species extinction. The act was born in the heyday of American environmental legislation, a period in the 1960s and 1970s that saw the enactment of many major statutes passed. Even among these landmark environmental laws, the ESA stands out as perhaps the most stringent, most comprehensive, and most controversial. Its comprehensive approach has a significant impact on the management and use of public and private lands and waters, and the law has engendered much debate during its first 35 years. Endangered Species Act: Law, Policy and Perspectivesis an authoritative guide to the history of the ESA, the Act's most critical sections, the twists and turns of its implementation, and the cutting-edge issues facing the protection of endangered wildlife and its habitat.

This guide to the Endangered Species Act explains the statute and the regulations implementing the Act. Topics covered include: Listing and critical habitat designation; Conservation: Section 7(a)(1) and recovery planning; Prohibited acts and penalties; Section 7 consultation; Incidental take permits; The Section 7 exemption process; State/federal interactions under the ESA; International applications; Experimental populations; and Citizen suits, standing and procedure.

The country's ocean and coastal laws and policies in many ways mirror the very resources they were created to manage, restore, and protect: they are complex, intertwined, and fluid. Published by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy provides an authoritative yet practical resource for practioners, government officials, and scholars to understand and build upon the current legal framework of our ocean and coastal policies.