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WELCOME!
COMPREHENSIVE 2009-2010 UPDATES ARE NOW POSTED

Environmental Regulation: Law, Science and Policy 

(6th Edition, 2009) 

 by: Robert V. Percival, Christopher H. Schroeder, Alan S. Miller, James P. Leape


To order a complimentary copy or
request a PDF of the page proofs:

Call: 1-800-950-5259
Fax: 1-800-915-3450
Email: legaledu@wolterskluwer.com
http://lawschool.aspenpublishers.com

 
As the Obama administration seeks to change the course of federal environmental law and policy, this best-selling casebook has been updated comprehensively to include the latest legal and policy developments through June 2009.  Each chapter includes new material exploring contemporary developments including the challenges climate change is posing to nearly every aspect of environmental law.

Now available, the revised Sixth Edition includes:

Ten New Case Excerpts, including new decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court on CERCLA, the Clean Air Act, NEPA, environmental standing and the Clean Water Act

Four New Problem Exercises, including exercises on cap-and-trade versus a carbon tax, the application of NEPA to climate change, who should be prosecuted for criminal violations, and negotiation of a post-Kyoto regime to control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

"Midnight Regulations" by the Bush administration and the Obama administration's response

New emphasis on Environmental Standing, including the Supreme Court's Massachusetts v. EPA and Summers v. Earth Island Institute decisions

The new approach to CERCLA "arranger" liability and apportionment embodied in the Supreme Court's Burlington Northern decision

EPA’s new definition of “solid waste” and judicial decisions altering the agency’s new source review program and programs for controlling interstate air pollution and hazardous air pollutants.

EPA's Clean Air Act "Endangerment" Finding for Emissions of GHGs, reversal of the California waiver denial, and California’s controls on GHG emissions from mobile sources

The relationship between the Clean Water Act’s §404 and §402 permit programs, including the Supreme Court’s June 22, 2009 Coeur Alaska decision

Climate Change and NEPA, including the 9th Circuit's Center for Biological Diversity v. NHTSA decision on the environmental impact of national fuel economy standards.

Remedies for Claims of NEPA Violations, including the Supreme Court's Winter v. NRDC decision

Climate change and the Endangered Species Act, including the impact of the polar bear listing on agency consultation under §7 and §9's prohibition of "takes"

The latest scientific evidence concerning global warming and climate change, as well as material on the development of carbon trading markets, adaptation strategies, and carbon disclosure.

2009. 1,278 pages. ISBN: 978-0-8462-4. With Updated Teacher's Manual.

For examination copies please call 800-950-5259 or email: legaledu@wolterskluwer.com

Posted below are the chapter-by-chapter updates for those still using the 5th Edition.  

For those planning to use the new 6th edition, here is a detailed TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FALL 2009 CLASSES -
STATUTORY & CASE SUPPLEMENT WITH INTERNET GUIDE, 2009-2010 EDITION -
with all Supreme Court environmental decisions from 2008-2009 Term, including
COEUR ALASKA v. SOUTHEAST ALASKA CONSERVATION COUNCIL

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NEW MATERIAL
&
RESEARCH GUIDE

New MaterialResearch Guide
Chapter 1: Environmental Values and Policies:
  New Material
Chapter 1

Chapter 2: Environmental Law: A Structural Overview:
  New Material 

Chapter 2

Chapter 3: Prevention of Harm in the Face of Uncertainty - Toxics Regulation:
  New Material

Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Waste Management and Pollution Prevention:
  New Material
Chapter 4

Chapter 5: Air Pollution Control -
  New Material

Chapter 5

Chapter 6: Water Pollution Control:
  New Material

Chapter 6

Chapter 7: Land Use Regulation and Regulatory Takings
  New Material

Chapter 7

Chapter 8: Environmental Impact Assessment:
  New Material

Chapter 8

Chapter 9: Biodiversity Protection:
  New Material 

Chapter 9

Chapter 10: Environmental Enforcement:
  New Material

Chapter 10

Chapter 11: Protection of the Global Environment:
  New Material

Chapter 11

Chapter 12: Environmental Progress and Prospects:
  New Material

Chapter 12
Appendices:
  New EPA Glossary and Acronym List
 

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