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    Environmental law in a nutshell / by Daniel A. Farber.

    • Title:Environmental law in a nutshell / by Daniel A. Farber.
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    • Variant Title:Environmental law
    • Author/Creator:Farber, Daniel A., 1950- author.
    • Published/Created:St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, 2014.
      ©2014
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Environmental law--United States.
    • Edition:Ninth edition
    • Description:xxix, 318 pages ; 19 cm
    • Series:Nutshell series.
    • Notes:Includes index.
    • ISBN:0314290303
      9780314290304
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Judicial Oversight of Agencies
      A. Judicial Review
      1. Standing
      2. Reviewability
      3. Standard of Review
      4. Remedies
      B. National Environmental Policy Act
      1. Threshold Requirements
      2. Scope and Timing
      3. Content of the EIS
      4. Review on the Merits
      5. Evaluation of NEPA
      ch. 2 Federalism and the Environment
      A. Scope of Federal Power
      1. Commerce Power
      2. Other Federal Powers
      B. Commerce Clause Restrictions on State Power
      1. Discriminatory Legislation
      2. Proprietary Activities
      3. Balancing Test
      C. Federal Preemption
      ch. 3 Pollution Control
      A. Introduction
      B. Common Law Remedies
      C. Clean Air Act
      1. Overview of the Clean Air Act
      2. Consideration of Economic and Technological Feasibility
      a. New Motor Vehicles
      b. Existing Stationary Sources
      c. New Stationary Sources
      3. Offsets and Bubbles
      4. Toxic Air Pollution
      D. Clean Water Act
      1. Overview of the Clean Water Act
      2. Consideration of Economic and Technological Feasibility
      a. BPT
      b. BCT
      c. BAT
      d. Standards of Performance for New Sources
      3. Toxic Pollution
      E. Economic Mechanisms
      1. Effluent Charges and Penalties
      2. Marketable Permits
      ch. 4 Risk Management
      A. Basics of Risk Management
      B. Judicial Views of Risk Management
      1. Early Lower Court Decisions
      2. Supreme Court Decisions
      C. Pesticide Regulation
      D. Toxic Substances Control Act
      E. Genetically Modified Organisms
      ch. 5 Hazardous Waste
      A. RCRA
      1. Overview of RCRA
      2. "Solid" and "Hazardous" Waste Defined
      3. Land Disposal Ban
      4. Civil Liability: Imminent Hazards
      B. CERCLA
      1. Overview of the Act
      2. Implementing Cleanups
      3. Liability of Responsible Parties
      4. Right of Contribution
      5. Measure of Damages
      6. Settlements
      C. Mandatory Reporting of Chemical Hazards
      D. Criminal Liability
      1. Knowing Violations
      2. Negligent Violations
      3. Responsible Corporate Officers
      E. Common Law Remedies
      ch. 6 Preservation of Natural Areas
      A. Preservation as a Goal
      B. Development of Private Land
      1. Taking Problem
      2. Public Trust Doctrine
      3. Navigational Servitude
      C. Protecting Coastal Waters
      D. Protection of Public Lands
      1. Public Lands Policy
      2. Withdrawals
      3. Prevention of Conflicting Private Uses
      E. Preserving Endangered Species.
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