11370oam 22005533 450 991082127730332120220831091349.09781118419441(electronic bk.)9781118162347(MiAaPQ)EBC1582845(Au-PeEL)EBL1582845(CaPaEBR)ebr10822330(CaONFJC)MIL553330(OCoLC)866450286(EXLCZ)991764220030004120220831d2013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEnvironmental Health Law An Introduction1st ed.New York, NY :John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,2013.©2014.1 online resource (380 pages)Print version: Carruth, Russellyn S. Environmental Health Law New York, NY : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2013 9781118162347 Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Text Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Preface -- The Authors -- Chapter 1 Overview of the US Legal System -- The Structure of American Government -- Separation of Powers: Federal and State -- Separation of Powers: Branches of Government -- Who Takes Care of Health and the Environment? -- Sources of American Law -- Constitutions -- Legislation -- Executive Lawmaking -- Judge-Made Law -- Chapter 2 Transparency and Accountability in the Executive Branch: Judicial Review and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) -- Judicial Review -- Review of Agency Regulations -- The Requirement of Finality -- Standard of Review -- Judicial Deference -- Remedies -- Judicial Review of Agency Inaction -- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) -- NEPA Doesn't Compel a Specific Action -- When Is an EIS Required? -- EIS Process -- Judicial Review -- Does NEPA Do Any Good? -- Chapter 3 Clean Air Act (CAA) -- Background -- Introduction to the Clean Air Act -- National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) -- Criteria Pollutants -- Ambient Air Standards -- Regulating Emissions -- Defining New Sources -- New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) -- New Source Review (NSR) -- Nonattainment New Source Review -- Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Program -- State Attainment Plan -- Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) -- Identifying Hazardous Air Pollutants -- Regulation of Hazardous Air Pollutants -- Enforcement -- Civil Actions -- Administrative Enforcement -- Criminal Actions -- Rewards -- Mobile Source Controls -- New Vehicle Controls -- Inspection and Maintenance of In-Use Vehicles -- Controls on Fuels -- Acid Rain Program -- Target Sources -- Reducing Stationary Source Emissions of SO2 and NOx -- Cross-Border Air Pollution -- Greenhouse Gases -- Endangerment Finding -- EPA Action.Chapter 4 Clean Water Act (CWA) -- Scope and Basics -- Legislative Goal -- The Discharge Prohibition -- Major Programs -- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) -- Some Definitions -- Permit Requirement -- Technology-Based Effluent Standards -- The Process of Promulgating Technology-Based Standards -- Types of Dischargers -- Types of Pollutants -- Technology-Based Standards -- Beyond Technology-Based Standards: Water Quality Safety Net -- Water Quality Standards -- Impaired Waters -- Enforcement -- Actions and Penalties -- Enforcement Strategy -- Pretreatment Program for Indirect Dischargers -- Pretreatment Requirements -- Implementation and Enforcement of Pretreatment Program -- Discharges of Fill and Dredged Materials -- Wetlands -- The Permitting Process -- Penalties for Violations -- But That's My Private Property! -- Chapter 5 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) -- Who Is Regulated: Public Water Systems -- What Is a Public Water System (PWS)? -- Regulatory Approach -- What Contaminants Are Regulated? -- Regulatory Criteria -- Contaminant List -- Updating the Contaminant List -- National Drinking Water Regulations -- Primary Standards -- Secondary Standards -- Process for Setting Standards -- Keeping Consumers Informed -- A Closer Look at Public Water Systems -- Classification by Size -- Classification by Who Drinks the Water and How Often -- A Few More Interesting Statistics -- Source Water -- Where Does the Water Come From? -- Protection of Source Water -- Enforcement -- Enforcement Actions -- Emergency Enforcement Actions -- Chapter 6 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or ``Superfund Act'') -- Overview and Definitions -- What's a Hazardous Substance? -- What's a Release? -- Reporting Releases of Hazardous Substances -- Mandatory Reporting by Facility -- Discovery by Others.Responding to a Release of Hazardous Substances -- Assessment and Ranking -- Response Actions: Removal or Remediation -- What Response Measures Are Available? -- Developing a Response Plan: The Nine Criteria -- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry -- Evaluating Sites and Hazardous Substances -- Community Outreach -- The Superfund -- What Is the Superfund? -- What Can the Superfund Be Used For? -- Where Does the Superfund's Money Come From? -- Liability -- Liability for What? -- Potentially Responsible Parties -- Liability Is Broad -- What If a Potentially Responsible Party Pays More Than Its Fair Share? -- Orphan Share -- Brownfields -- Chapter 7 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) -- What Is a Hazardous Waste? -- What Is a Solid Waste? -- What Makes a Solid Waste "Hazardous"? -- Loopholes and Exceptions -- Cradle-to-Grave Regulation -- Generators -- The Tracking System -- Transporters -- TSD Facilities -- Waste Minimization -- Enforcement -- Underground Storage Tanks -- Definitions -- Regulatory Requirements -- Chapter 8 Oil Pollution Act (OPA) -- Overview -- Scope -- Implementation -- Key Definitions -- Spill Prevention -- Spill Response -- Notification -- Equipment -- Personnel -- Lines of Authority -- Planning -- Responder Immunity -- Liability and Penalties -- Strict Liability -- What the Responsible Party Is Liable For -- Joint and Several Liability -- Limitations on Liability -- Penalties -- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund -- Uses of the Fund -- Where the Money Comes From -- Chapter 9 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) -- Overview -- Purpose -- Substances Regulated -- Implementation -- Emergency Planning Provisions -- State and Local Government Planning Responsibilities -- State Emergency Response Commission -- Local Emergency Planning Committee -- Local Emergency Plan -- Data Reporting.Toxic Release Inventory -- Release Reporting Requirements -- Chapter 10 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) -- Background -- Purpose of the Act -- Structure and Implementation -- Scope of the Act -- Regulatory Approach -- What Are Employers' Duties? -- Duty to Comply with Specific Standards -- General Duty to Provide a Safe Workplace -- Health Standards -- Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) -- Monitoring and Other Requirements -- Setting Health Standards: Consensus, Permanent, Emergency Temporary -- Consensus Standards -- Permanent Standards -- Emergency Temporary Standards -- Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) -- Introduction -- Safety Data Sheet (SDS) -- Labels and Placards -- Training of Workers -- Employer's Written Hazard Communication Program -- Records and Reporting -- Workplace Injuries -- Where Hazardous Substances Are Involved -- Monitoring and Enforcement -- Chapter 11 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) -- Scope and Implementation -- Who Is Regulated? -- What Chemicals Are Regulated? -- TSCA Inventory -- New Chemicals -- New Chemicals Program -- Premanufacture Notice -- Testing Triggers -- Test Rule -- Regulation -- Existing Chemicals -- Significant New Use -- What Is a Significant New Use? -- Significant New Use Rule -- Chapter 12 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) -- Background -- Definitions -- Pesticide Registration Program -- Criteria for Registration -- Labeling -- Manufacturer's Burden of Proof -- Balancing of Risks and Benefits -- Removing Pesticides from the Market -- Cancellation of Registration -- Suspension of Registration -- Compensation for Cancellation -- Regulation of Pesticide Use -- Restrictions on Allowable Use -- Restrictions on Who Can Use -- Legally Binding -- Nearly Exclusive Federal Control -- Limited State Role -- No Citizen Suits -- Tort Lawsuits.Chapter 13 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) -- Purpose and Programs -- Implementation -- Foods -- What Is Food? -- Adulterated Foods -- Labeling and Misbranding -- Food Safety Modernization Act -- Drugs and Medical Devices -- What Are Drugs? -- Pre-approval of New Drugs -- Misbranding of Drugs -- Adulterated Drugs -- Dietary Supplements -- What Is Regulated -- Requirements for New Products -- Misbranding -- Adulterated Dietary Supplements -- Incident Reports -- Tobacco -- Basics -- Product Standards -- Health Warning -- Reduced Risk Claims -- Restrictions on Sales -- Restrictions on Marketing -- Disclosure, Administrative, and Other Requirements -- Limits on FDA Authority -- Chapter 14 Common Law: Toxic Torts -- Tort Law: An Overview -- What Is a Tort? -- Purposes of the Tort System -- Burden of Proof -- Remedies -- Contributory Negligence: What If the Plaintiff Is Partly at Fault? -- Joint and Several Liability: What If There Are Multiple Defendants? -- What If the Injury Occurred on the Job? -- Sovereign Immunity: Can You Sue the Government? -- Toxic Torts -- Causes of Action -- Negligence -- Strict Liability for Abnormally Dangerous Activities -- Public Nuisance -- Liability for Defective Product -- Trespass and Nuisance -- Causation Problems in Toxic Tort Litigation -- General Causation versus Specific Causation -- Complicating Factors -- Scientific Evidence -- Toxicology -- Epidemiology -- Scientific Evidence in the Courtroom -- The Debate -- The Daubert Decision -- Help from Nonpartisan Experts -- Mass Litigation -- Pushing the Envelope -- Glossary -- Acronyms -- Resources and Additional Reading -- Index.This important resource offers a comprehensive overview of the major U.S. environmental laws and approaches, strategies, standards, and enforcement techniques by which American law protects our environment and our health. Written for the non-lawyer, the book puts the spotlight on general concepts that go a long way to demystify the American legal system (what law consists of, who makes it, how it is made, and how it is enforced). The authors also introduce the major environmental laws and evaluate issues, controversies and developments in environmental policy.Environmental law -- United StatesPublic health laws -- United StatesEnvironmental health -- Government policy -- United StatesElectronic books.Environmental law -- United States.Public health laws -- United States.Environmental health -- Government policy -- United States.344.7304/6Carruth Russellyn S1705269Goldstein Bernard D47261MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910821277303321Environmental Health Law4091858UNINA