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Environmental Health Law : An Introduction
| Environmental Health Law : An Introduction |
| Autore | Carruth Russellyn S |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 pages) |
| Disciplina | 344.7304/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoldsteinBernard D |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental law -- United States
Public health laws -- United States Environmental health -- Government policy -- United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118419441
9781118162347 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795829403321 |
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| New York, NY : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental Health Law : An Introduction
| Environmental Health Law : An Introduction |
| Autore | Carruth Russellyn S |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 pages) |
| Disciplina | 344.7304/6 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoldsteinBernard D |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental law -- United States
Public health laws -- United States Environmental health -- Government policy -- United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118419441
9781118162347 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821277303321 |
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Carruth Russellyn S
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| New York, NY : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reinventing Environmental Regulation [[electronic resource] ] : Lessons from Project XL
| Reinventing Environmental Regulation [[electronic resource] ] : Lessons from Project XL |
| Autore | Marcus Alfred A. Professor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.7/056/0973
363.73630973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GeffenDonald A. Professor
SextonKen Professor |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental law -- United States
Environmental management -- United States Industries -- Environmental aspects -- United States Environmental management - United States Industries - Environmental aspects - United States Environmental law - Law and legislation - United States Pollution - Law and legislation - United States Factory and trade waste Earth & Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-68698-7
9786613663924 1-136-52599-8 1-936331-31-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Reinventing Environmental Regulation; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1. Environmental Policy in Transition; Chapter 2. Quid Pro Quo and the Birth of Project XL; Chapter 3. Conflicting Goals; Chapter 4. Complicating Factors; Chapter 5. Drafting the 3M Proposal; Chapter 6. Gaining EPA Support for the Agreement; Chapter 7. Trying To Overcome Deadlock: The Practical Impediments; Chapter 8. Intel, Merck, and Weyerhaeuser: Three XL Projects That Gained Approval; Chapter 9. Comparing the Approved Projects with 3M's Proposal; Chapter 10. Roadblocks to Cooperative Solutions
Chapter 11. Creating a Platform for ExperimentsAppendix A. The Comparable Actions Test; Appendix B. Next Steps at 3M-Hutchinson; Appendix C. A More Unambiguous Definition of Superior Environmental Performance?; References; Acknowledgements; Index; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459528703321 |
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Marcus Alfred A. Professor
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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