What Is The Endangered Species Act?
The Endangered Species Act was enacted in 1973. It allows the Department of the Interior to protect wildlife and endangered species. It is a crime to buy, sell, possess, import or export endangered …
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What Is The National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969?
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 required the federal government to make a commitment in working with both state and local governments to monitor the effect federal projects would have …
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Environmental Laws and Oil Spills
The legal landscape is a very different place for victims of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill than it was for the victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. The Exxon Valdez accident which, at least until now, has often been regarded as the worst oil spill in American history encouraged the United States government to make significant legal changes to help victims of …
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Toxic Torts: Lawsuits for Exposure to Toxic Materials
What is in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the dirt which grows our food, the vaccines we give our children and the products that we use? We hope and trust that our air, water, soil, vaccines and products are clean and free from environmental toxins. However, that is not always the case. Sometimes, companies release toxic substances into the environment, or they include …
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