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Business Law Compendium

Introduction

Briefly explains legal advantages of comprehensive pollution-prevention strategies; suggests how to integrate pollution prevention into law curricula.
[Printed copy available for $1.00]

Resource List

Educational tools listed include six articles and three statutes. Reference materials listed include 16 books and reports, 42 articles, 13 government reports and hearings, one federal statute, 27 state statutes, and three faculty involved in pollution prevention education. [Printed copy available for $1.50]

Annotated Bibliography

Describes 93 relevant publications; all appear in the Resource List.
312K Acrobat file
[Printed copy available for $1.50]

Selected Reading Material

A collection of key documents involving pollution prevention and business law:

"A Pollution Prevention Primer for Law Teachers"

Discusses pollution prevention vs. media-specific regulations and laws. Also describes current acts and federal and state programs.
335K Acrobat file
[Printed copy available for $1.50]

A Chemical Engineer's Guide to Environmental Law
and Regulation

This 100-page guide is designed to give chemical engineers a general overview of the field of environmental law. Main sections discuss (1) specific reasons why chemical engineers should understand environmental laws and regulations; (2) the roles of legislatures, administrative agencies, and courts; (3) the interaction of environmental laws at federal, state, and local levels; and (4) relevant provisions of nine federal Acts: Toxic Substances Control Act; Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act; Occupational Safety and Health Act; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; and Pollution Prevention Act.
1,745K Acrobat file [Printed copy available for $13.00]

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last revised: June 28, 1999.