{"product_id":"environmental-health-law-isbn-9781118162347","title":"Environmental Health Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Text Boxes, Figures, and Tables ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Authors xvii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Overview of the US Legal System 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of American Government 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeparation of Powers: Federal and State 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of American Law 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Transparency and Accountability in the Executive Branch: Judicial Review and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudicial Review 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Clean Air Act (CAA) 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Clean Air Act 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulating Emissions 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnforcement 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobile Source Controls 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcid Rain Program 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCross-Border Air Pollution 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreenhouse Gases 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Clean Water Act (CWA) 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Scope and Basics 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology-Based Effluent Standards 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Technology-Based Standards: Water Quality Safety Net 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnforcement 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePretreatment Program for Indirect Dischargers 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDischarges of Fill and Dredged Materials 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Safe DrinkingWater Act (SDWA) 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Is Regulated: Public Water Systems 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Contaminants Are Regulated? 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Drinking Water Regulations 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeping Consumers Informed 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closer Look at Public Water Systems 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource Water 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnforcement 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or “Superfund Act”) 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview and Definitions 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReporting Releases of Hazardous Substances 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to a Release of Hazardous Substances 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Superfund 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiability 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrownfields 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is a Hazardous Waste? 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCradle-to-Grave Regulation 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaste Minimization 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnforcement 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderground Storage Tanks 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpill Prevention 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpill Response 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiability and Penalties 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOil Spill Liability Trust Fund 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergency Planning Provisions 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Reporting 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToxic Release Inventory 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are Employers’ Duties? 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Standards 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting Health Standards: Consensus, Permanent,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergency Temporary 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHazard Communication Standard (HCS) 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecords and Reporting 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonitoring and Enforcement 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope and Implementation 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Chemicals Program 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExisting Chemicals 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignificant New Use 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePesticide Registration Program 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemoving Pesticides from the Market 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulation of Pesticide Use 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNearly Exclusive Federal Control 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose and Programs 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoods 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrugs and Medical Devices 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDietary Supplements 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTobacco 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Common Law: Toxic Torts 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTort Law: An Overview 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToxic Torts 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses of Action 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCausation Problems in Toxic Tort Litigation 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific Evidence 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific Evidence in the Courtroom 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Litigation 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePushing the Envelope 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcronyms 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eResources and Additional Reading 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 339\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussellyn S. Carruth, JD,\u003c\/b\u003e has developed and taught courses on environmental law to both law and public health students at the New Jersey Graduate Program of Public Health and at the University of Pittsburgh. Previously, she was in private law practice in Anchorage Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard D. Goldstein, MD,\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health and former dean of the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. He served as assistant administrator of the EPA and was the founding director of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute of Rutgers University.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnvironmental Health Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Health Law\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compendium of the major US environmental laws as well as strategies, standards, and enforcement techniques by which American law protects our environment and our health. 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The book also addresses issues and controversies in environmental policy with an eye towards understanding future developments in the law.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989145501925,"sku":"NP9781118162347","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118162347.jpg?v=1761782982","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/environmental-health-law-isbn-9781118162347","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}