Environmental Enforcement: Cases and Materials

Abstract:     
Environmental Enforcement: Cases and Materials is the first casebook devoted exclusively to environmental enforcement issues. For use in a specialized course or seminar or as a supplement to existing survey courses, the book introduces future lawyers to the full range of legal issues and practical challenges they will face when handling environmental enforcement cases.

The book begins with an examination of the theories underlying the various models of environmental enforcement and the appropriate roles of the federal and state governments in enforcement. It then contains chapters on government investigative authorities and administrative, civil, criminal, and citizen enforcement. There also is a lengthy chapter devoted to the specialized issues arising in Superfund enforcement. The book then examines the burgeoning area of compliance incentives and assistance programs and also discusses alternative enforcement strategies, such as permit bars, public spotlighting techniques, and common law theories.

Keywords: environment, enforcement, environmental law, environmental enforcement

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