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Spring 2013
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Background
• Grad, Treatise on Environmental Law (on Lexis)
• Rodgers, Environmental Lawo 4 volume set, analysis of statutes and regulations. Also on
Westlaw (ENVLAW) and WestlawNext • Clean Air Act Handbook
o On Westlaw (CLNAIRHB) and WestlawNext
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Current Issues
BNA Databaseso Environment Reportero Daily Environment Reporto Environment & Safety Resource Centero International Environment Reportero World Climate Change Report
Environment and Energy Daily Environmental Law Reporter (available on Lexis:
Environmental Law Report - All Materials)
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Current Issues (cont.)
LexisNexis-Emerging Issues for Climate Change: Legal > Area of Law - By Topic > Environment > Emerging Issues
EPA.govo and other agency websites
Pew Center on Global Climate Change o and other NGO websites
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Law Library Website
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Law Library Article Finding Databases
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Article Finding
Databases o Index to Legal Periodicalso LegalTraco HeinOnlineo Lexiso Westlaw and WestlawNext
Bibliographies o Googleo Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNexto Organizational and center sites
Law Library Article Finding research guide
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Which statutes are applicable?
• Treatises• Environmental Law Research Guides (for
example, Georgetown Law Library's guide)• EPA website• Index to USCA or USCS
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Where can I locate the relevant statutes?
Tips:• Know the difference between codified
statutes (USC, USCA, USCS) and public laws (Statutes at Large).
• Use the Popular Name Table
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Where can I locate the relevant statutes?
• United State Code - available in print (Law Library Reading Room)or on FDsys
• United States Code Annotated (USCA) – available in print or in Westlaw/WestlawNext
• United States Code Service (USCS) – available in print or in Lexis
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Easy Legislative History
• HeinOnline (U.S. Federal Legislative History Library)-can search by publication title, public law number and popular name
• Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNext• ProQuest Congressional-can search by
keyword, code section, statutes at large, bill number, public law number
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Proposed Legislation
• Thomas.gov • Proquest Congressional
• Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law
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What do federal agencies do?
• Rulemaking (regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations)
• Adjudication (administrative decisions)
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Which Agency?
• EPAo Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking
Water Act, CERCLA, NEPA, FIFRA, etc.• Endangered Species Act
o Dept. Interior: Fish and Wildlife Service; Dept. Commerce: National Marine Fisheries Service; NOAA
• Council On Environmental Qualityo NEPA
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Federal Regulations
• Rulemaking
• Federal Register
• Code of Federal Regulations
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Federal Register
• Federal Register – online and in print (Law Library Reading Room)
• Online sources:o FDsyso Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNexto HeinOnline
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Code of Federal Regulations
• Code of Federal Regulations – online and in print (Law Library Reading Room)
• Online Sources:o FDsyso Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNexto HeinOnline
• Relevant volumes might include:o 40 CFR – Protection of Environmento 43 CFR – Public Lands: Interioro 18 CFR – Conservation of Power and Water Resources
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Proposed Regulations
• Regulations.gov • Federal Register 2.0:
https://www.federalregister.gov/• Agency websites• Columbia Law School Center for Climate
Change Law
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Agency Decisions
• Agency Websites• Looseleaf services• Westlaw, WestlawNext and Lexis• Law Library Administrative Law Resources
and Regulatory Decisions research guides
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Government Websites
• Science.gov (click on environment & environmental quality)
• EPA.gov o Publications:
http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ http://www.epa.gov/nscep/
o Data
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State Information
• Law.cornell.edu (law about, find by topic)• www.envcap.org (state regulations
resource locator)• Environment Reporter
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New York
• Dept. of Environmental Conservationo Environmental Conservation Law (enabling
legislation)o Free access to relevant regulations:
dec.ny.gov and http://www.dos.ny.gov/info/nycrr.html
o Data at www.dec.ny.gov
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Local
• Don’t forget county and other entities• City and town laws at municode.com and
generalcode.com
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Databases in Westlaw and Lexis
• Lexis and Westlaw both have databases with:o Environmental law treatiseso Environmental law caseso Environmental law statutes and administrative
materialso AND MORE………..(check handout)
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For additional research assistance:
• Email: [email protected] • Office 100H, 516-463-5851• Reference Desk
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Research Exercise: The Endangered Species Act