Environmental Law: Statutory and Case Supplement 2024-2025

Book excerpt: Environmental Law: Statutory and Case Supplement, can easily be used with any environmental law casebook on the market. Organizing the statutes by subject matter, rather than their location in the U.S. Code, this supplement introduces the statutes with detailed outlines that highlight their most important provisions. The supplement also includes legislative history timelines that trace the evolution of the statutes by explaining when they were enacted and when their most significant amendments were added. This new edition provides an essential resource for students, teachers, and practitioners of environmental law by including the complete, updated text of the major federal environmental laws and executive orders governing how agencies implement environmental policy. The supplement also includes significant Supreme Court decisions in environmental cases decided during the last three years. New to the 2024-2025 Edition: Edited copies of important new Supreme Court decisions addressing issues of regulatory takings (Sheetz v. County of Eldorado and Devillier v. Texas), transboundary air pollution (Ohio v. EPA) and deference to agency interpretations of statutes (Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Dept. of Commerce). A complete updating of the major federal environmental statutes. New regulations from the Council on Environmental Quality governing the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Professors and students will benefit from: ● The ability to examine the precise, updated text of the major federal environmental statutes ● Research tips for locating useful sources of additional information on environmental policy ● New court decisions released after the publication of the latest casebook edition