Spring 2013

Background Grad, Treatise on Environmental Law (on Lexis) Rodgers, Environmental Law o 4 volume set, analysis of statutes and regulations. Also on Westlaw (ENVLAW) and WestlawNext Clean Air Act Handbook o On Westlaw (CLNAIRHB) and WestlawNext

Current Issues  BNA Databases o Environment Reporter o Daily Environment Report o Environment & Safety Resource Center o International Environment Reporter o World Climate Change Report  Environment and Energy Daily  Environmental Law Reporter (available on Lexis: Environmental Law Report - All Materials)

Current Issues (cont.)  LexisNexis-Emerging Issues for Climate Change: Legal > Area of Law - By Topic > Environment > Emerging Issues  EPA.gov o and other agency websites  Pew Center on Global Climate Change o and other NGO websites

Law Library Website

Law Library Article Finding Databases

Article Finding  Databases o Index to Legal Periodicals o LegalTrac o HeinOnline o Lexis o Westlaw and WestlawNext  Bibliographies o Google o Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNext o Organizational and center sites  Law Library Article Finding research guideLaw Library Article Finding research guide

Which statutes are applicable? Treatises Environmental Law Research Guides (for example, Georgetown Law Library's guide) EPA website Index to USCA or USCS

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

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

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

Proposed Legislation Thomas.gov Proquest Congressional Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law

What do federal agencies do? Rulemaking (regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations) Adjudication (administrative decisions)

Which Agency? EPA o 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 Quality o NEPA

Federal Regulations Rulemaking Federal Register Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Register Federal Register – online and in print (Law Library Reading Room) Online sources: o FDsys o Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNext o HeinOnline

Code of Federal Regulations Code of Federal Regulations – online and in print (Law Library Reading Room) Online Sources: o FDsys o Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNext o HeinOnline Relevant volumes might include: o 40 CFR – Protection of Environment o 43 CFR – Public Lands: Interior o 18 CFR – Conservation of Power and Water Resources

Proposed Regulations Regulations.gov Federal Register 2.0: Agency websites Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law

Agency Decisions Agency Websites Looseleaf services Westlaw, WestlawNext and Lexis Law Library Administrative Law Resources and Regulatory Decisions research guidesAdministrative Law ResourcesRegulatory Decisions

Government Websites Science.gov (click on environment & environmental quality) EPA.gov o Publications:   o Data

State Information Law.cornell.edu (law about, find by topic) (state regulations resource locator) Environment Reporter

New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation o Environmental Conservation Law (enabling legislation) o Free access to relevant regulations: dec.ny.gov and o Data at

Local Don’t forget county and other entities City and town laws at municode.com and generalcode.com

Databases in Westlaw and Lexis Lexis and Westlaw both have databases with: o Environmental law treatises o Environmental law cases o Environmental law statutes and administrative materials o AND MORE………..(check handout)

For additional research assistance: Office 100H, Reference Desk

Research Exercise: The Endangered Species Act