1. Spring 2012

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

3. Current Issues (news) Environment Reporter Environment and Energy Daily EPA.gov o and other agency websites Pew Center on Global Climate Change o and other NGO websites

4. Law Library website

5. Article Finding Databases Index to Legal Periodicals LegalTrac HeinOnline Lexis Westlaw Bibliographies

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

7. 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

8. Where can I locate the relevant statutes? United State Code - available in print or on FDsys United States Code Annotated (USCA) – available in print or in Westlaw United States Code Service (USCS) – available in print or in Lexis

9. Easy Legislative History HeinOnline Lexis/Westlaw

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

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

12. 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

13. Federal Regulations Rulemaking Federal Register Code of Federal Regulations

14. Locating Federal Regulations Code of Federal Regulations – online and in print 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

15. Proposed Regulations Regulations.gov Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law

16. Agency Decisions Agency Websites Looseleaf services Westlaw and Lexis

17. Government Websites Science.gov (click on environment & environmental quality) EPA.gov o Publications:  http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ http://www.epa.gov/nscep/  http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ o Data Let’s go online……

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

19. New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation o Environmental Conservation Law (enabling legislation) o Free access to relevant Regs at dec.ny.gov and http://www.dos.ny.gov/info/nycrr.htmlhttp://www.dos.ny.gov/info/nycrr.html o Data at www.dec.ny.govwww.dec.ny.gov

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

21. 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………..  Let’s go online……..

22. Research Exercise: The Endangered Species Act