Fundamentals of Environmental Law and Compliance

ISBN-13: 9781032006789 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 444 str.

Daniel T. Rogers

Opis

This practical textbook is essential for different level of students and new practitioners who want to understand the fundamentals and the intent of environmental regulations so that compliance can be greatly improved and streamlined. It includes numerous examples and case studies to explain basic concepts and develop prevention thinking.

Spis treści

1. Themes and Overview of Fundamentals of Environmental Law and Compliance 2. The History of the Environmental Movement in the United States 3. Nature’s Response to Contamination 4. Conducting Science-Based Environmental Investigations 5. Methods and Cost of Restoring Historical Anthropogenic Damage to Nature 6. The Challenges and Opportunities of Addressing Climate Change 7. Protecting the Air through Environmental Regulations 8. Protecting the Water through Environmental Regulations 9. Protecting the Land through Environmental Regulations 10. Protecting Living Organisms and Cultural and Historic Sites 11. An Analysis of Global Pollution Assessments and Standards 12. Summary of Environmental Regulations of North and South America 13. Summary of Environmental Regulations of Europe and Africa 14. Summary of Environmental Regulations of Asia and Oceania 15. Evaluation and Status of Global Environmental Regulations 16. Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the Global Level 17. Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the National Level 18. Environmental Protection and Sustainability at the Individual Level 19. Achieving and Maintaining Compliance with Environmental Regulations

O autorze

Daniel T. Rogers is Director of Environmental Affairs at Amsted Industries Incorporated in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Rogers participates in environmental due diligence for acquisitions and divestitures, investigation and remediation of contamination, creating and evaluating environmental compliance and sustainability programs, and providing environmental advice, oversight, training, and negotiation strategies at various levels within the organization. Mr. Rogers has published over 100 research papers in professional and academic publications and peer-reviewed journals on subjects including environmental geology, hydrogeology, geologic vulnerability and mapping, contaminant fate and transport, urban geology, environmental site investigations, contaminant risk, brownfield re-development, remediation, pollution prevention, environmental compliance and management, and sustainable development. He has authored Environmental Compliance and Sustainability: Global Challenges and Perspectives (2019), Urban Watersheds: Geology, Contamination, Environmental Regulations, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition (2020). He has taught geology and environmental chemistry at Eastern Michigan University and The University of Michigan and has presented guest lectures at several colleges and universities both in the United States and internationally.