Spring 2013

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

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)

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

Law Library Website

Law Library Article Finding Databases

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

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?

• 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

Federal Regulations

• Rulemaking

• Federal Register

• Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Register

• Federal Register – online and in print (Law Library Reading Room)

• Online sources:o FDsyso Lexis, Westlaw and WestlawNexto HeinOnline

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

Proposed Regulations

• Regulations.gov • Federal Register 2.0:

https://www.federalregister.gov/• 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 guides

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

State Information

• Law.cornell.edu (law about, find by topic)• www.envcap.org (state regulations

resource locator)• Environment Reporter

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

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 treatiseso Environmental law caseso Environmental law statutes and administrative

materialso AND MORE………..(check handout)

For additional research assistance:

• Email: shikha.joseph@hofstra.edu • Office 100H, 516-463-5851• Reference Desk

Research Exercise: The Endangered Species Act