Case Law
Environment-related cases written by federal appeals courts are available from a number of online sources:
- Westlaw Precision This link opens in a new windowWestlaw access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the Law School.
- Lexis+ This link opens in a new windowLexisNexis for Law Schools access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the Law School.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowFor University of Chicago settings for Google Scholar, click here.
Major Federal Statutes
- Links below are to EPA webpages unless otherwise noted.
- EPA webpages include full-text links to public laws and U.S. Code sections maintained by the U.S. Government.
- To locate the law or code section in your chosen research service, simply cut and paste the citation into the proper search box or citation resolver.
- Clean Air ActPub. L. No. 91-604, 84 Stat. 1676 (1979)
42 U.S.C. sec. 7401 et seq. - Clean Water ActPub. L. No. 91-604; 84 Stat. 1676 (1970)
42 U.S.C. sec. 7401 et seq.
Also known as Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund)Pub. L. No. 96-510, 94 Stat. 2767 (1980)
42 U.S.C. sec. 9601 et seq.
See also the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Pub. L. No. 96-510, 94 Stat. 2767 (1986) - Endangered Species ActPub. L. No. 93-205; 87 Stat. 884 (1973)
16 U.S.C. sec. 1531 et seq. - National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)Pub. L. No. 91-190; 83 Stat. 852 (1970)
42 U.S.C. sec. 4321 et seq. - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)Pub. L. No. 94-580; 90 Stat. 2795 (1976)
42 U.S.C. sec. 6901 et seq. - Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)Pub. L. No. 93-523; 88 Stat. 1660 (1974)
42 U.S.C. sec. 300f et seq.
Federal Environmental Regulations
Administrative Decisions
EPA decisions can be found in the Environmental Law Reporter, Westlaw and Lexis also contain some selected decisions. Most current decisions are available online through the EPA.
- EPA's Office of Administrative Law JudgesAdministrative Law Judges (ALJs) conduct hearings and render decisions in proceedings between EPA and persons, businesses, government entities, and other organizations that are, or are alleged to be, regulated under environmental laws.
Contains links to decisions, dockets, orders, and procedural rules. - Environmental Appeals BoardThe Appeals Board is the final EPA decision maker on administrative appeals under all major environmental statutes that EPA administers.
Contains links to written opinions, dockets, and procedural regulations governing appeals.