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RECORD NUMBER: 742 OF 780Main Title | Toxic loopholes : failures and future prospects for environmental law / | |||||||||||
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Author | Collins, Craig | |||||||||||
Publisher | Cambridge University Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2010 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 469914831 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9780521760850; 0521760852; 9780521143028; 0521143020 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Environmental law--United States ; Environnement--Droit--Ć¢Etats-Unis | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | United States--Environmental Protection Agency ; United States--Endangered Species Act of 1973 | |||||||||||
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Collation | [vi], 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-267) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Examines the environmental laws in the United States, describes the abilities of the Environmental Protection Agency--EPA--to enforce them and prevent legal toxins from entering our natural environment, and discusses the potential for international cooperation to face the ecological threats against the entire planet. Introduction : Crime without punishment -- The EPA : policing or protecting polluters? -- The Clean Air Act : gasping for breath -- The Clean Water Act : up sh*t creek -- Superfund and RCRA : toxic trash -- TSCA : the toothless tiger -- The Endangered Species Act : Noah's ark or Titanic? -- Planetary problems : cooperation or collapse? -- Conclusion : A glimmer of hope. |