Videos about Environmental Law
Learn about the variety of environmental laws in the United States from these short videos.
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National Environmental Policy ActA short explanation about how NEPA is applied from the BLM Oregon, 6:55 minutes.
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Clean Air Act of 1970An introduction to the Clean Air Act and its history from the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy, 5:40 minutes.
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Clean Water Act: Better at 40An introduction to the CWA and its history from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 5:18 minutes.
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Environmental Impact Statement – NEPAAn explanation of the contents of an EIS from Jason Mance Gordon, 4:40 minutes.
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Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) Environmental Impact Statement, Part 1: NEPA SEPA,An excellent example of a Washington community starting the process of an EIS with the local, state and federal governments. It has 5 short parts - watch them all! From Coal Film, 5:08 minutes.
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GPT Environmental Impact Statement, Part 2: Site Description and TimelineFrom CoalFilm, 6:26 minutes.
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GPT Environmental Impact Statement, Part 3: The Timeline ContinuedFrom CoalFilm, 12:50 minutes.
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GPT Environmental Impact Statement, Part 4: The Scoping ProcessFrom CoalFilm, 7:36 minutes.
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GPT Environmental Impact Statement, Part 5: Current Status & Scoping Comment HintsFrom CoalFilm, 6:53 minutes.
Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the federal agency that enforces many environmental laws and executive order. When a law is made, the EPA creates regulations to implement and enforce the law. The EPA website has lots of information to explore, including the items below.
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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) DatabaseContains all EISs submitted to EPA since 1987. Take a look at active EISs in Texas
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Laws and Executive OrdersA list of environmental laws and executive orders all or partially enforced by the EPA.
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