American Bar Association (ABA) books

Alternative Dispute Resolution for Oil and Gas Practitioners takes a practical approach to the resolution of business disputes requiring settlements, in both international and domestic transactions and in a domestic regulatory context.

The emphasis is on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for oil and gas activities. This book discusses several of the most important and most widely utilized mechanisms that have been established by numerous experts in the ADR field.

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Controversial yet powerful, litigated but most often settled, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) has a complicated history. CERCLA gave the Environmental Protection Agency vast authority to clean up sites, a dedicated source of funds to undertake clean-ups (Superfund), and a liability scheme of unprecedented scope. The 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) remains the only comprehensive set of amendments to CERCLA.

Includes a detailed analysis of the 2001 federal brownfields legislation

A step-by-step, solution-oriented look at the environmental and economic challenges of redeveloping contaminated property, Brownfields provides a single resource that crosses over a number of professional disciplines to provide readily available information on state and federal programs. This updated and expanded edition includes a detailed analysis of the recent federal brownfields legislation as well as an in-

The Federal Information Manual provides an easy-to-navigate and accessible explanation of the most well-known of these statues, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It contains useful information for practitioners, including explaining how to submit a successful FOIA request and checklists to use in preparing the request.

But it also covers much more than FOIA, looking at all federal laws dealing with information handling and disclosure. These are varied and often obscure, ranging

Most brownfields cleanups have relied on institutional and engineering controls as part of the remedy, although the implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of these controls is one of the most difficult issues affecting contaminated property cleanup and redevelopment. The critical role of institutional controls has recently been highlighted by the 2001 Brownfields Amendments, and as a result a key element in the future success of brownfields redevelopment will rest on understanding and effec

Environmental Dispute Resolution: An Anthology of Practical Experience provides comprehensive and thoughtful treatment of EDR for the serious practitioner and also practical guidance for those wishing to focus on particular aspects. This book provides a toolkit of diagnostics, systems, strategies and methodologies proven effective in diverse substantive contexts. Its chapters can be read in order or they can stand alone for the reader with a particular substantive or procedural focus.

Crossing into many disciplines, cultural property law is rapidly becoming an established area of practice and study. Cultural Property Law: A Practitioner`s Guide to the Management, Protection, and Preservation of Heritage Resources is a comprehensive, user-friendly overview of all major components of an interdisciplinary legal practice that extends from government and tribal management of land to federal underwater resource management to the national and international laws governing museums and

This practice-oriented book brings together the expertise of practicing attorneys, both corporate and ouside counsel, who focus on the litigation of toxic torts cases. Toxic Tort Litigation covers the specific elements of trying a toxic torts case and addresses the distinctive demands of toxic tort litigation, including theory of strategy and tactics of toxic tort cases. Other topics covered in this timely legal resource include liability and damages, defenses, presenting scientific and medical

The federal government has taken the primary role in protecting the nations wetlands, with the centerpiece of these efforts the Clean Water Acts Section 404 permitting program. Wetlands Law and Policy: Understanding Section 404 is a comprehensive new guide to this important yet controversial regulatory program.

The chapters in this current analysis of the federal governments role in protecting the nations wetlands are written by experts in the area of federal wetlands regulation, and

Get the facts quickly on environmental, energy, and resources law issues with the Basic Practice Series, published by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. This series is an essential library that provides essential information in an easy-to-use format. Whether you`re a new or seasoned environmental practitioner, you`ll find these books to be a quick and necessary resource for understanding the legal fundamentals of these areas. Useful appendices include:

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