EGCC Libguides: Environmental Studies: Waste Management, Hazardous Waste &amp; Environmental Toxicology: General Environmental Policy Resources

Selected Articles & Cases on the Clean Water Act

Does the Primacy System Work? State versus Federal Implementation of the Clean Water Act Fowler, L., & Birdsall, C. (2021). Does the Primacy System Work? State versus Federal Implementation of the Clean Water Act. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 51(1), 131-160. doi:10.1093/PUBLIUS/PJAA011
Effects of Water Quality Monitoring on Plant-Level Pollution: Evidence from the Clean Water Act. Chakraborti, L. (2020). Effects of Water Quality Monitoring on Plant-Level Pollution: Evidence from the Clean Water Act. Land Economics, 96(32), 349–365. https://doi.org/10.3368/le.96.3.349
History of the Clean Water Act History of the Clean Water Act
Salmon and the Clean Water Act: An Unfinished Agenda Blumm, M. C., & Smith, M. B. (2021). Salmon and the Clean Water Act: An Unfinished Agenda. Environmental Law Reporter: News & Analysis, 51(2), 10109–10115.
When States Assume: Fulfilling Congress's Objectives Under the Clean Water Act's Wetlands Program. Levey, B. R. (2020). When States Assume: Fulfilling Congress’s Objectives Under the Clean Water Act’s Wetlands Program. Natural Resources & Environment, 35(1), 9.

Selected Articles & Cases on Brownfield Sites

Academic papers Creating public assets from brownfields: A comparison of policies and practices in the United States and Germany. Kotval-K, Z., Meitl, C., & Kotval, Z. (2017). Academic papers Creating public assets from brownfields: A comparison of policies and practices in the United States and Germany. Journal of Urban Regeneration & Renewal, 11(1), 60–78.
Brown is the new green: brownfield sites often harbour a surprisingly large amount of biodiversity. Hunter, P. (2014). Brown is the new green: brownfield sites often harbour a surprisingly large amount of biodiversity. EMBO Reports, 15(12), 1238–1242. https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201439736
Overview of EPA's Brownfields Program EPA's Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program Overview
Soil and brownfield bioremediation. Megharaj, M., & Naidu, R. (2017). Soil and brownfield bioremediation. Microbial Biotechnology, 10(5), 1244–1249. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12840
Soil heavy metal contamination in residential neighborhoods in post-industrial cities and its potential human exposure risk. Sharma, K., Basta, N., & Grewal, P. (2015). Soil heavy metal contamination in residential neighborhoods in post-industrial cities and its potential human exposure risk. Urban Ecosystems, 18(1), 115–132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-014-0395-7
Sustainable development and brownfield regeneration. What defines the quality of derelict land recycling? Franz, M., Pahlen, G., Nathanail, P., Okuniek, N., & Koj, A. (2006). Sustainable development and brownfield regeneration. What defines the quality of derelict land recycling? Environmental Sciences (15693430), 3(2), 135–151. https://doi.org/10.1080/15693430600800873
A Tale of Two Brownfield Sites: Making the Best of Times from the Worst of Times in Western Pennsylvania's Steel Valley Perkins, N. (2007). A Tale of Two Brownfield Sites: Making the Best of Times from the Worst of Times in Western Pennsylvania’s Steel Valley. Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 34(3), 503–532.
Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center Case Studies The Brownfields Center's case studies include research compiled over the years by Carnegie Mellon students. Our catalogue of case studies now included not only brownfield developments local to Pittsburgh, but brownfield developments across the state of Pennsylvania and a couple of other states as well. Many of these sites were formerly used by steel mills or other industries and have left behind large pieces of land-a scarce commodity in urban areas-and have been transformed into dynamic new developments.

Richard Croft / Brownfield site / CC BY-SA 2.0

Selected Articles & Cases on the Clean Air Act

Overview of the Clean Air Act This EPA site provides an overview of the Clean Air Act and what it has achieved.
The Clean Air Act’s Blind Spot: Microclimates and Hotspot Pollution Carlson, A. E. (2018). The Clean Air Act’s Blind Spot: Microclimates and Hotspot Pollution. UCLA Law Review, 65(5), 1036–1088.
Disempowering the EPA: How Statutory Interpretation of the Clean Air Act Serves the Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Agenda Goffman, J., & Bloomer, L. (2020). Disempowering the EPA: How Statutory Interpretation of the Clean Air Act Serves the Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Agenda. Case Western Reserve Law Review, 70(4), 929–970.
Half a Century of Supreme Court Clean Air Act Interpretation: Purposivism, Textualism, Dynamism, and Activism Driesen, D. M., Keck, T. M., & Metroka, B. T. (2018). Half a Century of Supreme Court Clean Air Act Interpretation: Purposivism, Textualism, Dynamism, and Activism. Washington & Lee Law Review, 75(4), 1781–1857.
History of Reducing Air Pollution from Transportation in the United States Brief history of the role and purpose of the Clean Air Act from the EPA website.
Is the Clean Air Act Unconstitutional? Coercion, Cooperative Federalism and Conditional Spending after NFIB v. Sebelius Adler, J. H., & Stewart, N. (2016). Is the Clean Air Act Unconstitutional? Coercion, Cooperative Federalism and Conditional Spending after NFIB v. Sebelius. Ecology Law Quarterly, 43(4), 671–722. https://doi.org/10.15779/Z380Z70W24
The Obama Administration’s Clean Air Act Legacy and the UNFCCC Outka, U. (2016). The Obama Administration’s Clean Air Act Legacy and the UNFCCC. Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 48(1/2), 109–125.
Origins of the Clean Air Act: A New Interpretation Ahlers, C. D. (2015). Origins of the Clean Air Act: A New Interpretation. Environmental Law, 45(1), 75–127.

Selected Articles & Cases on Climate Change Policy

Article: U.S. Climate Change Law: A Decade of Flux and an Uncertain Future Carlarne, Cinnamon P. (2019). Article: U.S. Climate Change Law: A Decade of Flux and an Uncertain Future. American University Law Review, 69, 387-477.
Balancing Equity and Effectiveness: The Paris Agreement & the Future of International Climate Change Law Carlarne, C. P., & Colavecchio, J. D. (2019). Balancing Equity and Effectiveness: The Paris Agreement & the Future of International Climate Change Law. New York University Environmental Law Journal, 27(2), 107–182.
Changing Climate Change, 2009-2016 Sunstein, C. R. (2018). Changing Climate Change, 2009-2016. Harvard Environmental Law Review, 42(1), 231–285.
Determining the Proper Scope of Climate Change Policy Benefits in U.S. Regulatory Analyses: Domestic versus Global Approaches Gayer, T., & Viscusi, W. K. (2016). Determining the Proper Scope of Climate Change Policy Benefits in U.S. Regulatory Analyses: Domestic versus Global Approaches. Review of Environmental Economics & Policy, 10(2), 245–263. https://doi.org/10.1093/reep/rew002
The Ends and Means of Decarbonization: The Green New Deal in Context Monast, J. J. (2020). The Ends and Means of Decarbonization: The Green New Deal in Context. Environmental Law, 50(1), 21–43.
Environmental Standards, Thresholds, and the Next Battleground of Climate Change Regulations Castle, K. M., & Revesz, R. L. (2019). Environmental Standards, Thresholds, and the Next Battleground of Climate Change Regulations. Minnesota Law Review, 103(3), 1349–1437.
Moving the Legal Needle of Western Climate and Energy Options Ferrey, S. (2016). Moving the Legal Needle of Western Climate and Energy Options. San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law, 8, 129–174.
Not Waiting for Washington: Climate Policy Adoption in California and New York Karapin, R. (2018). Not Waiting for Washington: Climate Policy Adoption in California and New York. Political Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell), 133(2), 317–353. https://doi.org/10.1002/polq.12774
On Environmental Law, Climate Change, & National Security Law Nevitt, M. P. (2020). On Environmental Law, Climate Change, & National Security Law. Harvard Environmental Law Review, 44(2), 321–366.