Environmental Law Resources

The Tulane Environmental Law Journal has compiled a list of useful environmental law resources. Please select one of the categories below:

• Tulane University
• Hurricane Katrina Information
• Environmental Statutes & Regulations
• Governmental Information
• Environmental Law Journals

Tulane University 

• Tulane University Law School

• Tulane Law School Journals 

Hurricane Katrina Information 

• Oliver Houck, "Can We Save New Orleans" 19 Tul. Envtl. L. J. 1-68 (2006) 

• The Student Hurricane Network

• Katrina Environmental Research and Restoration Network (KERRN)

• From the Lake to the River: The New Orleans Coalition for Legal Aid and Disaster Relief 

• Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery Resources from the American Bar Association

• Disaster Relief Resources from the Louisiana State Bar Association

• LDEQ's Post-Hurricane Information

• EPA Region 4 - Hurricane Response Information

• EPA Region 6 (Louisiana) - Hurricane Response Information

• Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Project - U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Preliminary Technical Report (2006)

• Department of Homeland Security - Hurricane Katrina Information

Environmental Statutes & Regulations 

Federal Environmental Laws

• National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347

• The Clean Air Act (CAA); 42 U.S.C. s/s 7401 et seq. (1970)

• The Clean Water Act (CWA); 33 U.S.C. ss/1251 et seq. (1977)

• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund)42 U.S.C. s/s 9601 et seq. (1980)

• The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA); 42 U.S.C. 11011 et seq. (1986)

• The Endangered Species Act (ESA); 7 U.S.C. 136;16 U.S.C. 460 et seq. (1973)

• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); 7 U.S.C. s/s 135 et seq. (1972)

• The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA);29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. (1970)

• The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA); 33 U.S.C. 2702 to 2761

• The Pollution Prevention Act (PPA); 42 U.S.C. 13101 and 13102, s/s et seq. (1990)

• The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); 42 U.S.C. s/s 321 et seq. (1976)

• The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); 42 U.S.C. s/s 300f et seq. (1974)

• The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA); 42 U.S.C.9601 et seq. (1986)

• The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); 15 U.S.C. s/s 2601 et seq. (1976)

• Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act - Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Program; 16 U.S.C. s/s 3951-56 (1990)
  

Louisiana Statutes and Regulations

• Louisiana Environmental Quality Act (LEQA); La. R.S. 30:2001 et seq. (1984)
  Air Control Law, La. R.S. 30:2051-2066
  Water Control Law, La. R.S. 30:2071-2093
  Nuclear Energy and Radiation Control Law, La. R.S. 30:2101-2034
  Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Law, La. R.S. 30:2151-61
  Hazardous Waste Control Law, La. R.S. 30:2171-2206
  Inactive and Abandoned Hazardous Waste Sites Law, La. R.S. 30:2221-2226

• Louisiana Code of Environmental Regualtions; La. Administrative Code Title 33

• Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Act; La. R.S. 49:214.21 et seq. (1989)

• Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act; La. R.S. 49:950 et seq. (1982)

• Louisiana Natural Resources and Energy Act, La. R.S. 30:501 et seq. (1973)

• Louisiana Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act,La. R.S. 30:2541 et seq. (1991)

• Louisiana Natural Resource Rules; La. Administrative Code Title 43

Governmental Information 

Federal Government Resources

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• U.S. Department of Justice - Environmental and Natural Resources Division

• U.S. Department of the Interior

• U.S. Department of State - Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Bureau

• U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Council on Environmental Quality

• U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

• U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

• U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

• U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

• U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce

• U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Resources

• U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science

• U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture

• THOMAS - Legislative Information from the Library of Congress

• Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

• U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana

• U.S. District Court - Western District of Louisiana

• U.S. District Court - Middle District of Louisiana
  

Louisiana Government Resources

• Louisiana Attorney General - Environmental Section

• Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

• Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

• Louisiana State Senate Committee on Natural Resources

• Louisiana State Senate Committee on Environmental Quality

• Louisiana State Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee

• Louisiana Supreme Court

• First Circuit Court of Appeal

• Second Circuit Court of Appeal

• Third Circuit Court of Appeal

• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal

• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal

Environmental Law Journals 

• Albany Law School Environmental Outlook

• Boston College Environmental Law Review

• Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

• Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy

• Columbia Journal of Environmental Law

• Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

• Ecology Law Quarterly

• Environmental Lawyer

• Fordham Environmental Law Journal

• Georgetown International Environmental Law Review

• Great Plains Natural Resources Journal

• Harvard Environmental Law Review

• Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law & Policy

• Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation

• Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law

• Journal of Land, Resources & Environmental Law

• Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review

• New York University Environmental Law Journal

• Pace Environmental Law Review

• Penn State Environmental Law Review

• Public Land & Resources Law Review

• Risk: Health, Safety & Environment

• South Carolina Environmental Law Journal

• Stanford Environmental Law Journal

• Temple Environmental Law & Technology Journal

• UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy

• University of Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law

• University of Denver Water Law Review

• Vermont Journal of Environmental Law

• Villanova Environmental Law Journal

• Virginia Environmental Law Journal

• William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review

• Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal