Environmental Law and Policy, 4th (Concepts and Insights Series)

Got this book for a class, now I want the whole Concepts and Insights series! The book is VERY well written, and anyone who teaches environmental law classes should recommend this book as, if not a main course book, a supplemental one.

This book provides a great overview to environmental law without being too dry and boring. It gives good insight, but it is mostly a supplemental source. We are using it in a dual undergraduate/ graduate course. I like that I can get the chapter read fast before class and it is outlined nicely.

I have used this book in all four of its editions so far. It is adaptable to be part of an undergraduate business law/legal environment class, or upper level course in Environmental Law and Ethics, or an MBA or law school course where the goal is to show the foundations of environmental law and policy, the basic structure of the main laws and regulations built on them, and the evolving case law and policy questions. A useful teacher's manual and end of chapter questions make it work well in a variety of settings. I have most recently used it as a reference tool and foundation for a senior college course largely participated in by retirees involved in local environmental groups and land trusts here in Maine. If you have an interest, I would also recommend "Environmental Law Stories" which devotes chapters to specific historical classic cases, and the parties and interests involved in each. Also recommend http://yalebooks.com/book.asp?isbn=9780300173246 The Snail Darter and the Dam, which is the subject of one chapter in "Environmental Law Stories" and a classic case discussed in this book. I expect with the current Congressional efforts to defund the EPA and undermine the new Clean Water Rule, and pending litigation on that rule and EPA efforts to address climate change under the Clean Air Act, in the face of Congressional inability to face reality on this subject, that a fifth edition of this book will be forthcoming soon, and need to be updated almost immediately. But if you are, for example, active in local or national environmental groups of any sort, and / or are the kind of person worried that 'too much regulation is bad for business' without taking into account, for example, how much of our way of life depends on availability of clean air and water (and our health), and are willing to at least consider that the skeptics on Fox News may not be entirely honest, but want some clarity, and are willing to make the effort to read something professional, impartial, and careful, this book might be worth it for you. Give it a shot.

Great textbook for environmental science students.

It's ok if you are looking for a general overview. It doesn't have specifics. Some big cases are summarized tho which was nice. Would probably recommend if you would like to get an idea of the content before starting the semester.

This book was labeled “good” for quality. I’m not sure what the standards are, but this book came with what looks like water damage. Very disappointed. This book is in fair condition at best.

Came as expected

Love this book use it for every class and professor also refers to this for his lectures.