Environmental Law and Sustainability

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To see a complete list of materials available in the library related to environmental law and sustainability, search the catalog for SUBJECT:  Pollution Control, SUBJECT:  Law -- Administrative Law -- Environmental Law, or SUBJECT: Environmental Policy -- United States -- History.

Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law (Michael Faure ed., 2021)
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law is a landmark reference work, providing definitive and comprehensive coverage of this dynamic field. The Encyclopedia is organized into 12 volumes around top-level subjects – such as water, energy and climate change – that reflect some of the most pressing issues facing us today. Each volume probes the key elements of law, the essential concepts, and the latest research through concise, structured entries written by international experts. Each entry includes an extensive bibliography as a starting point for further reading. The mix of authoritative commentary and insightful discussion will make this an essential tool for research and teaching, as well as a valuable resource for professionals and policymakers.

Environmental Justice (Barry E. Hill, 2022)
In this book, published by the Environmental Law Institute, the author provides an exposition and review of the complex mixture of environmental laws and civil rights legal theories that are central to this still-evolving area of law. 

Environmental Law and Policy (James E. Salzman & Barton H. Thompson, Jr., 2019, available on campus or with an ASU West Academic account)
This West Academic eBook discusses the regulation and enforcement of environmental standards in the U.S., with detailed breakdowns of air, water, and solid waste management, as well as environmental impact assessments for land developments.

Environmental Law, Disrupted (Keith H. Hirokawa & Jessica Owley, eds., 2021)
Through a series of essays, this book argues that our current legal structure maintains a dangerous status quo and that it is time to unleash the potential of communities and the private sector to produce innovative solutions to climate challenges. 

Environmental Law in a Nutshell (Daniel A. Farber, 2019)
This title, also available as an West Academic eBook (available on campus or remotely with an ASU West Academic account), tracks recent changes in this dynamic field. and highlights concerns about federalism, pollution control, hazardous-substance management, and preservation of natural spaces.

Examples and Explanations: Environmental Law (Steven Ferrey, 2022)
This title, also available as an eBook from Aspen Learning Library (available on campus or remotely with an ASU Aspen Learning Library account), provides summaries of environmental policy challenges and regulatory strategies, along with the signature practice questions to keep students prepared for discussions and exams.

Fifty Years at the US Environmental Protection Agency:  Progress, Retrenchment, and Opportunities (A. James Barnes et al. eds., 2021)
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, this book brings together leading scholars and EPA veterans to provide a comprehensive assessment of the agency's key decisions and actions in the various areas of its responsibility. Themes across all chapters include the role of rulemaking, negotiation/compromise, partisan polarization, judicial impacts, relations with the White House and Congress, public opinion, interest-group pressures, environmental enforcement, environmental justice, risk assessment, and interagency conflict.

Handbook of Advanced Approaches Towards Pollution Prevention and Control (Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain & Rehab O. Abdel Rahman eds., 2021, available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
Volume 1 concerns technical aspects of assessment and prevention of environmental damage, including innovative technologies. Volume 2 addresses legal methods to improve natural resource extraction around the world.

Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy (David M. Konisky ed., 2020, available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
This collection examines the government entities that regulate the environment, including discussions of the president, Congress, the EPA, federalism, and local decision making, and delving into the presentation of information to the public. It examines climate change policy in depth.

Indigenous Environmental Justice (Karen Jarratt-Snider & Marianne O. Nielsen eds., 2020)
This anthology introduces the field of indigenous environmental justice, which concerns fairness (or lack thereof) in environmental decisionmaking involving indigenous people, including disproportionate burdens of environmentally harmful activities. The authors provide perspectives on topics including environmental racism and constraints on religious freedom, as well as the responses of indigenous people to promote fairness.

Law of Wetlands Regulation (William L. Want, 2020)
This book describes the history of wetland regulation, including the division of authority between state and federal governments, jurisdictional issues, environmental permits, enforcement of environmental rules, and defenses.

Lessons in Environmental Justice: From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter and Idle No More (Michael Mascarenhas ed., 2021)
This collection introduces the civil and human rights side of environmental law, detailing the disparate impacts of polluting activities on vulnerable communities, introducing legal and activist attempts to foster fairness, and looking to future challenges.

The Making of Environmental Law (Richard J. Lazarus, 2023)
Drawing on many years of experience on the frontlines of legal and policy battles, the author provides a theoretical overview of the challenges that environmental protection poses for lawmaking, which relate both to the spatial and temporal dimensions of ecological change and to the distinctive features of US lawmaking institutions.

NEPA Law and Litigation (Daniel R. Mandelker, 2022)
This work discusses compliance with the procedural National Environmental Policy Act, including citizens' suits, environmental impact statements, and the litigation process.

Next Generation Compliance (Cynthia J. Giles, 2022)
In this book, the author argues that serious violations of environmental regulations are widespread, and that the regulations' structures are the most important driver of compliance results. The author further argues that well-designed regulations deploying creative strategies to make compliance the default can achieve excellent implementation outcomes.

Racial Ecologies (LeiLani Nishime & Kim D. Hester Williams eds., 2018, available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
This anthology of scholarly work examines the disparate impact of environmental degradation on communities of color.

Rethinking Environmental Law (Jan Laitos, 2021)
In this work, the author challenges historic assumptions about human relationships with nature and proposes new models that recognize the interconnectedness of humans and the environment and that provide positive legal rights to the social-ecological system.

Social Sustainability, Past and Future (Sander Ernst van der Leeuw, 2020, available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
This book comprehensively examines the development of society and the consequences for the environment. It also looks ahead at the looming risks of social and environmental crises.

State Environmental Law (Daniel P. Selmi & Kenneth A. Manaster, 2019)
This collection discusses state-based issues such as nuisance, federal constraints on state power, typical state laws and rules, state-federal cooperation, environmental impact assessments, litigation, and emerging problems.

Understanding Environmental Law (Kevin A. Reilly and Philip Weinberg, 2023)
This title provides a foundational understanding of environmental law to those who are unfamiliar with the topic. It covers the constitutional basis for environmental law, federal and state regulatory authority, pivotal case law, and relevant agency operations.

Who Really Makes Environmental Policy?: Creating and Implementing Environmental Rules and Regulations (Sara R. Rinfret ed., 2021)
Congress has mostly delegated its task of environmental policymaking to the experts at administrative agencies, and this anthology explores the issues associated with that scheme, including whether environmental rulemaking is effectively off the public record, rule finalization, how states govern environmental issues and interact with the EPA, and the future of environmental policy.

HeinOnline's Environmental/Conservation Law Journal Library
This database gathers dozens of academic law journals focused on environmental law, energy, natural resources, and related fields.

Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
This University of Arizona publication emphasizes issues relevant to the Western U.S., such as tribal law, water law, and mining. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).

Columbia Journal of Environmental Law
This nationally-oriented journal focuses heavily on the law, litigation, and science of climate change. You can also find it on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).

Environmental Law Review
This journal from Lewis & Clark Law School is the nation's oldest law review dedicated solely to environmental issues. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).

Harvard Environmental Law Review
This wide-ranging, nationally focused journal features many of the nation's most respected environmental law scholars. Also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).

Stanford Environmental Law Journal
This journal analyzes the effectiveness of legal regimes in the courtroom and their wider implications for nature. You can also find it on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).

Yale Journal on Regulation
This journal focuses more generally on administrative law, which plays an important role in the regulation of the environment through the EPA. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).

ASU Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
This program at Arizona State University combines the expertise of the Global Institute of Sustainability and the Institute for the Future of Innovation in Society. It includes programs focused on promoting biodiversity and conservation, business practices and economics, climate change and adaptation, energy, environmental humanities, food systems, future and systems thinking, international development, materials and technology, policy and governance, social and behavioral change, urbanization, and water quality, use and supply.

ASU Library Sustainability Research Guide
This research guide provides interdisciplinary information on environmental and sustainability science and policy, including video resources, eBooks, and academic research papers.

ASU Water and Environmental Technology Center
This center focuses on scientific research ensuring water quality, gathering research projects and publications on topics including water use, groundwater recharge, contaminants, and energy production.