New Jersey Law Network ~ Environmental Law

Environmental Law

New Jersey Resources

EPA Region 2
Field office for New Jersey.
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Bulletins, news releases, contact information.
NJ DEP Compliance and Enforcement
Enforcement branch of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.
Clean Air Council
Notices of public hearings, schedule of events and information on council members.
Delaware River Basin Commission
Reports, notices of public hearings, contact information.
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
Information on meetings, resource management as well as recreational information.

The Laws:

(From Cornell University's Legal Information Institute, links to specific chapters of environmental laws)

Governmental Agencies:

Environmental Protection Agency
Information about the agency, programs and initiatives, news and events, rules, regulations and legislation, and more.
Indoor Air Quality - EPA
Information on common indoor air pollutants, how to test for it, and how to treat it.
EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds Homepage
Answers to frequently asked questions, updates and publications.
President's Council on Environmental Quality
Information on the National Environmental Policy Act, Environmental Impact Analysis, links to other online resources
Department of Agriculture
News and information on the agency.
Department of Energy
In addition to news and information on the agency, declassified documents, electronic exchange of scientific and technical documents
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Technical references, NRCS data clearinghouse, volunteer programs, news and contact numbers
National Geophysical Data Center
Data in the fields of marine geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, solar-terrestrial physics, solid earth geophysics, and glaciology (snow and ice)
National Oceanic Atmospheric Association Environmental Sciences
Data includes images of the U.S., the latest weather maps for the U.S., studies of solar terrestrial physics, information on marine biology,sea surface temperatures from Coast Watch images, weather in space, and many other things.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the Department of Labor, news releases, publications, compliance assistance, answers to frequently asked questions, etc.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A bureau within the Interior Department, information on the agencies activities

Organizations:

UNEP-IETC Homepage
United Nations Environmental Program -Information on what the UN International Environmental Technology Centre
Earthlaw
Organization of environmental lawyers defending the natural resources of the west.
The Environmental Law Institute
"The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) has played a pivotal role in shaping environmental law, policy, and management, domestically and abroad for more than a quarter century. Today, ELI is an internationally recognized, independent research and education center. This site contains information about the Institute and its resources and programs."

Environmental Law News:

Environmental Update from NASA Kennedy Space Center
"An update of the environmental legislation, regulations and rulings recently issued or proposed at the federal and state levels, including information about regulatory developments in the field of worker health and safety. Also, a monthly column on issues of interest to the environmental community."
Environmental News Network
Offers a weekly online magazine and a subscription based daily news service.

Environmental Law Sites:

Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators Project
"(C)onvenient, comprehensive lookup services for information about the status of treaties and for values of indicators that illustrate the current state of a nation's socioeconomic, environmental, and natural resources."
Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy
Information on the Center's upcoming and ongoing programs, and contact information for the Center personnel.
Environmental Law Materials
Collection at Cornell's Legal Information Institute
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law: International & Environmental Law
Index from Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington