Environmental/Natural Resources Law
This research guide lists general legal resources concerning environmental and natural resources law that are available in the HSU Library or on the Internet.
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Dictionaries
- ABC-CLIO Companion to the Environmental Movement (Grossman) 1994 (ref GE 197 G76 1994) Guide to the conservation movement and enviromentalism in the United States from early naturalists to the present. Entries also include major environmental legislation and court decisions.
- Conservation and the Law: A Dictionary (Donahue) 1998 (ref KF 5505 A68 D66 1998) Contains one-page entries on significant conservation law topics including leading statutes and cases, organizations, people, and terms.
- Environment and the Law: A Dictionary (Patton-Hulce) 1995 (ref KF 3775 A68 P38 1995) Contains one-page entries on anti-pollution law topics including statutes and court cases, legal terms and concepts, key regulatory figures and agencies, and environmental issues and organizations.
- Natural Resources Glossary (Government Institutes) 1991 (ref KF 5505 A65 N37) Definitions are keyed to federal statutes and regulations
Current Legislation and Policy
In addition to these sources that focus on legislation and policy issues in government see the section in the Environmental Science research guide on Current Awareness/News.
- United States
- Active Legislation (US Senate) Alphabetical listing of active legislation by subject or popular title. Updated at least weekly when Congress is in session.
- Bills and Resolutions--Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet (Library of Congress) Tracks current bills in Congress. Search by bill number, keyword, sponsor, status in legislative process, committee, or date of introduction.
- CQ Weekly (HSU users only) Provides weekly coverage of actions in the U.S. Congress, including the status of bills, votes and amendments, and floor and committee activity from 1983 to the present. Browse by broad topic or search by keyword.
- Congressional Record Summaries (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Legislative Library) Index to Congressional actions on the environment as recorded in the Congressional Record. Appears everyday Congress is in session.
- Congressional Research Service Reports (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service) Contains over 1300 Issue Briefs and Reports prepared for the US Congress on natural resources, environmental quality, and other general topics, including proposed legislation. Regularly recurring reports on current legislative issues cover environmental protection; natural resources; and fisheries, aquaculture and marine mammals.
- Current Status of Wilderness (and related) Bills [#] Congress (John McComb)Tracts legislation in each session of Congress from the 106th to the present.
- Energy/Environment on Capitol Hill (Citizen Joe) Highlights the national policy debates in Congress.
- Energy and Environment Daily (HSU users only) Covers environmental and energy issues in the U.S. Congress
- "Environment and Energy" IN Congress and the Nation (Congressional Quarterly) Published every four years (Ref JK 1041 C6) Summary of major environmental and energy legislation organized by four year Presidential term.
- Issue
Guide: Environment (Public Agenda) Includes sections on issues
and public opinion.
- National Environmental Scorecard (League of Conservation Voters) Contains the voting records of members of Congress on key environmental legislation as determined by a consensus of 19 environmental groups; includes scorecards from 1971 to the present.
- Outdoor News Bulletin (Wildlife Managment Institute) (print copy available in Periodical SK 351 08) Biweekly newsletter published by the Wildlife Management Institute reporting on legislative and management developments.
- Unified Agenda (Semiannual Regulatory Agenda) (GPO Access) The Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is published twice a year in the Federal Register. It lists regulatory actions by agency that are being developed or have recently been completed. Browse by agency or search by keyword.
- Wilderness Legislation in the ... Congress (Wilderness Society) Describes wilderness bills that have been introduced in the current session of Congress and a provides a summary of their status.
In addition to the following links environmental organizations may track legislation in their area of interest. See Environmental Science Directories to identify organizations of interest.
- California
- Bill Information (Legislative Counsel of California) Contains text, status, history, analyses and votes of all introduced bills from the 1993/94 legislative session to the present. Includes an historical sequence of text revisions made during the legislative process. Indexes include bill number, author, and keyword. Includes bills from Updated daily.
- California Policy Inbox (UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies Library) Selectively reports on new public policy research about California as reported on the websites of academic, nonprofit, and governmental research organizations. Browse by date, subject category, including "Environment; or search by keyword.
- Legislative Index (Legislative Counsel of California) Current legislative session only. Issued periodically with each issue being cumulative for the legislative session. Contains two parts: a "subject index" to introduced bills and resolutions; and a "table of sections affected" that shows each section of the Constitution, codes, and uncodified laws affected by introduced bills. For indexes covering 1897 to 2001 see Histories and Indexes (California State Assembly).
- California Environment and Natural Resources Policy Sources (State of California) Includes listing of major laws, policy sources and agencies.
- CLCV Legislative Environmental Scorecard (California League of Conservation Voters) Includes the "Annual Guide to Environmental Legislation and Votes" from 1988 to the present.
- Digest of Legislation (California Senate. Rules Committee) (Cal Doc L551 S53) Annual digest, arranged by broad subject, that gives a one sentence annotation of all introduced legislation and its status in the legislative process. An introductory "Legislative Overview" highlights major legislation by broad subject.
- Policy Legislation: Natural Resources and Coastal Issues (California Senate. Office of Research) Annual compilation that highlights major legislation dealing with natural resources, wildlife, water, parks and pollution control. Also includes links to state agencies and environmental NGOs in the state. The Senate Office of Research also publishes a semiannual series of Legislative Highlights, one of which previews introduced legislation and the other highlights legislative accomplishments. Both are organized by subject.
In addition to the following links Califonria environmental organizations may track legislation in their area of interest. See California Environment Information Sources--Directories to identify organizations of interest.
Internet Guides
In additional to the following specific guides many of the general legal Internet Guides include sections on environmental and natural resources law.
- ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law: International Environmental Law (American Society of International Law)
- ECOLEX: a Gateway to Environmental Law (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Conservation Union and United Nations Environment Programme) Areas covered include treaties, national legislation, court decisions and literature references from journals and monographs. Search form allows one to search by broad subject, keyword, or geographic area.
- Environmental Law (FindLaw)
- Environmental Law (Jurist)
- Environmental Law: An Overview (Cornell Law School. Legal Information Institute)
- Environmental LawNet (David Blackmar)
- International Environmental Law and Policy: A Comprehensive Reference Source (Hunter, Salzman, and Zaelke) 21 thematic chapters contain links to sites containing treaties, treaty offices, documents, NGOs, government agencies, and other sites.
- Internet Law Library - Environmental, Natural Resource and Energy Law (LawGuru)
- Legal Information Sources on the Internet (U.S. Department of the Interior Law Library)
- Natural Resources Law: An Overview (Cornell Law School. Legal Information Institute)
Textbooks, Manuals, and Commentaries
- United States
- Cases and Materials on Environmental Law (Findley & Farber) 1995 (KF 3775 A7 F56 1995)
- Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law (Getches, Wilkinson, & Williams) 1998 (ref KF 8204.5 G47 1998)
- Cases and Materials on Water Law (Gould & Grant)) 2000 (KF 646 G68 2000)
- Energy and Natural Resources Law in a Nutshell (Laitos and Tomain) 1992 (KF 2120 Z9 L27 1992)
- Environmental Law Handbook (Government Institutes) 1999 (ref KF 3775 E473)
- Environmental Law in a Nutshell (Findley & Farber) 1996 (KF 3775 Z9 F56 1996)
- Federal Public Land and Resources Law (Coggins, Wilkinson & Leshy) 1993 (ref KF 5604 C64 1993)
- Federal Statutes on Environmental Protection (Freedman) 1987 (ref KF 3775 F75) Brief discussion of 89 federal statutes including references to case law
- Law of Water Rights and Resources (Tarlock) 1988 (ref KF 5569 T37 1988) (West Environmental Law Series)
- Law of Wetlands Regulation (Want) 1989 (ref KF 5624 W36 1989) (West Environmental Law Series)
- Legal Control of Water Resources: Cases and Materials (Sax, Abrams, & Thompson) 1991 (KF 5568 S28 1991)
- Native American Natural Resources Law: Cases and Materials (Royster and Blumm) 2002 (Ref KF 8210 N37 R69 2002)
- Natural Resources Law: Cases and Materials (Laitos) 1985 (KF 5505 A7 L35 1985)
- Natural Resources Law Handbook (Baur) 1991 (ref KF 5505 N38 1991)
- Public Natural Resources Law (Coggins & Glicksman) 1990 (ref KF 5505 C64 1990) (West Environmental Law Series)
- Summary of Environmental Law in North America (Commission for Environmental Cooperation) - contains 25 chapters on natural resources and environmental law topics, each with subsections on Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
- Waters and Water Rights (Beck) 1991 (KF 645 W3 1991) 7 volumes
- Water Law in a Nutshell (Getches) 1997 (KF 5569.3 G48 1997)
- Water Resource Management: A Casebook in Law and Public Policy (Tarlock, Corbridge, & Getches) 1993 (KF 5568 W38 1993)
- Wilderness Act Handbook (Wilderness Society) 2004. Sets forth the relevant laws, regulations, and policies that govern the creation, expansion, and management of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The Wilderness Act is printed in its entirety, along with interpretation and excerpts from and analysis of subsequent legislation that has influenced the designation or management of wilderness.
- California
- California Environmental and Natural Resources Law Handbook (Hsiao & Black) 2004 (ref KFC 610 A45 C35)
- California Water (Littleworth and Garner) 1995 (KFC 790 L58 1995)
Primary Legal Sources
The Legal Research: Federal and California Primary Sources research guide lists general resources for federal and California statutory, case and administrative law. The following specific compilations focus on environmental or natural resources law:
- International
- Electronic Information System for International Law: International Enviromental Law (American Society of International Law) Links to primary documents in international environmental law in 14 subject areas.
- Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) (CIESIN, SEDAC, NASA) - Find text and status information on over 170 environmental treaties, along with other related information easily.
- Marine Mammal Commission Compendium of Selected Treaties,International Agreements, and Other Relevant Documents on Marine Resources, Wildlife and the Environment (Wallace) 1994 (Docs Y 3 M33/3:2 T71) Includes over 400 treaties and international agreements
- Multilaterals Project (Tufts University. Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy) Includes the fulltext of international multilateral conventions and other instruments
- United States
- Compilation of Selected Acts Concerning National Parks, Public Lands, and Related Matters: with Amendments through the End of the 106th Congress (U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Resources) 2001 (Committee Print 107-A) (microfiche copy available in Docs Y4 R31/3:107-A fiche)
- Environment Reporter: Cases (Bureau of National Affairs) (KF 3775 A6 E495) (Library as Vol. 1 (1970)- Vol. 41 (1996)) Collection of federal and state court opinions in environmental law. Each volume includes a topical index, a classified index digest containing the headnotes of all included cases, a case index, and a case by jurisdiction index.
- Environmental, Clean Air, Clean Water, Coastal Waters, Solid Waste (FedLaw) Includes fulltext laws, regulations and other related links
- Environmental Law (FindLaw) Includes references to relevant U. S. Code sections
- Indian Affairs: Laws, and Treaties (Kappler) 1904-1979 (print copy available in Docs I 1.107 vol. 1-7) Includes Native American laws and treaties through 1971. See also Kappler Revisited: an Index and Bibliographic Guide to American Indian Treaties (Bernholz) 2003 (ref KF 8203 2003) that integrates 375 treaties recognized by the US Department of State with nine other important Native American treaty sources and provides better indexing by tribe name to treaties to which a tribe was a signatory.
- Major Environmental Laws (US Environmental Protection Agency) Contains a summary and the fulltext of 18 environmental laws
- Natural Resources Statutes (Government Institutes) 1991 (ref K 5505 A3 1991) Contains the complete text of 25 natural resources statutes.
- Selected Federal Public Wildlands Management Law (Shannon) 1983 (KF 5602 1983) Compilation of selected federal public land law, court cases, and Executive orders.
- California
- California Air Pollution Laws (California Air Resources Board) annual (Cal Doc L 400 A4c)
- Other States
- State Statutes on the Internet: Natural Resources - General (Cornell Law School. Legal Information Institute)
Journals and Reviews
Listed are print and online fulltext journals and law reviews available through the HSU Library. Check the Journal and Newspaper Finder for exact holdings. The online fulltext for many of these titles is available in LexisNexis Academic.
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Magazines and Newspapers
- ENDS Environment Daily (Environmental Data Services) - covers European environmental news
- Environmental Law News (State Bar of California Environmental Law Section)
- High Country News (Per S 900 H5)
- Newsletter (Environmental Defense Fund)
Indexes
Indexes can be used to find popular, scholarly, and professional legal literature published in journals, reviews, magazines, conference proceedings, government documents, and other types of publications. In addition to the following indexes that cover environmental/natural resources law, other General Legal Indexes and more discipline focused Databases may also include relevant references.
- Environmental Science and Pollution Management (HSU users only) Indexes environmental science and pollution research, including legal aspects, from over 5,000 journals and other literature, mostly from 1981 to the present.
- Geobase (HSU users only) Emphasizes periodical and conference literature on physical, economic, and cultural geography including the legal aspects of humankind's relationship to the land.
- Lexis Nexis Academic (HSU users only) Fulltext database containing several sections of interest. The "News" section includes articles from thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television transcripts, newswires, and newsletters. This includes reporting of law related issues at national, state, and local levels. The "Legal Research" section includes national and state "primary" level resources, and the fulltext of over 20 environmental/natural resource law review journals.
- Social Science in Forestry Bibliography (University of Minnesota Forestry Library) Includes literature from 1985 to the present on legislation, policy, planning, management, and economic development issues as applied to forestry and public land management in general. One of the subject categories is legislation.