Closing the Circle: Environmental Justice in Indian Country
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (537 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594603413 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Excellent, easy-to-understand read on Tribal Environmental Law" according to margieebee. Sometimes with books on environmental law, it is all too easy to become bogged down in all of the abbreviations contained in the environmental acts-i.e. CWA, CAA, SDWA, NSR/PSD, TIP/SIP, NPDES etc. The author of Closing the Circle did an excellent job of steering clear of overwhelming the reader with abbreviations. What makes this book helpful is a discussion of each of the major environmental acts and how they are implemented in Indian Country, written at a level that is suitable for both practitioners and lay persons seeking an overview
A resulting void of effective environmental regulation threatens the cultural survival of American Indian tribes, who face air and water contamination from a legacy of federally encouraged natural resource development. The modern environmental law paradigm of federal-state partnerships falters in Indian country where state regulatory jurisdiction is constrained by federal Indian law. The book examines comprehensively the tribal treatment-as-a-state approach first developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and later codified by Congress in amendments to most of the major environmental laws, as well as federal cases b