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| Environmental Lawyers |
| We have particular expertise on environmental issues - advising and representing individuals and campaigns on planning, pollution, wildlife and land law, appearing at public inquiries, and conducting legal challenges. Over recent years we have acted on a large number of major development projects, including football stadia, road building schemes, sewage treatment works, incinerators and regeneration schemes; and on more local issues, such as phone masts and footpaths. |
The US government passed the National Environment Protection Act (NEPA) in 1970 to help protect the environment from public and private actions such as corporate pollution or excessive logging. The Environmental Quality Improvement Act as well as the Environmental Education Act and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are other measures taken by the federal government to ensure protection of the environment, and the quality of water and air. |
Common case types include:
- Water Contamination
- Factory & Air Pollution
- Chemical Poisoning
- Toxic Waste
- CERCLA or Superfund
- Oil Pollution Spills
- Toxic Mold
- Lead Poisoning
- Asbestos Hazards
- Toxic Mold in Schools
- Benzene Exposure
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| Wipersonalinjurylawyers is a very broad area of the law consisting of federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law relating to the prevention and cleanup of contamination of the environment including the ground, water, and air--by chemicals, hazardous wastes, and other pollutants. |
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| It is dominated, but not completely controlled, by federal and state governmental agencies. These include the Environmental Protection Agency, and state agencies, such as the Missouri Department of Natural Resources , or Kansas Department of Health and Environment who administer a large body of federal laws and regulations.Environmental law also includes private actions which can be brought by citizens to force the cleanup of contamination or pollution. Such suits are provided for in a number of federal statutes. Environmental lawsuits can also be brought under the common law for damages to person or property resulting from contamination of water, land, or air, or exposure to harmful substances. |
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