The Clean Water Act and the Constitution : legal structure and the public's right to a clean and healthy environment /
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Author / Creator: | Craig, Robin Kundis. |
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Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Environmental Law Institute, c2004. |
Description: | xvii, 260 p. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | United States. -- Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Federal Water Pollution Control Act (United States) Water -- Pollution -- Law and legislation -- United States. Water -- Pollution -- Law and legislation. United States. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5567065 |
Summary: | The Clean Water Act and the Constitution: is a comprehensive, clearly organized, and insightful exploration of the Clean Water Act's intended and actual experience with federalism concerns. <p>After introducing the subject and describing its pivotal role, Professor Craig examines the Act's "cooperative federalism;" interstate water quality and the federal common law; environmental regulation and the Tenth Amendment; federal supremacy and "overfiling;" and federal sovereign immunity and federal facilities. The book includes an in-depth analysis of the Commerce Clause and issues regarding its applicability to the regulation of navigable and non-navigable waters.</p> |
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Physical Description: | xvii, 260 p. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 1585760803 |