California Environmental Law and Natural Resources Handbook

California Environmental Law and Natural Resources Handbook
Author: Theda Braddock
Publisher: Bernan Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1636714226

This thoroughly revised edition of the California Environmental Law and Natural Resources Handbook is an invaluable reference manual for lawyers, students, conservationists, and developers. It will take you step-by-step through statutes, programs, and stringent environmental standards in the State of California. Various agencies, departments, and boards are charged with the authority to protect the environment and natural resources. Governmental responsibility for implementing and enforcing the law is divided among many governmental bodies, including statewide agencies, special districts, regional boards, and city and county governments. The California Environmental Law and Natural Resource Handbook seeks to simplify California’s complex laws by providing a clearly written comprehensive overview of key environmental topics impacting the State of California. It includes the latest information on topics such as water quality, hazardous waste control, oil spill prevention, and wetland protections.

California Environmental and Natural Resources Handbook

California Environmental and Natural Resources Handbook
Author: Peter Hsiao
Publisher: Government Inst
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2004
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780865879782

California's environmental standards can be more stringent than the federal standards. If you work in California or do business with someone who does, make sure you understand the differences. This newly updated handbook takes you step-by-step through the statutes and programs and provides you with a comprehensive overview of California's complex laws. Contents include new legislation codifying significant portions of the New Source Review program, the new Hazardous Waste of Concern and Public Safety Act, new statutes regulating packaging and package components, amendments to California's Proposition 65, changes to water and coastal-resources regulations, and new developments to tort law.

The California Naturalist Handbook

The California Naturalist Handbook
Author: Greg de Nevers
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2013-02-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520954610

The California Naturalist Handbook provides a fun, science-based introduction to California’s natural history with an emphasis on observation, discovery, communication, stewardship and conservation. It is a hands-on guide to learning about the natural environment of California. Subjects covered include California natural history and geology, native plants and animals, California’s freshwater resources and ecosystems, forest and rangeland resources, conservation biology, and the effects of global warming on California’s natural communities. The Handbook also discusses how to create and use a field notebook, natural resource interpretation, citizen science, and collaborative conservation and serves as the primary text for the California Naturalist Program.

Handbook on California's Natural Resources

Handbook on California's Natural Resources
Author: California. Resources Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1968
Genre: Conservation of natural resources
ISBN:

An informational guide to the development and maintenance of programs in natural resource use and conservation and in natural science --Kindergarten and grades one through twelve.

California Environmental Law and Policy

California Environmental Law and Policy
Author: Albert I. Herson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2017-03-28
Genre: Environmental law
ISBN: 9781938166150

The only book that covers the entire field of California environmental, land use, and natural resources law in a concise, user-friendly format. Authors Herson and Lucks have now thoroughly updated and expanded the first edition, includingSignificant updates to federal and state environmental law that occurred between 2008 and late 2016.An additional major chapter on international, national and state climate change law and policy.This book was written to serve the needs of planners, project applicants, developers, landowners, regulatory agency staff, consultants, attorneys, environmental managers, interested citizens, and students with a survey of California environmental law written for a general, non-technical audience.Written in non-technical language, the book comprehensively surveys the most important California environmental statutes and regulatory programs, as well as relevant federal environmental statutes and regulatory programs. It highlights landmark court cases and current policy issues, and provides practical tips on getting through the regulatory process successfully. To assist in more in-depth research, the book identifies sources of further information for each major program.