Environmental Health Law

The environment is everything around us—the air we breathe, the water we drink and use, and the food we consume. It’s also the chemicals, radiation, microbes, and physical forces with which we come into contact. Our interactions with the environment are complex and are not always healthy. Environmental health laws and policies are created to regulate and safeguard our environment.

Menu of State Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Laws Related to Odors [PDF - 400KB]
The United States has seen a significant increase in large-scale animal farming. Large-scale animal farms are classified as either animal feeding operations or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), depending on the number of animals housed. This menu examines state laws on CAFOs and the environmental odors they produce.

• Research Anthology for Environmental Odors and Public Nuisance Law [PDF - 200KB]

Using Law and Policy to Address Chemical Exposures: Examining Federal and State Approaches [PDF 1.02MB]
This article examines both federal and state policy approaches for addressing chemical exposures, with particular focus on those laws that are most relevant to consumer and household exposures. This article was published in Capital University Law Review 2014;42(1):97–141.

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