Library Guides: Environmental Pollution Control/Environmental Engineering: Finding Laws, Regulations, & Standards

Finding Laws, Regulations, and Standards

EPA: Laws and Regulations
Provides text of the Clean Air Act and other federal laws. Also offers news about the Department of Environmental Protection's regulatory activities.
DEP Online Library
Links to the environmental laws of Pennsylvania, official forms, technical guidance, and agency publications.

Nexis Uni
A database comprising federal law and court cases, national news, and many other resources.

Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included. Most resources can be searched in full text.
FDSys - Federal Digital System
In addition to federal law and regulations, FDSys provides access to federal government publications and documents. Especially helpful if you are seeking from agencies besides the EPA.

The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.
LexisNexis State Capital
The library's best database for state constitutions, bills, laws, and regulations. Particularly helpful if you are interested in environmental law in states other than Pennsylvania.

State Capital Universe is the world's most comprehensive access to state government information. The service provides access to: state bills and laws; constitutions; proposed and enacted regulations; newspapers of record; articles about legislative issues affecting the states; legislature membership. Users can search for information about one state, any combination of states, or all 50 states from a single source

Pennsylvania Law Subject Guide
Links to the Pennsylvania Constitution, state statue, regulations, case law, executive orders, and case law. Most links go to web sites authored by Pennsylvania state government agencies.

ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library
The library's largest database for standards, which are voluntary agreements developed by private industries to standardize processes, operations, or products.

Provides full-text access to all current ASTM (American Society of Testing Materials) and AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) standards.
Environment & Energy Newsletters
Another current-awareness tool for environmental policy news. It is widely used by government officials, think tanks, law firms, corporate leaders, and researchers, but doesn't seem to have the helpful search features that BNA offers.

Environment & Energy Publishing (E&E) is the leading source for comprehensive, daily coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets. E&E's five daily online publications - ClimateWire, E&E Daily, E&E PM News, EnergyWire and GreenWire, are considered "must-reads" by people who track and influence energy, environmental and climate policy. The newsletters cover legislative, regulatory, and policy issues. E&E TV provides webcast programs featuring in-depth interviews and analysis with energy and environmental policy leaders. The Land Letter archive is included along with E&E Special Reports, which provide in-depth subject reports on current hot topics.

Law: A Guide to Penn State Resources
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Government Information
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Standards
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