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Environmental Law
Author(s) -
Sanders Dee Ann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143012x1340727510
Subject(s) - liberian dollar , enforcement , environmental law , clean water act , wastewater , law , law enforcement , environmental science , business , environmental engineering , natural resource economics , political science , economics , water quality , ecology , finance , biology
The activity level in water‐related environmental law was relatively low during 2011, with no new or reauthorized environmental laws enacted. There continued to be concern over the environmental impacts of energy extraction and production. A significant number of multi‐million dollar enforcement actions were taken against wastewater utilities with major, continuing wet weather flow problems.