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Environmental Law
Author(s) -
Sanders Dee Ann
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.2175/106143014x14031280668650
Subject(s) - environmental law , law , clean water act , government (linguistics) , political science , shut down , climate change , environmental science , environmental protection , environmental planning , engineering , water quality , oceanography , ecology , philosophy , geology , linguistics , biology , nuclear engineering
The activity level in water‐related environmental law was relatively low in 2013, with no new or reauthorized environmental laws enacted. The government shut‐down in October caused delays in some environmental programs, but there was significant activity on climate change. A new EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, took over from Lisa Jackson during 2013.