An example of a government site which helps developers and citizens obtain the information and contacts they need to take part in a complex permit process - Vermont's development law, Act 250'. The main state environmental agency in Vermont. A Land Acquisition Strategy for the Agency of Natural Resources. Maps convey information about a place. Environmental law is place based.
Many humans have a strong for maps.
Especially with GIS layers, remote sensing and digital technologies, maps are powerful tools to have in your kit. These sites will get you started. Using Power Search you can limit your search to the Special Collection, or search it and the web simultaneously. You can download the list of the 5,400 periodical titles in the Special Collection, or browse the list by any of 18 subject categories. This portion of the National Library for the Environment links you to a dozen electronic sources of environmental news, many of which provide daily email alerts.