Environmental information
Subtitle: research, access & environmental decisionmaking
By: by Sarah Lamdan
Contributors: Environmental Law Institute
Publisher: Environmental Law Institute
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781585761852
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Environmental sciences; Information services; Research; Environmental law
Other titles: Environmental information :
Description: "[T]his book helps environmental information seekers locate, obtain, and make sense of environmental records, documents, and pieces of data. It contains tips and concepts that expand beyond legal research or general research and into the broader realm of information-gathering. The book discusses environmental research tactics and resources and it also covers methods for obtaining information from nontraditional sources like government offices and open meetings"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction to environmental information --; title: Overview of environmental law --; title: Researching environmental law --; title: Environmental laws and information access --; title: Environmental information and the Freedom of Information Act --; title: Federal transparency laws beyond FOIA --; title: Rulemaking documents --; title: Grey literature : other sources of environmental information --; title: State and local environmental information access --; title: Finding environmental information in other countries : foreign and international law --; title: Making sense of environmental information -- -- Appendix 1.; title: Chronological list of select major federal environmental statutes and amendments -- -- Appendix 2.; title: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional offices : contact information.