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Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

Abstract

Conducting research on environmental law typically involves using federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, caselaw, law reviews, journals, and other resources in highly technical and scientific areas. Many of these resources are now available on the Internet, enabling lawyers to take advantage of free and convenient access to information. This paper focuses on sites specifically pertaining to environmental law; it will not address more general sites that provide statutes, administrative regulations, and caselaw. Internet sites that may be useful to environmental lawyers are grouped into the following twelve categories:

(1) Federal Government Agencies (page 38)

(2) Texas Government Agencies (page 41)

(3) Environmental News and Newsletters (page 44)

(4) Environmental Law Reviews and Journals (page 47)

(5) Environmental Law Links and Databases (page 48)

(6) Environmental Programs and Organizations (page 52)

(7) Environmental Statistics and Data (page 55)

(8) Environmental Industry Information (page 55)

(9) CERCLA/RCRA/Brownfields and Related Information (page 57)

(10) Air, Water, and Related Compliance Information (page 59)

(11) Wetlands Information (page 62)

(12) Other Environmental Sites (page 64)

Some sites are included in more than one category. This list is not exhaustive, and other helpful sites related to the environment and environmental law can be quickly located using various search engines and links.

Researchers should be aware of the risks associated with Internet research. Online research can raise issues of privacy, security, authenticity, and accuracy. It can also create a potential for virus transfers. Using government-maintained websites and private "links" sites, like those suggested in this article, minimizes authenticity and accuracy concerns. But researchers should always attempt to verify information obtained from the Internet.

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