General Web Sites
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
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Abstracting and indexing of all government publications with full text for Congressional Hearings 1824 to present. Plus bill tracking and legislative histories, member profiles, research, and CIS index. - HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
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An ever-expanding database that specializes in offering original PDF copies of full-runs of legal collections. It includes: most major legal periodicals, federal and state statutes, court decisions, attorney general reports and opinions, federal legislative history materials, treaties, foreign & international law material, and numerous specialized legal collections. The text of collections are fully searchable and there are tools to browse or find items by citation.
- Environmental Law: An OverviewFrom Cornell University Law School
- ECOLEXGateway to environmental law.
Laws
- Public and Private Laws104th Congress (1995-1996) to present provided at no cost by the U.S. Government Publshing Office.
- United States CodeThe United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 53 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1994 to present provided at no cost by the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
- State Statutes by TopicFrom Cornell University Law School -- topics include agriculture, fish and game, natural resources, and water.
- Laws, Legislative Materials, and Legal Issues Sources in State Agency DatabasesStates with one or more databases covering law and legislative materials are listed. If a state is not listed, no searchable database on laws or legislative materials is known.
Regulations
- eCFR (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations)Includes the currently updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations, but is not an official legal edition of the CFR. Provides by the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
- Code of Federal RegulationsThe Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. 1996 to present provided at no cost by the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
- Federal RegisterPublished by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. 1990 to present provided at no cost by the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
- Regulations.govIncludes access to all current and proposed Federal regulations as well as supporting materials, public comments, and guidance.
Important Environmental Laws - Statutes at Large/Legislative Histories
GENERAL / MULTI-SUBJECT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
- Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, amendments of 1970
- Pollution Prevention Act of 1990Title VI, Subtitle F, Section 6601 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
- Pollution Prosecution Act of 1990Title II of the Conveyance of Fish Hatchery to South Carolina
AIR
- Radon Gas and Indoor Air Quality Research Act of 1986Title IV of Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
LAND
WATER
- Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972Title III of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966, amendment
- Shore Protection Act of 1988Title IV of the Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988
