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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > movements and regulations > environmental litigation
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > politics > environmental litigation
social science subjects > politics and international relations > government and politics > politics > environmental litigation
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational power, politics, and conflict > politics > environmental litigation
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > politics > environmental litigation

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environmental litigation  

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  • Environmental litigation—the filing of lawsuits to protect the environment or to prevent or remove pollution, or countersuits to defend against environmental legal actions—has grown enormously in the United States since the 1970s. The legal basis for these suits has been a complex, growing web of federal and state statutes, which have also created environmental regulatory agencies to develop policy rules and regulations for implementing environmental public policy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Litigation, Environmental]

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