Environmental Law
Environmental law mostly stems from a group of federal enactments passed in 1970 that forced agencies and businesses to take into account the effect of their practices on the environment, as well as setting into effect laws and standards that would protect the environment from public and private actions. While the basic purpose remains the same, state laws have evolved throughout the years to also allow for adversely affected property owners to seek out reparations for environmental harms inflicted upon them.
