California Environmental Law and Natural Resources Handbook

(Paperback, Fourteenth Edition)

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This thoroughly revised edition of the California Environmental Law and Natural Resources Handbook is an invaluable reference manual for lawyers, students, conservationists, and developers. It will take you step-by-step through statutes, programs, and stringent environmental standards in the State of California.
Various agencies, departments, and boards are charged with the authority to protect the environment and natural resources. Governmental responsibility for implementing and enforcing the law is divided among many governmental bodies, including statewide agencies, special districts, regional boards, and city and county governments. The California Environmental Law and Natural Resource Handbook seeks to simplify Californias complex laws by providing a clearly written comprehensive overview of key environmental topics impacting the State of California. It includes the latest information on topics such as water quality, hazardous waste control, oil spill prevention, and wetland protections.

Author Bio

Theda Braddock has been an environmental and securities attorney for over 20 years. She is the author of the Washington Environmental Law Handbook, fifth edition, Wetlands: An Introduction, third edition, and the Maryland Environmental Law Handbook, fifth edition.

Ms. Braddock is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington. She is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States Supreme Court.

Ms. Braddock attended the Great Books Program at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and received her B.A. from Mills College in Oakland, California. She received her law degree from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California.