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Environmental Law Resources

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
At the federal level, the EPA protects the environment through regulation and oversight.
Pollution Control Agency (PCA)
In Minnesota, the PCA protects the health of our environment.

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile indexes environmental science content under a variety of major and minor subject headings. Browse by discipline or use the search tools to begin your research.
JSTOR
JSTOR has several collections of relevant academic journals; environmental science is divided into several topics.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is an excellent resource for scholarly articles on the Internet.

To find more resources you may wish to consult the following catalog subject headings.

Department of the Interior
Land use at the federal level typically involves decisions by the Department of the Interior and its various bureaus, which manages many federal lands.
National Park Service
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Department of Natural Resources
In Minnesota, the Department of Natural Resources is charged with protecting and maintaining the natural environment.
Metropolitan Council
In urban settings, land use decisions are often made by zoning boards at the municipal level of government. In the Twin Cities, the Metropolitan Council plays a significant role in coordinating land use decisions that affect more than one community.

Real Estate Law & Industry Report
If you wish to keep up on current legal issues in land use, BNA provides an online journal that includes land use litigation.

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile indexes popular media and social science content under a variety of major and minor subject headings. Browse by discipline or use the search tools to begin your research.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is an excellent resource for scholarly articles on the Internet.

To find more resources you may wish to consult the following catalog subject headings.

JSTOR
JSTOR has several collections of relevant academic journals; occupational safety is divided into several topics.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is an excellent resource for scholarly articles on the Internet.

To find more resources you may wish to consult the following catalog subject headings.