Environmental engineering law is a profession that requires an expertise in both

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and

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. This field includes professionals with both a legal and environmental engineering education. This dual educational requirement is typically satisfied through an

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accredited degree in environmental engineering and an ABA accredited law degree. Likewise, this profession requires both licensure in professional environmental engineering and admittance to one bar.National Conference of Bar Examiners
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engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthy water,

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, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites. Environmental engineering lawyers seek to promote the advancement of technical engineering knowledge in the legal profession and to enhance informed legal analysis of complex environmental matters.

Practice areas

Environmental engineering law professionals offer a sound knowledge base in the fields of both environmental engineering and law to address complex environmental problems which demand both professional technical practice and legal expertise. Areas of practice are continually expanding, but frequently include complex land transactions, such as: * Brownfields redevelopment *

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baseline survey and building revaluation due to forthcoming

asbestos abatement In construction, asbestos abatement is a set of procedures designed to control the release of Asbestos, asbestos fibers from asbestos-containing materials. Asbestos abatement is utilized during general construction in areas containing asbestos m ...

s *

Soil contamination Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. It is typically caused by industrial activit ...

assessment & remediation, the development of a remedial action workplan (RAWP) and

engineering controls Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems. Modern engineering comprises many subfi ...

, including an environmental land use restriction (ELUR) * Total maximum daily load (TMDL) nutrient loading studies (ex. for NPDES wastewater discharges) and regulatory negotiation of nutrients discharge limits from waste treatment plants, such as

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and

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