ABSTRACT
Federal law imposes certain sets of minimum requirements on large construction projects such as sports stadiums and practice facilities. Federal, state, and local governments have, at times, worked with sports teams and leagues to ensure compliance with the laws and best practices in construction and waste management. The "greening" of professional sports in the United States offers tangible evidence that private companies will respond to sustainability concerns even when such responses are costly. Moreover, the law has largely not been the motivating factor behind the sustainability developments. The Environmental Protection Agency has gone beyond the strict requirements of the law to promote higher levels of environmental protection and sustainability in large, high-profile projects, including sports stadiums. As with the other big North American sports leagues, a lot of the most notable action by individual teams involves their arenas. There is a clear merging of major North American sports leagues and new environmentally conscious business and technology practices.
