ABSTRACT
To study various laws and regulations affecting the practice of engineering and engineering projects, the case study method as normally employed in American law schools is used in this text. The case study method examines how the law in a litigated action with a particular issue, or issues, is argued, interpreted, and applied by the hearing court or hearing board in the case of a regulatory agency review. Environmental case studies generally review the environmental issue being litigated from its inception at the agency level, to hearing board appeals, and through the appeal to the trial court. From the case study, the purpose and parameters of a regulation at issue are examined, defined, and construed by the court for implementation as intended by the enacting legislative body. Case studies offer the opportunity to learn from the misinterpretations, mistakes, and challenges of others; and to know what is expected in performance to comply with environmental regulations and laws.
