Overview
The Environmental Law and Policy database provides comprehensive access to U.S. and international primary sources documenting the development of environmental law, policy, and governance. The collection traces responses to conservation, pollution, climate change, and environmental risk from early industrial regulation through modern global agreements.
As emerging technologies—such as artificial intelligence—accelerate research and decision-making, this database offers authoritative historical and legal context essential for understanding contemporary environmental challenges within broader legal, scientific, and global frameworks.
Editorial Review and Discovery Features
Expert Editorial Review
All titles are reviewed by HeinOnline editors and assigned detailed subject coverage. Editorial notes, curated scholarly articles, and ongoing updates help researchers navigate a complex and evolving body of environmental law with confidence.
Interactive Timeline
An interactive timeline highlights key milestones in the modern environmental movement from 1958 to the present. Legal, scientific, and social developments are presented alongside international events, illustrating how environmental policy responses have evolved across regions and time.
Global Perspective
The database places national environmental developments within an international context, emphasizing treaties, multinational agreements, and cross-border environmental challenges. This approach demonstrates how shared environmental concerns influence governance worldwide.
Browse by Subject Area
Titles are organized into 24 subject areas, allowing users to explore specific environmental and legal issues across jurisdictions, time periods, and publication types.
Subject areas include:
- The Natural World
- Human Impact
- Regulation & Society
- Emerging Issues
- Marine & Aquatic Life
- Animals, Birds & Insects
- Wilderness
- Wetlands
- Pollution
- Hazardous Waste
- Resource Extraction
- Agriculture
- Environmental Justice
- Clean Air Act
- Emission Standards
- Land Use
- Climate Change
- Renewable Energy
- Invasive Species
Additional guidance is available through the Environmental Law and Policy LibGuide, which provides curated research support and resource highlights.