Perspectives on the Problem of Federal Facility Liability for Environmental Contamination

April 1987
Citation:
17
ELR 10114
Issue
4
Author
Donald W. Stever

Editors' Summary: Environmental compliance by federal facilities remains one of environmental law's thorniest issues. The applicable law is intricate, and the practical need to deal effectively with large federal agencies requires different skills and approaches than those traditionally applied to the private sector. In this Article, the author analyzes current legal issues applicable to federal facilities and offers practical advice for achieving environmental compliance.

Donald W. Stever is Professor of Law at Pace University School of Law, and the author of Law of Chemical Regulation and Hazardous Waste (Clark Boardman Co., 1986). From 1977 to 1982, Professor Stever served in the U.S. Department of Justice's Land and Natural Resources Division, most recently as Chief, Environmental Defense Section. Previously, he spent five years as head of the environmental protection unit of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.