Natural Resource Damage Assessment Deskbook: Legal and Technical Analysis.

by Valerie Ann Lee and P.J. Bridgen

Organized to guide environmental practitioners through the complex web of legal rights addressing restoration and compensation for loss of natural resources affected by the release of hazardous materials, the Environmental Law Institute's new book delves into the topic with adequate breadth and scope.

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Deskbook: Legal and Technical Analysis, a comprehensive survey of the law, associated legal techniques, and the sciences and economic formulae involved with such a topic, explains complicated policies, clarifies the jurisdiction of trustee, and describes the statutes involved.

Determining which law applies to what offense can get confusing. With no fewer than five major federal acts comprising thousands of statutes that create a mosaic of regulations, laws, and assessment criteria, there has been little in the way of comprehensive overview to guide attorneys and the public on how to claim damages. The Deskbook thoroughly examines the framework for liability and the goals of the federal statutes providing a right of action for natural resource damages.

The authors, attorney Valerie Ann Lee and economist and biochemist P.J. Bridgen, have written a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the subject, through which they discuss the framework for liability and the goals of the federal statutes providing a right of action for natural resource damages. The book presents both analysis of law and practical information about the elements of natural resource damage assessment and the technical approaches used. Appendices include sample memoranda of agreement and understanding from completed natural resource damage assessments.

Deskbook, which totals 415 pages with an additional 152 pages of appendices, can be ordered from the Environmental Law Institute for $89.95 plus shipping by calling [phone], or online at www.eli.org.