How does tort law (as inA Civil Action) compare with government regulation and other legal action under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, NEPA, CERCLA/Superfund, RCRA, and Endangered Species Act? What role has activism by environmental groups and business organizations played in (1) creating and enforcing the types of laws you discuss, as well as (2) influencing which environmental issues have been the focus of government entities and how they are addressed?

Book: Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action