How does tort law (as in A 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? Use issues, examples, and evidence from the course and your ideas. 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? Draw on and cite specific course materials.