Environmental Law

Washington State Sources

Agency Resources

Many agencies have some involvement with the environment.  Here are just a few:

• Washington State Department of Ecology

  The Washington State equivalent to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
• Washington Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources
• Washington State Conservation Commission
• Columbia River Gorge Commission
• Washington State Department of Health
• Washington State Department of Transportation - Environmental Services

Administrative Decisions

• Westlaw - Washington Environmental Administrative Decisions
• Columbia River Gorge Commission - Land Use Decisions
• Washington Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office - Decision Search

  Search decisions for the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Board (ELUHB), Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), Shoreline Hearings Board (SHB), Hydraulic Appeals Board (HAB), and the Forest Practice Appeals Board (FPAB).
• Growth Management Hearings Board - Decision Search

Secondary Sources

Environmental law can be complex to research as it may involve federal, state and local laws, as well as multiple disciplines. It may be helpful to start with some secondary sources, such as those listed below, to get some background or an overview of environmental law topics, which may help guide your research.  The following are a few secondary sources on environmental law in Washington State:

• Washington Environmental Law Handbook by Theda Braddock

  Call Number: KFW354 .W37

  ISBN: 1598887505

  Publication Date: 2015-04-01

  1st Floor Kelley Reading Room
• Washington Practice

  Call Number: KFW80 .W37

  Environmental Law and Practice, v. 23-24.
  1st Floor Kelley Reading Room
• Washington Lawyers Practice Manual by King County Bar Association

  Call Number: KFW80 .W27

  1st Floor Kelley Reading Room
  Also available to Gonzaga law students on TWEN
• The Washington State Environmental Policy Act: A Legal and Policy Analysis by Richard L. Settle

  Call Number: KFW354 .S47

  ISBN: 0409203602

  Publication Date: 1995-09-01

  1st Floor Kelley Reading Room
  Lexis Advance