Environmental Health Law: An Introduction is a comprehensive overview of major US environmental laws and approaches, strategies, standards and enforcement techniques by which American law protects our environment and our health, written specifically for the non-lawyer. Emphasizing general concepts allows the book to demystify the American legal system (what law consists of, who makes it, how it is made, and how it is enforced). The authors also introduce the major environmental laws (laws governing air and water pollution, laws regulating the manufacturing, distribution, uses and disposal of hazardous substances, laws protecting workers and the workplace, and laws protecting the safety of our drugs, food and water) and evaluate issues, controversies and developments in environmental policy (with an eye towards understanding future changes in the law).