Welcome to Tennessee Environmental Lawyers

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	There are National Emissions Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants Also known as NESHAPS, these emissions standards set by EPA for an air pollutant not covered by NAAQS that may cause an increase in deaths or in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating illness.Primary standards are designed to protect human health, secondary standards to protect public welfare.

Tennessee Lawyers specializing in Environmental Law focus on litigation concerning environmental issues such as air pollution, water contamination, chemical and nuclear waste, oil spills, and other related matters.

	Air Quality Standards, 1998
	Percentage of persons living in counties not meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency air quality standards Percentage   44   Source: Aerometric Information Retrieval System, U.S. Environmental protection Agency.

The US government passed the National Environment Protection Act (NEPA) in 1970 to help protect the environment from public and private actions such as corporate pollution or excessive logging. The Environmental Quality Improvement Act as well as the Environmental Education Act and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are other measures taken by the federal government to ensure protection of the environment, and the quality of water and air.

Common case types Tennessee Environmental Lawyers face on a daily basis include:

• Water Contamination
• Factory & Air Pollution
• Chemical Poisoning
• Toxic Waste
• CERCLA or Superfund
• Oil Pollution Spills
• Toxic Mold
• Lead Poisoning
• Asbestos Hazards
• Toxic Mold in Schools
• Benzene Exposure

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Tennessee Audio & Video         State of the Earth's Ecosystems Audio, RM, 44 kbps, 5:58, 4/22/2005 More than 1,300 hundred scientists have contributed to a new United Nations' report on the state of the world's ecosystems. We look at this "report card" for Earth. And we'll hear about a second U.N. report that recommends immediate steps we should take to protect our environment and encourage sustainable economic development. Source: National Public Radio

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