Resources - For Teacher
Cases
Other interesting cases for teacher background are found at this site -
http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/cases.html
especially, "The Siting of Beard Elementary School on Contaminated Soil"
Accessed July 2008
Oil Spill Case Histories (1967-1991) Summaries of Significant U.S. and International Spills. A list of 110 oil spills with detailed information on the nature of the spill and the clean up. http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/26_spilldb.pdf
Accessed July 2008
This website presents both sides of the Woburn, MA lawsuit dramatized in the film, Civil Action. The information is presented as evidence, allowing the reader to decide the case as if he or she were on a jury. An audio recording introduction of the site is included.
http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/onlcourse/chm110/issues/issue6B98.html
Accessed July 2008
A brief history of WR Grace Co in the Seattle PI
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/uncivilaction/grac19.shtml
Accessed July 2008
Tecton Decries Proposed Moratorium, written by Phaedra Haywood who writes for the Santa Fe New Mexican,
http://rillingsantafe.blogspot.com/2008/02/tecton-energy-llc-threatens-to-sue.html http://www.santafenewmexican.com/SantaFeNorthernNM/Tecton-decries-proposed-moratorium
Accessed July 2008
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