Environmental law assures that the environment be protected against both public and private actions to take account of costs or harms inflicted on the eco-system. Attorneys handle environmental law are involved in the protection of natural resources, land, and wildlife; regulation of harmful emissions into air and water; and monitoring of commercial and industrial activities for their impact on the environment. Environmental law attorneys also advise businesses on compliance with federal and state environmental laws.
Flowery Branch is a town in Hall County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2000 census; the United States Census Bureau estimated that the town's population was 3,994 in 2008. It is part of the Gainesville, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metropolitan statistical area.