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.
Ellsworth is a village in Dawson Township, McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 271 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named after Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, a Union officer considered to be the first casualty of the Civil War.