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.
Fontanet (also Fountain, Fountain Station, or Hunter) is an unincorporated community in central Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States. It lies along Baldwin St. , northeast of the city of Terre Haute, the county seat of Vigo County. Its elevation is 614 feet (187 m), and it is located at 39°34′34″N 87°14′37″W / 39.57611°N 87.24361°W / 39.57611; -87.24361 (39.5761500, -87.2436276). Although Fontanet is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47851. Fontanet is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. Each year on the last weekend in August, Fontanet enjoys the Annual Fontanet Bean Dinner Festival, a tradition stemming from a Civil War veterans' picnic first held in 1890. The festival was originally held on land near the DuPont Powder Mill. After the mill exploded in 1908, the picnic moved to the site known as Holloway Grove, donated by local landowner Bill Holloway.