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.
Dike is a city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. The population was 944 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dike was named for railroad construction engineer Chester Thomas Dike. Dike chose the site and laid out the town in 1900.