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.
Hopkinton is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The population was 681 at the 2000 census. The town is the former home of Lenox College, a small school that closed in 1944. The old campus is still maintained as a museum.