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.
Atlanta is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census. The late State Representative Ashton B. Collier, who served from 1956-1960 and again from 1964-1970, resided in Atlanta. He was succeeded and preceded in the House by Winnfield businessman P.K. Smith.