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.
Maywood is an unincorporated community in southern Lewis County, Missouri, United States. It is located about eleven miles northwest of Palmyra. The community is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.