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.
Franklin Furnace is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,537 at the 2000 census. Franklin Furnace was the name of an early iron ore furnace built in eastern Scioto County in 1826 The community that grew in that area is named after the furnace. Franklin Furnace's post office has the ZIP code of 45629.