West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 22,464 at the 2000 census. Although the borough is heavily residential, it is home to one of America's oldest traditional amusement parks, Kennywood Park; the fourth largest shopping mall in the region, Century III; a nuclear research and development facility, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory; monorail manufacturer Bombardier; P.J. Dick Trumbull-Corporation; US Steel's Irvin Plant; Community College of Allegheny County's South Campus; the Allegheny County Airport, and various other businesses and industries.

What is environmental law?

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.

Answers to environmental law issues in Pennsylvania

Citizens have various rights to stop conduct which is damaging the environment. These rights derive from the common...