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.
Loraine is a town in Mitchell County, Texas, United States. The population was 656 at the 2000 census. George H. Mahon (1900–1985), a former county attorney, district attorney, and U.S. Representative from the Lubbock-based congressional district is interred at Loraine City Cemetery.