Carefully illustrated and written in a style that is accessible to the layman and the professional and including a supporting web site that will be continually updated by the author, this book incorporates the common concepts associated with environmental regulations with new, emerging, and controversial issues of domestic and international environmental compliance. The book serves as a college level textbook and an easy-to-use tool for corporate officers, environmental professionals, and government agency personnel who need and easy-to-read, graphically-rich text on compliance issues.