Financial reporting of environmental liabilities and risks after Sarbanes-Oxley

Financial reports and the financial reporting process -- The law and accounting sandwich -- Environmental laws -- Environmental financial reporting : overview -- Financial reporting objectives -- Sarbanes-Oxley : overview -- Certifications -- Internal control -- Improper influence on the audit -- Off-balance sheet arrangements -- Accelerated reporting -- General principles of financial reporting -- Environmental costs -- Environmental assets -- Capitalized environmental costs -- Rights of recovery -- Emission credits -- Environmental liabilities -- Environmental loss contingencies -- Environmental remediation liabilities -- Environmental guarantees -- Asset retirement obligations -- Asset impairments -- Environmental risks -- Supplemental reporting standards -- Financial statement auditing -- Internal control auditing -- Authoritative documents pertaining to environmental financial reporting