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Symposium On Global Environmental Constitutionalism: An Introduction And Overview, James R. May Dec 2014

Symposium On Global Environmental Constitutionalism: An Introduction And Overview, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


Transcript Of The Federalist Society’S 2012 National Lawyers Convention: Environmental Law, Federalism, And The Energy Revolution: Can State And Federal Regulators Adapt To Innovations?, Jason B. Hutt, James R. May, Craig Segall, Joel R. Burcat, Timothy M. Tymkovich Dec 2012

Transcript Of The Federalist Society’S 2012 National Lawyers Convention: Environmental Law, Federalism, And The Energy Revolution: Can State And Federal Regulators Adapt To Innovations?, Jason B. Hutt, James R. May, Craig Segall, Joel R. Burcat, Timothy M. Tymkovich

James R. May

No abstract provided.


Civil Litigation As A Tool For Regulating Climate Change: An Introduction, James R. May Aug 2012

Civil Litigation As A Tool For Regulating Climate Change: An Introduction, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


American Electric Power Company, Inc. V. State Of Connecticut: Brief Of Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondents, Stuart Banner, James R. May Aug 2012

American Electric Power Company, Inc. V. State Of Connecticut: Brief Of Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondents, Stuart Banner, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


Vindicating Environmental Rights: Constitutional Protection For Present & Future Generations, Erin Daly, James May Aug 2012

Vindicating Environmental Rights: Constitutional Protection For Present & Future Generations, Erin Daly, James May

James R. May

Our presentations will chronicle and assess the jurisprudential dimensions of constitutional environmental rights worldwide, encapsulating the preliminary findings of our book, Vindicating Environmental Rights: Constitutional Protection for Present & Future Generations, Cambridge, 2013), especially pertaining to provisions regarding rights to water, and procedural rights.

The constitutions of about 160 nations address environmental matters in some fashion, some by committing to environmental stewardship or the rights of nature, others by recognizing a basic right to a quality environment and still others by ensuring a degree of public participation in environmental decision making. Most people on Earth live under constitutions that protect …


Supreme Court Decides That Clean Air Act Displaces Federal Common Law Claims For Climate Change, James R. May Aug 2011

Supreme Court Decides That Clean Air Act Displaces Federal Common Law Claims For Climate Change, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


38th Annual Conference On Environmental Law: The Next Generation Of Environmental Law, James R. May Jan 2009

38th Annual Conference On Environmental Law: The Next Generation Of Environmental Law, James R. May

James R. May

This short piece describes the program, speakers and extras of the ABA’s 38th Annual Conference on Environmental Law. Changes abound as the Obama Administration enters, Congress welcomes new members, and states have new governors and legislators implement novel environmental initiatives.


Brief Of Environmental Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondents, Entergy V. Epa, ___ U.S. ___, Nos. 07-588, 07-589 And 07-597, James R. May, Jared A. Goldstein Oct 2008

Brief Of Environmental Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondents, Entergy V. Epa, ___ U.S. ___, Nos. 07-588, 07-589 And 07-597, James R. May, Jared A. Goldstein

James R. May

This is an amicus brief written by Professors Jim May (Widener) and Jared Goldstein (Roger Williams) on behalf of law professors in support of Respondent Riverkeeper, in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Entergy v. EPA, PSEG Fossil v. Riverkeeper, and Utility Water Group v. Riverkeeper, ___ U.S. ___, Nos. 07-588, 07-589 and 07-597, respectively. While the certified question seems improbably simple, "Whether section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. ¿1326(b), authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compare costs with benefits in determining the "best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact" at existing cooling water …


Climate Change And The Political Question Doctrine, James R. May Jun 2008

Climate Change And The Political Question Doctrine, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


Where Constitutional Law And Environmental Law Intersect, James R. May Jan 2005

Where Constitutional Law And Environmental Law Intersect, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


The Rise And Repose Of Tmdls On The Load To Perdition: Part I: Litigation, James R. May Jan 2004

The Rise And Repose Of Tmdls On The Load To Perdition: Part I: Litigation, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


The Availability Of State Environmental Citizen Suits, James R. May Dec 2003

The Availability Of State Environmental Citizen Suits, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


Where The Water Hits The Road: Case Update To Recent Developments In Clean Water Act Litigation, James R. May Dec 2002

Where The Water Hits The Road: Case Update To Recent Developments In Clean Water Act Litigation, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments In Tmdl Litigation: 1999-2002, James R. May Dec 2001

Recent Developments In Tmdl Litigation: 1999-2002, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments In Clean Water Act Litigation: September 2001-2002, James R. May Dec 2001

Recent Developments In Clean Water Act Litigation: September 2001-2002, James R. May

James R. May

No abstract provided.