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Muddying The Waters: The Need For More Clarity Under The Clean Water Act, Georgia D. Reid Aug 2021

Muddying The Waters: The Need For More Clarity Under The Clean Water Act, Georgia D. Reid

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


One Man’S Trash: Constitutional Principles Of Federalism And Privacy Implicated In San Francisco’S Mandatory Recycling Ordinance And Future Similar Legislation, J. Tyler Smith Aug 2021

One Man’S Trash: Constitutional Principles Of Federalism And Privacy Implicated In San Francisco’S Mandatory Recycling Ordinance And Future Similar Legislation, J. Tyler Smith

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Faculty And Board Of Editors, Buffalo Environmental Law Journal Aug 2020

Faculty And Board Of Editors, Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Dethroning State Security: Introducing A Human Security Perspective To Absorb The Dangers Of Climate Change To The Self-Determination Of Island State Inhabitants, Anemoone Soete Jan 2018

Dethroning State Security: Introducing A Human Security Perspective To Absorb The Dangers Of Climate Change To The Self-Determination Of Island State Inhabitants, Anemoone Soete

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

One unmistakable and indisputable consequence of Climate Change is found in the realm of oceans. Sea-levels are currently rising at a pace unknown to mankind and as a consequence island states are destined to lose habitable land territory. Whereas some may lose parts, others will lose all of it in the current business as usual scenario. This reality first begs the question as to whether an island state will continue to be a state once bereft of a territorial basis. Secondly, it must be considered how islanders might retain legal personality should this is no longer be possible through the …


To Kill A Migratory Bird: How Incidental Takes By Commercial Industry Activity Should Be Regulated By A New Civil Penalty Regime, Not The Current Mbta, Brittany E. Barbee Jan 2018

To Kill A Migratory Bird: How Incidental Takes By Commercial Industry Activity Should Be Regulated By A New Civil Penalty Regime, Not The Current Mbta, Brittany E. Barbee

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Migratory birds are at odds with commercial industries in the United States. Industries are occasionally and accidentally killing migratory birds through their legal activity. Such actions against migratory birds are known as incidental takes. While the century-old Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) prohibits the taking of migratory birds, it is unclear as to whether it prohibits these modern-day incidental takes. The MBTA imposes criminal strict liability on those who violate its prohibitions, regardless of one's mental state at the time of the incident. Should the federal government hold commercial industries criminally liable for incidentally taking migratory birds through otherwise legal …


Environments, Externalities And Ethics: Compulsory Multinational And Transnational Corporate Bonding To Promote Accountability For Externalization Of Environmental Harm, Matthew A. Susson Jan 2013

Environments, Externalities And Ethics: Compulsory Multinational And Transnational Corporate Bonding To Promote Accountability For Externalization Of Environmental Harm, Matthew A. Susson

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Developing nations often look to their bounty of natural resources or willing labor as a means of attracting international investors. While national and local governments frequently perceive the arrival of a multinational corporate presence as a boon to their economy, the potential for government instability ineffectiveness or corruption may facilitate environmentally exploitive corporate practices. Furthermore, residents of the subject nation may be left without proper legal recourse. Legislators have made various efforts in both the United States and abroad to propound Corporate Codes of Conduct to address such concerns, but despite laudable intentions, features of the increasingly global economy "accentuate …


Food Sovereignty Is A Gendered Issue, Maggie Ellinger-Locke Apr 2011

Food Sovereignty Is A Gendered Issue, Maggie Ellinger-Locke

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

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Leviathan Menacing The Gulf Coast: Catastrophic Consequences May Imperil The Rule Of Law, Beau James Brock Oct 2010

Leviathan Menacing The Gulf Coast: Catastrophic Consequences May Imperil The Rule Of Law, Beau James Brock

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Responsibility For Environmental Damage Under International Law: Can Mncs Bear The Burden? ... And How?, Miriam Mafessanti Jan 2010

Responsibility For Environmental Damage Under International Law: Can Mncs Bear The Burden? ... And How?, Miriam Mafessanti

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Building Livable Places: The Importance Of Landscape In Urban Land Use, Planning, And Development, Adrienne Lyles-Chockley Jan 2009

Building Livable Places: The Importance Of Landscape In Urban Land Use, Planning, And Development, Adrienne Lyles-Chockley

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Meas With Trade Measures And The Wto: Aiming Toward Sustainable Development?, Miguel A. Elizalde Carranza Jan 2008

Meas With Trade Measures And The Wto: Aiming Toward Sustainable Development?, Miguel A. Elizalde Carranza

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Animal Salvage: Cost-Effective Methods For The Preservation Of Marine Life, Jason Parent Oct 2006

Animal Salvage: Cost-Effective Methods For The Preservation Of Marine Life, Jason Parent

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Not In Anybody's Backyard? The Non-Distributive Problem With Environmental Justice, Joshua Glasgow Oct 2005

Not In Anybody's Backyard? The Non-Distributive Problem With Environmental Justice, Joshua Glasgow

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Attacking Military Environmental Cleanup On Foreign Soil: Should Cercla Principles Apply?, Randon H. Draper Oct 2004

Attacking Military Environmental Cleanup On Foreign Soil: Should Cercla Principles Apply?, Randon H. Draper

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The International Jurisprudence And Politics Of Hazardous Substances: Managing A Global Dilemma, Joseph F. St. Cyr Oct 2004

The International Jurisprudence And Politics Of Hazardous Substances: Managing A Global Dilemma, Joseph F. St. Cyr

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Beyond Zoning: Dynamic Land Use Planning In The Age Of Sprawl, Andrew Auchincloss Lundgren Apr 2004

Beyond Zoning: Dynamic Land Use Planning In The Age Of Sprawl, Andrew Auchincloss Lundgren

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


"Jesus Took The Five Loaves And Two Fish And Looked Up Into The Sky And Gave Thanks: Then He Broke Off Pieces For His Disciples To Set Before The Crowd. And Everyone Ate And Ate", Aaron Skinner Oct 2003

"Jesus Took The Five Loaves And Two Fish And Looked Up Into The Sky And Gave Thanks: Then He Broke Off Pieces For His Disciples To Set Before The Crowd. And Everyone Ate And Ate", Aaron Skinner

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Linking Human Rights, Rights Of Indigenous People And The Environment, Sevine Ercmann Oct 1999

Linking Human Rights, Rights Of Indigenous People And The Environment, Sevine Ercmann

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Concepts Of Community In Environmental Disputes: Farmersville And Western New York's Garbage Wars, Gary Abraham Oct 1999

Concepts Of Community In Environmental Disputes: Farmersville And Western New York's Garbage Wars, Gary Abraham

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Fanning The Flames Of Nimby: A Book Review Of The Promise And Peril Of Environmental Justice, Gary A. Abraham Oct 1998

Fanning The Flames Of Nimby: A Book Review Of The Promise And Peril Of Environmental Justice, Gary A. Abraham

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Statutory Privileges And Immunites For Voluntarily Performed Environmental Audits: Should New York State Join The Race?, Joan M. Fildes Apr 1998

Statutory Privileges And Immunites For Voluntarily Performed Environmental Audits: Should New York State Join The Race?, Joan M. Fildes

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.