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Citizen Suits In The Environmental Field – Peril Or Promise?, Roger C. Cramton
Citizen Suits In The Environmental Field – Peril Or Promise?, Roger C. Cramton
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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The North Slope Borough, Oil, And The Future Of Local Government In Alaska, David H. Getches
The North Slope Borough, Oil, And The Future Of Local Government In Alaska, David H. Getches
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Substance And Procedure In The Construction Of The National Environmental Policy Act, Lloyd A. Fox
Substance And Procedure In The Construction Of The National Environmental Policy Act, Lloyd A. Fox
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In 1969 Congress enacted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA or Act) in an effort to deal with the many environmental problems facing the United States. In the three years that the Act has been in force, a large number of suits has been filed by environmental organizations seeking to enforce the standards enunciated in NEPA. The courts hearing these cases generally agree that NEPA imposes only procedural duties on administrative agencies. This implies that the courts will merely determine whether the agency in question has complied with the procedural requirements contained in Section 102 of the Act. This further …
Judicial Review Of Zoning Adminstration, Richard A. Pelletier
Judicial Review Of Zoning Adminstration, Richard A. Pelletier
Cleveland State Law Review
This discussion will focus on the role of the courts in zoning administration judicial review. More specifically, the limitations of that role, as it is now employed, will be examined with a suggested alternative. However, beforye a meaningful explanation of that topic can be undertaken it is necessary to provide a brief description of the zoning procedure before judicial review is summoned into the fray. For this reason, the initial portion of this comment is devoted to a general discussion of the source of the municipality's authority to promulgate zoning ordinances, and the makeup and function of the local zoning …