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Cargo Of Fire: A Call For Stricter Regulation Of Liquefied Natural Gas Shipment And Storage, Philip Weinberg
Cargo Of Fire: A Call For Stricter Regulation Of Liquefied Natural Gas Shipment And Storage, Philip Weinberg
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The imminent prospect of importation of large quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through congested harbors and its storage in huge tanks in densely-populated urban areas provides a classic instance of our technological reach exceeding our grasp. The severe danger of widespread fire impels an exhaustive examination of the need to import LNG through busy harbors and to store it within cities. Such conveyance and storage expose millions of persons and millions of dollars of property to extraordinary harm. Three aspects of proposed importation of LNG are particularly disturbing: (1) the federal government's insistence on promoting LNG importation prior to …
Comment: The Constitutionality Of Local Anti-Pollution Ordinances
Comment: The Constitutionality Of Local Anti-Pollution Ordinances
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Local governments have recently expanded their efforts to abate pollution problems. The constitutionality of such local ordinances under both federal and state law, however, has not yet been adequately determined. In order to clarify the constitutional limits of local environmental laws, it is necessary to examine the relevant questions raised by both the United States Constitution and the various state constitutions. Part I of this comment will deal with the federal-local conflicts and Part II will discuss the state-local conflicts. In each of the two sections, relevant legislation in the environmental field will be discussed. Finally, a model statute will …