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Keynote Address, David B. Fountain

Georgia Law Review Symposia

David B. Fountain, executive vice president and general counsel, serves as the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) chief legal officer for enterprise matters. He also provides counsel to the Board of Directors and, as TVA’s Designated Agency Ethics Official, is responsible for promoting an ethical performance culture across TVA. Before assuming his current role, he was senior vice president and vice general counsel.

Fountain joined TVA in June 2020 after serving in various leadership roles for more than 20 years with Duke Energy and predecessor companies Progress Energy and Carolina Power & Light. His most recent title with Duke Energy, a …

Convening Remarks, Andrea L. Dennis

Georgia Law Review Symposia

Symposium convened by Associate Dean Andrea Dennis.

Welcoming Remarks, Braden T. Meadows, Austin Headrick

Georgia Law Review Symposia

Short welcoming remarks by Executive Symposium Editors Braden T. Meadows and Austin Headrick.

Blue Carbon, Red States, And Paris Agreement Article 6, Adam D. Orford

Scholarly Works

Coastal U.S. states, including many that have opposed proactive U.S. climate policies, are contemplating entrance into the supply side of the international carbon credit markets by, among other things, hosting revenue-generating blue carbon projects on their submerged lands. The voluntary carbon credit markets already facilitate private investment in such activities, and the emerging Paris Agreement Article 6 framework is poised to generate investment interest at the national level as well. Reviewing these trends, this Perspective questions whether this is good climate, environmental, and social policy, and advises further oversight and accountability.

Remediation For Pfas Contamination: The Role Of Cercla Enforcement In Environmental Justice, Amanda F. Watson

Georgia Law Review

PFAS are a family of manufactured chemicals that are highly persistent in the environment. Most people in the U.S. have been exposed to PFAS, but different groups of people may have higher exposure due to their environments. In recent years, peer-reviewed scientific studies have shown that PFAS are linked to numerous adverse human health effects. As a result, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a variety of actions to address PFAS, including proposing to designate PFOS and PFOA, two chemicals in the PFAS family, as hazardous substances under CERCLA, or Superfund. CERCLA is the primary legal mechanism in …

Blue Carbon Law, Adam D. Orford

Scholarly Works

This Article explores the emerging law of blue carbon, defined as rules governing human interventions into Earth’s marine carbon cycles. Blue carbon law is of growing importance today as pressure mounts to incorporate coastal conservation and restoration activities into market-based carbon sequestration schemes, and as the planet’s deep oceans are evaluated for their carbon sequestration potential. The Article conceptualizes two broad trends in blue carbon law: the international law of carbon credit markets creating incentives to commodify and monetize blue carbon resources; and the responsive integration of commodification concepts into existing laws that already manage and influence blue carbon systems. …