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The Information Quality Act: The Little Statute That Could (Or Couldn't?) Applying The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments Of 1996 To The Federal Communications Commission, Kellen Ressmeyer

Federal Communications Law Journal

In December 2000, Congress passed the Information Quality Act - a two sentence rider to a 712-page Appropriations Bill. The Information Quality Act, which seeks to ensure the quality of government-disseminated information, places the White House Office of Management and Budget in a supervisory role. The Office of Management and Budget subsequently finalized a set of mandatory Guidelines applicable to all federal agencies. Among other things, the Guidelines require adherence to the scientific standard articulated in the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act where such agencies engage in risk analysis to human health, safety, and the environment. As …

Linking Global Warming To Inuit Human Rights, Marguerite E. Middaugh

San Diego International Law Journal

Under international law, the United States government has violated the Inuit's human rights by failing to take action against climate change. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights should find that the allegations of human rights violations by the Inuit are justified and rule in their favor. This Article first explores the impacts of climate change on the Inuit and each of the Inuit's basic human rights, which are implicated by the environmental changes. Next, the role and responsibility of the U.S. with respect to climate change is examined. This section discusses the current attitude and actions of the U.S. government, …

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Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Reckoning With Rapanos: Revisiting "Waters Of The United States" And The Limits Of Federal Wetland Regulation , Jonathan H. Adler

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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True Access To The Courts For Citizens Working To Protect Natural Resources: Incorporating Attorney's Fees Into The Minnesota Environmental Rights Act , Michael Wietecki

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Environmental Dispute Resolution: Combining Settlement Mechanisms For Transnational Enforcement Of International Environment Disputes , Victoria C. Dawson

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Making The Waters A Little Murkier: Broadening The Endangered Species Act At The Expense Of The Clean Water Act. Defenders Of Wildlife V. United States Environmental Protection Agency , Erik G. Holland

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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The Strong Arm Of Cercla: Epa Allowed Free Reign To Recoup Cleanup Costs. United States V. W.R & Grace, Inc., Amy L. Ohnemus

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Federal Agency Action Subject To Section 7(A)(2) Of The Endangered Species Act , Steven G. Davison

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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The Relationship Between Standing And Intervention: The Tenth Circuit Answers By "Standing" Down. San Juan County V. United States, Eric S. Oelrich

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Environmental Updates

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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State Authority In Siting Of Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminals, Christopher M. Crane

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

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

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

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Creating An ‘Undeveloped Lands Protection Act’ For Farmlands, Forests, And Natural Areas, Terence J. Centner

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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World Religions And Clean Water Laws, Daryl Fisher-Ogden, Shelley Ross Saxer

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Understanding And Protecting Natural Resources, Allan Kanner, Mary E. Ziegler

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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National Security And The Endangered Species Act: A Fresh Look At The Exemption Process And The Evolution Of Army Environmental Policy, Jason C. Wells

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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Changing Corporate Behavior Through Environmental Management Systems, David W. Case

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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A New Direction For Shareholder Environmental Activism: The Aftermath Of Caremark, Geoffrey C. Rapp

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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It’S Getting Hot In Here: The Sec’S Regulation Of Climate Change Shareholder Proposals Under The Ordinary Business Exception, Sung Ho (Danny) Choi

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Corporate Governance And Rational Energy Choices, Steven Ferrey

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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If I Had A Hammer: The Oecd Guidelines For Multinational Enterprises As Another Tool To Protect Indigenous Rights To Land, Heather Bowman

Washington International Law Journal

As developing countries embrace market economies, a primary source of investment is in the form of foreign direct investment through action by Multinational Enterprises (“Multinationals”) inside a country’s borders. Activity by a Multinational is often regulated only by the host country, which may place minimal restrictions on it for fear of losing investment. This places the country’s people and environment at risk. Indigenous peoples affected by poorly planned or managed development have no opportunity to change plans before they are enacted, and have little chance to obtain reparation for damages suffered. A way of addressing this lack of participation in …

Global Warming Litigation Under The Alien Tort Claims Act: What Sosa V. Alvarez Machain And Its Progeny Mean For Indigenous Arctic Communities, Mini Kaur

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Examining Epact 2005: A Prospective Look At The Changing Regulatory Approach Of The Ferc, Heather Curlee

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Environmental Law—Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act—One Foot In The Grave: The Agonizing Death Of Voluntary Cleanup Under Cercla. Cooper Industries, Inc. V. Aviall Services, Inc., 543 U.S. 157 (2004)., Chris Kinslow

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Help For Hotspots: Ngo Participation In The Preservation Of Worldwide Diversity, Bradley M. Bernau

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This Note explores the role that nongovernmental organizations can and do play in the preservation of global biodiversity hotspots. The hotspot concept-developed in the late 1980s alongside the new field of conservation biology-identifies particular areas of the world that contain high levels of endemic species that are highly threatened or endangered. Some experts have argued that by focusing species conservation efforts on these areas, a maximum amount of species can be protected and preserved using a minimum amount of time, money, and effort, allowing the remaining, scarce funds and resources to be directed toward species conservation efforts elsewhere.

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Challenges For Private Sector Conservation: Sanderson's The Future Of Conservation In Tierra Del Fuego, Julia Amrock

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

To date, global protection of biodiversity has been largely dominated by governmental actors. Ecosystems transcending state boundaries find themselves at the mercy of international agreements, for better or for worse. Steven Sanderson of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) suggested for worse in The Future of Conservation, but he gave hope for more effective environmental conservation, if the private sector could gain more standing globally. The plan that Sanderson created for self-assertion of nongovernmental environmental groups describes approaches typically endorsed not by NGOs but by governments: global alliances, political strategy, human-centered conservation, and economic development. This Note isolates the current use …

An Economic Assessment Of The Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, Rosalind Bark-Hodgins, Bonnie G. Colby

Natural Resources Journal

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The Commerce Clause, Interstate Compacts, And Marketing Water Across State Boundaries, Olen Paul Matthews, Michael Pease

Natural Resources Journal

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The Rise And Fall Of The Ebro Water Transfer, Jose Albiac, Michael Hanemann, Javier Calatrava, Javier Uche, Javier Tapia

Natural Resources Journal

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