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Cercla In A Global Context, Robert V. Percival, Katherine H. Cooper, Matthew M. Gravens Sep 2012

Cercla In A Global Context, Robert V. Percival, Katherine H. Cooper, Matthew M. Gravens

Robert Percival

The article first reviews the essential features of CERCLA and how they have evolved over time through legislative amendments and judicial interpretation. The article then compares CERCLA's approach to that embodied in the European Union's 2004 Directive on Environmental Liability with Regard to the Prevention and Remedying of Environmental Damage ("ELD:). It then reviews the laws adopted by various countries, including EU members, to respond to releases of hazardous substances. The article then discusses several case studies of how different countries handled incidents of environmental contamination. It concludes by summarizing the comparative law of environmental remediation and its implications for …


Is Newer Technology Always Better?: Why Indigenous Peoples’ Technology Should Be Incorporated Into The International Fight Against Climate Change, Ashley Gardana Mar 2012

Is Newer Technology Always Better?: Why Indigenous Peoples’ Technology Should Be Incorporated Into The International Fight Against Climate Change, Ashley Gardana

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Unfccc Green Climate Fund Created, Laura Drummond Mar 2012

Unfccc Green Climate Fund Created, Laura Drummond

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Singapore Workaround: Providing A “Greenprint” For A Unfccc Party Reclassification, P. Cal Trepagnier Mar 2012

The Singapore Workaround: Providing A “Greenprint” For A Unfccc Party Reclassification, P. Cal Trepagnier

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Using Adr Principles To Resolve Environmental Disputes: How Mediated Settlements Have Helped Struggling Cercla Survive , Jamie R. Adams Feb 2012

Using Adr Principles To Resolve Environmental Disputes: How Mediated Settlements Have Helped Struggling Cercla Survive , Jamie R. Adams

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The goal of this article is to show that the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") principles has made the remediation of numerous hazardous waste sites possible, and has thus enabled the struggling program to continue benefiting Americans everywhere. First, this article provides background information regarding the enactment of the Comprehensive Environmental Clean-up and Liability Act ("CERCLA") and its successor, the Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act ("SARA"). Second, it explains why using ADR principles, instead of litigation, are vital methods of resolving CERCLA disputes. Third, three examples of major Superfund sites that were successfully cleaned up due to the use of …


Cercla In A Global Context, Robert V. Percival, Katherine H. Cooper, Matthew M. Gravens Jan 2012

Cercla In A Global Context, Robert V. Percival, Katherine H. Cooper, Matthew M. Gravens

Faculty Scholarship

The article first reviews the essential features of CERCLA and how they have evolved over time through legislative amendments and judicial interpretation. The article then compares CERCLA's approach to that embodied in the European Union's 2004 Directive on Environmental Liability with Regard to the Prevention and Remedying of Environmental Damage ("ELD:). It then reviews the laws adopted by various countries, including EU members, to respond to releases of hazardous substances. The article then discusses several case studies of how different countries handled incidents of environmental contamination. It concludes by summarizing the comparative law of environmental remediation and its implications for …