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Cercla In A Global Context, Robert V. Percival, Katherine H. Cooper, Matthew M. Gravens
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
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Unfccc Green Climate Fund Created, Laura Drummond
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
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
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
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 …