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Full-Text Articles in Law
Forever Chemicals Are Infiltrating America, And The Nation Is Letting Impoverished And Marginalized Communities Take The Brunt Of The Contamination, Elizabeth Troutman
Forever Chemicals Are Infiltrating America, And The Nation Is Letting Impoverished And Marginalized Communities Take The Brunt Of The Contamination, Elizabeth Troutman
Seattle Journal for Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Characterizing Legal Implications For The Use Of Transboundary Aquifers, Gabriel Eckstein
Characterizing Legal Implications For The Use Of Transboundary Aquifers, Gabriel Eckstein
Faculty Scholarship
Groundwater resources that traverse political boundaries are becoming increasingly important sources of freshwater in international and intranational arenas worldwide. This is a direct extension of the growing need for new sources of freshwater, as well as the impact that excessive extraction, pollution, climate change, and other anthropogenic activities have had on surface waters. It is also a function of the growing realization that groundwater respects no political boundaries, and that aquifers traverse jurisdictional lines at all levels of political geography.
Due to this growing awareness, questions pertaining to responsibility and liability are now being raised in relation to the use, …
Who's Going To Pay For The Next Dam Disaster? The Complex Issues Emergency Managers Fact When Dealing With North Carolina's Failing Dam Infrastructure Communities, Stacy Hannah
NCCU Environmental Law Review
No abstract provided.
Responding To Nuisance Flooding Of Coastal Highways: Options For Massachusetts Municipalities, Melissa Chalek
Responding To Nuisance Flooding Of Coastal Highways: Options For Massachusetts Municipalities, Melissa Chalek
Marine Affairs Institute Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Maintenance Of Water And Sewer Infrastructure In Response To Sea Level Rise In Massachusetts, Melissa Chalek
Maintenance Of Water And Sewer Infrastructure In Response To Sea Level Rise In Massachusetts, Melissa Chalek
Marine Affairs Institute Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Resolving "Resolved": Covenants Not To Sue And The Availability Of Cercla Contribution Actions, Jacob Podell
Resolving "Resolved": Covenants Not To Sue And The Availability Of Cercla Contribution Actions, Jacob Podell
Michigan Law Review
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)—as part of its dual goals of cleaning up hazardous-waste sites and ensuring that the polluter pays for that cleanup—gives private parties two mutually exclusive causes of action: cost recovery and contribution. Contribution is available in limited circumstances, including if the party has “resolved” its liability with the government. But CERCLA does not define this operative term. Federal courts are split over how the structure of a settlement resolves liability. Several courts follow Bernstein v. Bankert, which held that any conditions precedent and nonadmissions of liability strongly suggest that a party …
Loss & Damage From Climate Change: A Maturing Concept In Climate Law?, Meinhard Doelle, Sara Seck
Loss & Damage From Climate Change: A Maturing Concept In Climate Law?, Meinhard Doelle, Sara Seck
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
In this article we examine legal perspectives on recovery for harm caused by climate related loss and damage. We start by discussing the meaning of loss and damage, and its relationship to climate mitigation and adaptation. We then consider, at a conceptual level, how those harmed by loss and damage from human induced climate change may pursue remedies against those who have contributed to the harm suffered.
Environmental Liability For Deep Seabed Mining In The Area: An Urgent Case For A Robust Strict Liability Regime, Keith Macmaster
Environmental Liability For Deep Seabed Mining In The Area: An Urgent Case For A Robust Strict Liability Regime, Keith Macmaster
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
This article will focus on liabilities for the Area and examine the question of liability for the various actors involved, including contractors/operators who carry out the exploitation of resources, sponsoring States, flag States, and the International Seabed Authority. It is necessary to analyze the current state of liability provisions, should environmental damage occur in the Area. The rapid pace of technological advancement and the unknown extent of environmental damage make a fulsome liability regime necessary. Unfortunately, as will be shown in this article, there are still extensive unknowns in the legal landscape. This article will investigate two areas of liability: …
11th Marine Law Symposium: Legal Strategies For Climate Adaptation In Coastal New England 2018, Roger Williams University School Of Law
11th Marine Law Symposium: Legal Strategies For Climate Adaptation In Coastal New England 2018, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Marine Affairs Institute Conferences, Lectures, and Events
No abstract provided.
Asarco Llc V. Atlantic Richfield Company, Ryan L. Hickey
Asarco Llc V. Atlantic Richfield Company, Ryan L. Hickey
Public Land & Resources Law Review
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabiltiy Act, commonly known as CERCLA, facilitates cleanup of hazardous waste sites and those contaminated by other harmful substances by empowering the Environmental Protection Agency to identify responsible parties and require them to undertake or fund remediation. Because pollution sometimes occurrs over long periods of time by multiple parties, CERCLA also enables polluters to seek financial contribution from other contaminators of a particular site. The Ninth Circuit clarified the particuar circumstances under which contribution actions may arise in Asarco LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Co., holding non-CERCLA settlements may give rise to CERCLA contribution …
From Smokes To Smokestacks: Lessons From Tobacco For The Future Of Climate Change Liability, Martin Zp Olszynski, Sharon Mascher, Meinhard Doelle
From Smokes To Smokestacks: Lessons From Tobacco For The Future Of Climate Change Liability, Martin Zp Olszynski, Sharon Mascher, Meinhard Doelle
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
In this article, we imagine a future Canada (circa 2030) wherein the world has managed to avoid the worst climate change but nevertheless has begun to experience considerable warming. Governments of all levels, but especially provincial ones, are incurring unprecedented costs to mitigate the effects of climate change and to adapt to new and uncertain climatic regimes. We then consider how legislatures might respond to these challenges. In our view, the answer may lie in the unprecedented story of tobacco liability, and especially the promulgation in the late 1990s of provincial legislation specifically designed to enable provinces to recover the …
Superfund Chaos Theory: What Happens When The Lower Federal Courts Don't Follow The Supreme Court, Steven Ferrey
Superfund Chaos Theory: What Happens When The Lower Federal Courts Don't Follow The Supreme Court, Steven Ferrey
Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law
There is legal chaos in the national Superfund. The Supreme Court reversed decisions of eleven federal circuit courts in United States v. Atlantic Research Corp. There is no instance in modern Supreme Court history where the Court reversed every federal circuit court in the country, as it did in Atlantic Research. The Supreme Court’s reversal was through a unanimous decision. This was extraordinary: It not only reversed the entire legal interpretation of one of America’s most critical statutes, but also re-allocated billions of dollars among private parties.
The Supreme Court, when it rendered its decision, seemed to be rectifying a …
Weather Modification: A Modest Proposal, Lawrence A. Weirs
Weather Modification: A Modest Proposal, Lawrence A. Weirs
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Clever Titles And Insurance Don't Mix: How Dodging Liability Will Allow Insurance Companies To Become A Major Player In Climate Change Law And Policy Reform, Samantha Daily
San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law
While some of the worlds governments and industries have taken action and enforced regulations attempting to mitigate the effects of climate change, the United States has been slow to join. An increasing number of groups and public figures in the United States, however, have started to strongly advocate for climate change policy reform including stricter laws and policies. The insurance sector is a group that can influence the United States to take actions to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The insurance industry comprises a significant part of the United States economy. In 2013, net premiums written for the property …
La Victoria De Urgenda: El Inicio De La Lucha Judicial Frente Al Cambio Climatico, Teresa Parejo Navajas
La Victoria De Urgenda: El Inicio De La Lucha Judicial Frente Al Cambio Climatico, Teresa Parejo Navajas
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
La Sentencia del Tribunal del Distrito de La Haya de junio de 2015, por medio de la cual se obliga al gobierno de los Países Bajos a adoptar una política de mitigación más ambiciosa, ha supuesto una noticia inesperada y valiente que, sin perjuicio de su – en algunas ocasiones – débil argumentación, supone un importantísimo avance en la lucha contra el cambio climático.
Abstract in English
The ruling of The Hague District Court of June 2015 forces the Dutch government to implement a more ambitious mitigation policy in order to comply with its duty of care. This unexpected and …
Legal Aspects Of Coastal Adaption & Resilience In Rhode Island: A Workshop For Municipal Solicitors And Staff, Roger Williams University School Of Law, Marine Affairs Institute, Sea Grant Rhode Island, Coastal Resources Management Council, University Of Rhode Island Graduate School Of Oceanography
Legal Aspects Of Coastal Adaption & Resilience In Rhode Island: A Workshop For Municipal Solicitors And Staff, Roger Williams University School Of Law, Marine Affairs Institute, Sea Grant Rhode Island, Coastal Resources Management Council, University Of Rhode Island Graduate School Of Oceanography
School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events
No abstract provided.
Economic Implications Of European Transfrontier Pollution: National Prerogative And Attribution Of Responsibility, Fredrick C. Eisenstein
Economic Implications Of European Transfrontier Pollution: National Prerogative And Attribution Of Responsibility, Fredrick C. Eisenstein
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
International Liability And Primary Rules Of Obligation: An Application To Acid Rain In The United States And Canada, John B. Lyle
International Liability And Primary Rules Of Obligation: An Application To Acid Rain In The United States And Canada, John B. Lyle
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
An Economic Analysis Of Liability And Compensation For Harm From Large-Scale Solar Climate Engineering Field Research, Jesse Reynolds
An Economic Analysis Of Liability And Compensation For Harm From Large-Scale Solar Climate Engineering Field Research, Jesse Reynolds
Jesse Reynolds
Shellfish Contamination: Reducing The Necessity For Scientific Evidence In Natural Resource Damages Under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act, Matthew J. Koes
University of Massachusetts Law Review
It is indisputable that shellfish contamination creates a negative impact on the economy, poses a serious risk to human health, and has a harmful effect on the fragile coastal ecosystems. However, the litigation designed to redress the harmful effects of shellfish contamination produces uncounted difficulties. Although a general public policy of preventing pollution has led Congress to enact and revise CERCLA, the application of such a statute has proven to be uncertain due to the enormous amount of discretion given to the trial courts in deciding admissibility of scientific evidence and testimony of experts. A CERLA natural resource damage action …
Passive Takings: The State's Affirmative Duty To Protect Property, Christopher Serkin
Passive Takings: The State's Affirmative Duty To Protect Property, Christopher Serkin
Michigan Law Review
The purpose of the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause is to protect property owners from the most significant costs of legal transitions. Paradigmatically, a regulatory taking involves a government action that interferes with expectations about the content of property rights. Legal change has therefore always been central to regulatory takings claims. This Article argues that it does not need to be and that governments can violate the Takings Clause by failing to act in the face of a changing world. This argument represents much more than a minor refinement of takings law because recognizing governmental liability for failing to act means …
An Act Of War: Finding A Meaning For What Congress Has Left Undefined, Desiree Gargano
An Act Of War: Finding A Meaning For What Congress Has Left Undefined, Desiree Gargano
Touro Law Review
There are often environmental concerns with any new construction project. One often unforeseen aspect of this is the liability that occurs after a building is destroyed. Property owners have generally faced strict liability for the release of hazardous waste under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. This Comment examines why the act of war defense has consistently failed and determines if the law places too high of a burden on property owners who assert this defense.
Shockwave: Lender Liability Under Cercla After United States V. Fleet Factors Corporation, Nicholas M. Kublicki
Shockwave: Lender Liability Under Cercla After United States V. Fleet Factors Corporation, Nicholas M. Kublicki
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Natural Resource Damages Under Cercla: The Emerging Champion Of Environmental Enforcement , Patrick Thomas Michael Iii
Natural Resource Damages Under Cercla: The Emerging Champion Of Environmental Enforcement , Patrick Thomas Michael Iii
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Valuing The Environment: Noaa's New Regulations Under The Oil Pollution Act Of 1990, Ronald M. Pierce
Valuing The Environment: Noaa's New Regulations Under The Oil Pollution Act Of 1990, Ronald M. Pierce
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Is The United States V. Olin Decision Full Of Sound And Fury Signifying Nothing?: The Future Of Retroactive Liability Of The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act, Kevin J. Slattum
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Agenda: Air Quality Impacts From Oil And Gas Development, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: Air Quality Impacts From Oil And Gas Development, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Air Quality Impacts from Oil and Gas Development (January 27)
Oil and gas development and hydraulic fracturing have received enormous attention over the past few years, and most of that attention has focused on the potential impacts of such development on water quality. However, the potential impacts on air quality from oil and gas development have received far less public and media attention and discussion. This two-hour program will assess the current scientific knowledge, regulatory requirements and policies regarding the impacts on air quality from oil and gas development and will address current initiatives at the state and national levels to further regulate and control those impacts.
Green Building Liability: Considering The Applicable Standard Of Care & Strategies For Establishing A Different Level By Agreement, Darren Prum
Darren A. Prum
Recently, many in the construction industry appear to be adopting the standards and practices of green buildings on new and existing projects. With this shift to more sustainable approaches by the various participants and with the corresponding need for parties that specialize in these practices to fulfill an owner’s goals, the applicable standard of care for a given relationship when a problem occurs also may become an undetermined and overlooked risk for those involved in these types of projects. As such, the applicable standard of care for liability situations concerning green building construction will inevitably become an issue the courts …
Deterring And Compensating Oil-Spill Catastrophes: The Need For Strict And Two-Tier Liability, W. Kip Viscusi
Deterring And Compensating Oil-Spill Catastrophes: The Need For Strict And Two-Tier Liability, W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted the glaring weaknesses in the current liability and regulatory regime for oil spills and for environmental catastrophes more broadly. This Article proposes a new liability structure for deep-sea oil drilling and for catastrophic risks generally. It delineates a two-tier system of liability. The first tier would impose strict liability up to the firm's financial resources, including insurance coverage. The second tier would be an annual tax equal to the expected costs in the coming year beyond this damages amount. Before beginning a risky operation, the proposed liability scheme would identify a single firm-the …
Deterring And Compensating Oil-Spill Catastrophes: The Need For Strict And Two-Tier Liability, W. Kip Viscusi, Richard J. Zeckhauser
Deterring And Compensating Oil-Spill Catastrophes: The Need For Strict And Two-Tier Liability, W. Kip Viscusi, Richard J. Zeckhauser
Vanderbilt Law Review
The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted the glaring weaknesses in the current liability and regulatory regime for oil spills and for environmental catastrophes more broadly. This Article proposes a new liability structure for deep-sea oil drilling and for catastrophic risks generally. It delineates a two-tier system of liability. The first tier would impose strict liability up to the firm's financial resources, including insurance coverage. The second tier would be an annual tax equal to the expected costs in the coming year beyond this damages amount. Before beginning a risky operation, the proposed liability scheme would identify a single firm-the …