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Environmental Law

American University Washington College of Law

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Enforcement

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Using Citizen Suits To Protect Biodiversity, William Snape Jan 1997

Using Citizen Suits To Protect Biodiversity, William Snape

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INTRODUCTION: Over the past several decades, environmental advocates have expended enormous effort attempting to pass laws that protect air, water, land and species.' But even the best written laws will not be effective unless they are implemented. At the federal level, most modern environmental statutes include enforcement mechanisms that allow for the active involvement of the public. The most common of these are provisions authorizing citizen suits and public comments on proposed agency actions. The rationale for this public involvement is simply that federal agencies sometimes do not enforce or obey the laws they are charged to uphold. For instance, …


Enforcement Of Environmental Laws Under A Supplemental Agreement To The North American Free Trade Agreement, William Snape Jan 1993

Enforcement Of Environmental Laws Under A Supplemental Agreement To The North American Free Trade Agreement, William Snape

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INTRODUCTION: Enforcement of environmental laws is one of the key issues in the debate over the relationship between trade and environment in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Without uniformly strong enforcement in all three NAFTA nations, there is the potential for in- creased migration of "dirty" industries to nations with lax enforcement, and for increased environmental degradation. Furthermore, industries subject to lax enforcement do not have to internalize environmental compliance costs and so have a competitive advantage over their international rivals. This article discusses various approaches to encouraging enhanced enforcement of environmental laws as one component of a …


A Hazardous Mix: Discretion To Disclose And Incentives To Suppress Under Osha's Hazard Communication Standard [Note], Susan Carle Mar 1988

A Hazardous Mix: Discretion To Disclose And Incentives To Suppress Under Osha's Hazard Communication Standard [Note], Susan Carle

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Discusses hazardous products and the Hazardous Communication Standard which requires chemical manufacturers to provide warnings for dangerous products.