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A Salmon Eye Lens On Climate Adaption, Paul S. Kibel
A Salmon Eye Lens On Climate Adaption, Paul S. Kibel
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This Article discusses the current gap in climate adaptation law and policy, emphasizing the potential role that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) could play in filling this gap. It focuses on the provisions in these laws that establish that agency planning and decision-making should be based on the best available science, and notes that the best available science now confirms that GHG emission-induced climate change is happening now and will continue to happen during this century. This Article posits that the most appropriate and effective way to factor expected …
An American Perspective On Environmental Impact Assessment In Australia, Mark Squillace
An American Perspective On Environmental Impact Assessment In Australia, Mark Squillace
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The Case For Integrated Pollution Control, Lakshman Guruswamy
The Case For Integrated Pollution Control, Lakshman Guruswamy
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Integrated Pollution Control: The Way Forward, Lakshman Guruswamy
Integrated Pollution Control: The Way Forward, Lakshman Guruswamy
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Integrating Thoughtways: Re-Opening Of The Environmental Mind?, Lakshman Guruswamy
Integrating Thoughtways: Re-Opening Of The Environmental Mind?, Lakshman Guruswamy
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The implementation of environmental law and policy has assumed that pollution could be contained, corralled and interdicted within the medium (air, land, or water) in which unpleasant effects are encountered. Sweeping, but piecemeal, federal legislation in the 1970s aspired to create healthy air, together with fishable, swimmable and drinkable waters. Despite impressive gains, these goals have not been achieved. There have been painful failures, compounded by the mounting costs of environmental protection. While the need for environmental protection is generally accepted, the effectiveness and efficiency of regulation based on the legislation of the 1970s has been questioned in the 1980s. …