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The Uses Of Scientific Information In Environmental Decisionmaking, A. Dan Tarlock, Marcia R. Gelpe Jan 1974

The Uses Of Scientific Information In Environmental Decisionmaking, A. Dan Tarlock, Marcia R. Gelpe

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Uses Of Scientific Information In Environmental Decision Making, Marcia R. Gelpe Jan 1974

The Uses Of Scientific Information In Environmental Decision Making, Marcia R. Gelpe

Faculty Scholarship

This Article explores the response of the legal system to the uncertainty which is inherent in the scientific analysis of environmental impact. The first principle of due process is that the assignment of responsibility correspond with the actor who did in fact cause the injury. We argue that existing concepts of cause-in-fact, the foundation of liability, place potentially severe constraints on the ability of the legal system to respond to the need to minimize the risks of future environmental injury. Further, these constraints exist to some degree regardless of whether the prohibitions or restrictions take the form of adjudication, administrative …


Legal Anatomy Of An Air Pollution Emergency, Doug Rendleman Apr 1972

Legal Anatomy Of An Air Pollution Emergency, Doug Rendleman

Scholarly Articles

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Summary Report: Environmental Goals And Policy, Office Of Planning And Research Mar 1972

Summary Report: Environmental Goals And Policy, Office Of Planning And Research

California Agencies

No abstract provided.