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Orbital Debris: Out Of Space, Meghan R. Plantz
Orbital Debris: Out Of Space, Meghan R. Plantz
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Saving The Trees One Constitutional Provision At A Time: Judicial Activism And Deforestation In India, Lennon Banks Haas
Saving The Trees One Constitutional Provision At A Time: Judicial Activism And Deforestation In India, Lennon Banks Haas
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Environmental Law, Eleventh Circuit Survey, Travis M. Trimble
Environmental Law, Eleventh Circuit Survey, Travis M. Trimble
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In 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, deciding an issue of first impression, held that a party that enters a consent order to settle potential liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is not entitled to pursue a cost recovery action against other potentially responsible parties under section 1073 of the Act, but may only seek contribution from those parties under section 113(f) of the Act. The court also affirmed a decision by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage- ment to approve an exploration plan for oil and gas drilling in …
Reflecting Risk: Chemical Disclosure And Hydraulic Fracturing, Sara Gosman
Reflecting Risk: Chemical Disclosure And Hydraulic Fracturing, Sara Gosman
Georgia Law Review
In the last three years, twenty-two states have responded to public concern about high-volume hydraulic fracturing by requiring disclosure of the chemicals injected into oil and gas wells. Central to these policies is a nationwide website known as "FracFocus,"which now contains data on almost 56,000 wells. No environmental issue in recent memory has spurred such a fast and uniform policy response by the states, a response that is more remarkable given the contested nature of hydraulic fracturing. Drawing on the fields of risk science and decision science, the Article examines the virtues and perils of chemical disclosure as a policy …