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The Quest For A Sustainable Future And The Dawn Of A New Journal At Michigan Law, David M. Uhlmann Jan 2012

The Quest For A Sustainable Future And The Dawn Of A New Journal At Michigan Law, David M. Uhlmann

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When I joined the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School in 2007, the first assignment I gave students in my Environmental Law and Policy class was John McPhee's Encounters with the Archdruid. It must have seemed like a curious choice to them, particularly coming from a professor who just three months earlier had been the Chief of the Environmental Crimes Section at the U.S. Department of Justice. The book was not a dramatic tale of courtroom battles. In fact, the book was not even about the law, and the clash of environmental values it depicted pre-dated the environmental …


An Environmental History Of Fairfield/Wagner Point, Philip Diamond Jan 1998

An Environmental History Of Fairfield/Wagner Point, Philip Diamond

Legal History Publications

This paper traces the history of the Fairfield/Wagner Point peninsula from the beginning of the European settlement to the present, observing the ambitions and dreams of developers and industrial entrepeneurs, the significant contribution the area made to our nation's wartime production in World War II, the rise and fall of the tight-knit workers' communities, the struggles of outside activists and community leaders to better the living conditions of these neighborhoods, and the environmental devastation of the area followed by the attempt to redevelop the area with “green" industry. A 'central strand in this complex and contradictory story will be the …


Toward Global Citizenship In International Environmental Law, David Hunter Jan 1992

Toward Global Citizenship In International Environmental Law, David Hunter

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Siting Industrial Facilities In The Western United States, Joseph Browder Sep 1986

Siting Industrial Facilities In The Western United States, Joseph Browder

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

24 pages.

Contains references.


The National Park Idea: Historical Misconceptions And Ecological Realities, Alfred Runte Sep 1986

The National Park Idea: Historical Misconceptions And Ecological Realities, Alfred Runte

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

17 pages.

Contains references.