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Offshore Petroleum Facility Incidents Post Varanus Island, Montara, And Macondo: Have We Really Addressed The Root Cause?, Tina Hunter May 2014

Offshore Petroleum Facility Incidents Post Varanus Island, Montara, And Macondo: Have We Really Addressed The Root Cause?, Tina Hunter

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article analyzes the role of offshore petroleum legislation in contributing to offshore facility integrity incidents in Australia’s offshore petroleum jurisdiction. It examines the regulatory framework that existed at the time of the Varanus Island, Montara, and Macondo facility incidents, determining that the regulatory regime contributed to each of these incidents. Assessing the response of the Commonwealth government to the regulatory framework existing at the time of the events, particularly the integration of well regulation as part of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority’s (“NOPSA”) functions and the establishment of a national offshore regulator, this Article determines that while the …


Virginia's Moratorium: Is Uranium Mining On The Horizon In The Commonwealth?, William Brice Fiske Nov 2012

Virginia's Moratorium: Is Uranium Mining On The Horizon In The Commonwealth?, William Brice Fiske

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Let's Face Facts, These Mountains Won't Grow Back: Reducing The Environmental Impact Of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining In Appalachia, Diana Kaneva May 2011

Let's Face Facts, These Mountains Won't Grow Back: Reducing The Environmental Impact Of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining In Appalachia, Diana Kaneva

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Silly Rabbit, Farm Subsidies Don't Help America, Thomas R. Poole Oct 2006

Silly Rabbit, Farm Subsidies Don't Help America, Thomas R. Poole

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Changing Corporate Behavior Through Environmental Management Systems, David W. Case Oct 2006

Changing Corporate Behavior Through Environmental Management Systems, David W. Case

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Development And Terrorism: International Linkages And A Case Study Of Sri Lanka, Sumudu Atapattu Feb 2006

Sustainable Development And Terrorism: International Linkages And A Case Study Of Sri Lanka, Sumudu Atapattu

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Dam(N) How Times Have Changed..., Peter M. Lavigne Feb 2005

Dam(N) How Times Have Changed..., Peter M. Lavigne

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


New Mexico Growers Association V. United States Fish & Wildlife Service And Other Efforts To Undermine Critical Habitat Designation Essential For Species Recovery, Laura Hartt Apr 2004

New Mexico Growers Association V. United States Fish & Wildlife Service And Other Efforts To Undermine Critical Habitat Designation Essential For Species Recovery, Laura Hartt

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Navy And Low Frequency Active Sonar: Stripping The Endangered Species Act Of Its Authority, Nate Cihlar Apr 2004

The Navy And Low Frequency Active Sonar: Stripping The Endangered Species Act Of Its Authority, Nate Cihlar

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Regulatory Access To Contaminated Sites: Some New Twists To An Old Tale, Roger D. Schwenke Apr 2002

Regulatory Access To Contaminated Sites: Some New Twists To An Old Tale, Roger D. Schwenke

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Un-Neighborly Conduct: Why Can't Virginia Beach And North Carolina Be Friends?, Paul Schmidt Oct 1999

Un-Neighborly Conduct: Why Can't Virginia Beach And North Carolina Be Friends?, Paul Schmidt

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.