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Building A National Ocean Policy Confronts Deconstruction Of The Administrative State, Brion Blackwelder
Building A National Ocean Policy Confronts Deconstruction Of The Administrative State, Brion Blackwelder
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A Guide To Development Order “Consistency” Challenges Under Florida Statutes Section 163.3215, Richard Grosso
A Guide To Development Order “Consistency” Challenges Under Florida Statutes Section 163.3215, Richard Grosso
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Presidential Executive Orders Duel Over Floodplain Definition As S.E. Florida Prepares For Sea Level Rise, Brion Blackwelder
Presidential Executive Orders Duel Over Floodplain Definition As S.E. Florida Prepares For Sea Level Rise, Brion Blackwelder
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Restating Environmental Law, Joel A. Mintz
Restating Environmental Law, Joel A. Mintz
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Although environmental law springs from deep roots in centuries of common law, during the last forty years in particular it has grown into a well-established and important legal field in the United States with enormous practical consequences. Maturity, however, has also made it notoriously complex, and environmental law’s overlapping statutory schemes and inconsistent federal and state programs have sparked recurring conflict, controversy, and criticism.
Improving The Odds Of Government Accountability In The Disaster-Prone Era: Using The 9/11 Fund Factors To Remedy The Problem Of Toxic Katrina Trailers, Olympia Duhart
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This article analyzes the dangers surrounding the toxicity levels in the trailers issued to Katrina survivors by FEMA, and identifies serious medical complications stemming from the temporary homes. Lack of government oversight in the process led to the distribution of formaldehyde-laced trailers that cost the government more than $2 billion and continue to poison residents years after the storm. Furthermore, the failures connected to disaster relief are even more disturbing in this disaster-prone era. More importantly, this paper also proposes the creation of a Toxic Trailer Fund to compensate residents of toxic FEMA trailers. Using the factors implicitly established by …
Environmental Legal Professionalism Adapted To Citizen Suit Processes, Brion Blackwelder
Environmental Legal Professionalism Adapted To Citizen Suit Processes, Brion Blackwelder
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Traits And Tools For Ethical Environmental Advocates In Florida, Brion L. Blackwelder
Traits And Tools For Ethical Environmental Advocates In Florida, Brion L. Blackwelder
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