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Discretion And The Criminalization Of Environmental Law, Charles J. Babbitt, Dennis C. Cory, Beth L. Kruchek Oct 2004

Discretion And The Criminalization Of Environmental Law, Charles J. Babbitt, Dennis C. Cory, Beth L. Kruchek

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Use Of Lawyer-Client Privileged Information By In-House Counsel Whistleblowers In Their Own Retaliatory Discharge Actions Under The Environmental Laws, David A. Drachsler Oct 2004

Use Of Lawyer-Client Privileged Information By In-House Counsel Whistleblowers In Their Own Retaliatory Discharge Actions Under The Environmental Laws, David A. Drachsler

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Commons Ignorance: The Failure Of Environmental Law To Produce Needed Information On Health And The Environment, Wendy E. Wagner Apr 2004

Commons Ignorance: The Failure Of Environmental Law To Produce Needed Information On Health And The Environment, Wendy E. Wagner

Duke Law Journal

One of the most significant problems facing environmental law is the dearth of scientific information available to assess the impact of industrial activities on public health and the environment. After documenting the significant gaps in existing information, this Article argues that existing laws both exacerbate and perpetuate this problem. By failing to require actors to assess the potential harm from their activities, and by penalizing them with additional regulation when they do, existing laws fail to counteract actors' natural inclination to remain silent about the harms that they might be causing. Both theory and practice confirm that when the stakes …


Endangered Species Act Innovations In The Post-Babbittonian Era—Are There Any?, J. B. Ruhl Apr 2004

Endangered Species Act Innovations In The Post-Babbittonian Era—Are There Any?, J. B. Ruhl

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.


Judges And Other Lawmakers: Critical Contributions To Environmental Law Enforcement, Marcia E. Mulkey Jan 2004

Judges And Other Lawmakers: Critical Contributions To Environmental Law Enforcement, Marcia E. Mulkey

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Rainforest Chernobyl: Litigating Indigenous Rights And The Environment In Latin America, Steven R. Donziger Jan 2004

Rainforest Chernobyl: Litigating Indigenous Rights And The Environment In Latin America, Steven R. Donziger

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


False Advertising, Animals, And Ethical Consumption, Carter Dillard Jan 2004

False Advertising, Animals, And Ethical Consumption, Carter Dillard

Animal Law Review

In light of the fact that today’s consumers often want their products to be created in the most environmentally-, globally-, and animal-friendly ways possible, unethical sellers sometimes succumb to the incentive to persuade consumers that goods were created more ethically than they actually were. This article investigates the ways that consumers can protect themselves from false advertising through the use of federal and state agencies, independant review, federal and state courts, and private attorneys general actions.