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The Protection Of Water Resources As A Justification For Self-Defense In International Humanitarian Law, Mark Tyler Dec 2015

The Protection Of Water Resources As A Justification For Self-Defense In International Humanitarian Law, Mark Tyler

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


“The Energy Capital Of The East Coast?”: Lessons Virginia Can Learn From Cape Wind Failure And European Success In Offshore Wind Energy, Lamya Moosa May 2015

“The Energy Capital Of The East Coast?”: Lessons Virginia Can Learn From Cape Wind Failure And European Success In Offshore Wind Energy, Lamya Moosa

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Water Quality Conflict Resolution And Agricultural Discharges: Lessons From Waterkeeper V. Hudson, Jennifer M. Egan, Joshua M. Duke May 2015

Water Quality Conflict Resolution And Agricultural Discharges: Lessons From Waterkeeper V. Hudson, Jennifer M. Egan, Joshua M. Duke

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article presents a comparative institutional analysis of an increasingly important type of environmental conflict—the agricultural-waste-discharge and water-land-nexus conflict—using the recent citizen suit Waterkeeper v. Hudson as a case study. The objective is to assess the resource allocation efficiency and procedural fairness of the dispute processing in Hudson. The Hudson setting involves substantial scientific complexity, including ecological interdependencies, unobservable and observable land management decisions, pollutant transport, in-stream removal, and the problem of multiple and diverse sources of water quality pollution. Although the Hudson farm does fall under a regulated point source category in a state legislative definition, not all agricultural …


A Half-Baked Law: How The Supreme Court's Decision In Koontz V. St. Johns River Water Management District Misses A Key Ingredient To Fifth Amendment Protection, Garrett W. Messerly Mar 2015

A Half-Baked Law: How The Supreme Court's Decision In Koontz V. St. Johns River Water Management District Misses A Key Ingredient To Fifth Amendment Protection, Garrett W. Messerly

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Land Use And Climate Change Bubbles: Resilience, Retreat, And Due Diligence, John R. Nolon Feb 2015

Land Use And Climate Change Bubbles: Resilience, Retreat, And Due Diligence, John R. Nolon

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article examines events on the ground in several localities where climate change is lowering property values and analyzes how those changes in value can be reckoned with by regulators. It merges practices and principles of real estate transactions and finance with those of land use and environmental regulation.

Climate change is a planetary phenomenon whose environmental implications are far-reaching. Reports on climate change consequences increasingly focus on what is happening locally and presently, while speculation continues about long-term global consequences. In numerous communities, property values are declining because of repeated flooding, continued threats of storm surges, sustained high temperatures, …


Acknowledgment Of Supporters, Utton Center, University Of New Mexico - School Of Law Jan 2015

Acknowledgment Of Supporters, Utton Center, University Of New Mexico - School Of Law

Water Matters!

List of supporters.