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Contemporary Water Issues, Susan Kelly

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Land & Water Planning: Another State's Perspective - Water Resources Regional Plan Policies, Kathleen M. Chavez, P.E.

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Rain Follows The Plow: An Introduction To The Issue, Paul Stanton Kibel, Philip D. Batchelder

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Thresholds And The Mismatch Between Environmental Laws And Ecosystems, Malcolm L. Hunter Jr., Michael J. Bean, David Lindenmayer, David S. Wilcove

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A Case Study Of Environmental Justice Work In West Oakland, Helen H. Kang

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Steps To Flow Restoration: Lessons From The Northwest, Reed D. Benson

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Ecological Flows In New Mexico - It Has Been Done, Adrian Oglesby

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The Pragmatics Of Allocating Water For Stream Flows, Steve Harris

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New Mexico Wildlife Conservation Act: Cooperative Action For Native Species Recovery, Stephanie Carman, David Propst

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Pursuing Environmental Justice: Obstacles And Opportunities - Lessons From The Field, Helen H. Kang

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This article argues that the clinic‘s clients and similarly situated grassroots groups pursue litigation because the laws do not adequately protect them from pollution at the neighborhood level. Environmental lawsuits filed by such groups result from the conclusion that there is "too much" pollution in the neighborhood—there is elevated background pollution, violations of environmental laws contribute to excess pollution, and litigation is one of the few ways to redress the distributive injustice resulting from pollution created by multiple sources.

Why Ceqa Exemption Decisions Need Additional Notice Requirements, Deborah N. Behles

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This article will initially describe CEQA, its exemptions, and the lack of notice requirements for exemption decisions. Next, this article will set forth the reasons why additional notice provisions are necessary to protect communities from agencies erroneously exempting projects that adversely impact the environment from environmental review. Lastly, this article will propose guidelines for projects that should require additional notice, explain how to implement them, and outline the information the notice should contain.

Learning From Bogota: An Introduction To The Study Space Articles, Colin Crawford

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STUDY SPACE SYMPOSIUM ARTICLES: Learning from Bogota: An Introduction to the Study Space Articles.

The Study Space project of which this volume is the second iteration strives to create a forum to focus on the positive and negative effects of human activity as it changes physical and built environments-in the broadest sense of the term "environment," or what the Study. Space subtitle characterizes as the "human habits and habitats in, the 21st century." This volume endeavors to provide some such explorations and reflections for Bogota.

Our Bandit Future - Cities, Shantytowns, And Climate Change Governance, Colin Crawford

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This Article seeks, to begin to define a role for cities and their inhabitants in climate change governance. Part I argues that if we fail to take into account global urbanization and its defining characteristics, namely extreme squalor and associated social ills, as a central feature of climate change policy, we face, as a Rio de Janeiro taxi driver said to me during the hot, dry, violent winter of 2006 in that city, 13 "urn futuro bandido," literally "a bandit future." That is, we face a future where cities, the places where most of the world's population lives, will experience …

Response To Professor Mcallister's Reply To My Review Of Making Law Matter, Colin Crawford

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Defending Public Prosecutors And Defining Brazil's Environmental Public Interest: A Review Of Lesley Mcallister's Making Law Matter: Environmental Protection And Legal Institutions In Brazil, Colin Crawford

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The New Race: Speeding Up Climate Change Innovation, Deborah N. Behles

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This article will initially summarize the current climate change regulatory environment and the need for innovation. It will then discuss why current intellectual property policies fail to encourage innovation to the extent needed. Finally, this article will examine various proposals for improving our intellectual property system in the area of climate change and recommend initial steps the U.S. could take to encourage the development and disclosure of climate change innovations by balancing economic incentives for innovation with the need to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.