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Doing Environmental Justice In Appalachia: Lawyers At The Grassroots And The Aspiration Of Social Change, Dean Rivkin Jul 1994

Doing Environmental Justice In Appalachia: Lawyers At The Grassroots And The Aspiration Of Social Change, Dean Rivkin

Scholarly Works

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California Comparative Risk Project (1994). Toward The 21st Century: Planning For The Protection Of California's Environment, Alan Ramo May 1994

California Comparative Risk Project (1994). Toward The 21st Century: Planning For The Protection Of California's Environment, Alan Ramo

Publications

Participants in the California Comparative Risk Project were charged with identifying environmental threats of the greatest ecological, human health, and societal concern using the risk ranking model. However, agreeing that risk is not the only factor that should be considered, our project also examined how economics, pollution prevention, environmental justice, education, and public participation contribute to environmental decision-making. The unique inclusion of this aspect in our project was in response to a growing debate nationally and in California about the limitations of a risk-ranking model for setting environmental priorities. The findings and recommendations of the California Comparative Risk Project are …


The Impact Of Environmental Liabilities On Privatization In Central And Eastern Europe: A Case Study Of Poland, Randall Thomas Jan 1994

The Impact Of Environmental Liabilities On Privatization In Central And Eastern Europe: A Case Study Of Poland, Randall Thomas

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries are breaking up their centrally planned economies at a record pace by selling formerly state-owned industrial enterprises to private sector investors. Privatization is expected to create more profit-oriented and efficient industries, a predicate for sustained long term economic growth. This transformation from public to private ownership presents tremendous challenges to these new democracies as they struggle to create market economies and democratic institutions.


Overcoming Environmental Discrimination: The Need For A Disparate Impact Test And Improved Notice Requirements In Facility Siting Decisions, Omar Saleem Jan 1994

Overcoming Environmental Discrimination: The Need For A Disparate Impact Test And Improved Notice Requirements In Facility Siting Decisions, Omar Saleem

Journal Publications

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Mesoamerican Biological Corridor: The Legal Framework For An Integrated, Regional System Of Protected Areas, Thomas T. Ankersen Jan 1994

Mesoamerican Biological Corridor: The Legal Framework For An Integrated, Regional System Of Protected Areas, Thomas T. Ankersen

UF Law Faculty Publications

This article first briefly examines the historical basis for the recent movement toward regional environmental integration in Central America. Part II discusses the biological, economic and cultural rationales for a regional, protected-areas system. With this background, Part III reviews the current international law framework for biodiversity conservation. Part IV examines the extent to which existing models of international and regional cooperation incorporate modern scientific principles of conservation biology, such as island biogeography, into their legal framework. Finally, Part V surveys alternative international law approaches for an integrated, regional, protected-areas system to achieve the region's stated goal of preserving an “effective …


Cercla, Causation, And Responsibility, John C. Nagle Jan 1994

Cercla, Causation, And Responsibility, John C. Nagle

Journal Articles

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA") and causation have enjoyed an uneasy coexistence. The tension between them results from the circumstances in which CERCLA became law. The Congress that enacted CERCLA considered two alternative liability schemes, both of which required that "polluters pay" for the cleanup of hazardous wastes. The House proposed imposing liability on those who "caused or contributed" to hazardous waste problems, while the Senate looked to specifically designated "responsible parties." The Senate prevailed. The consequences of that choice for the traditional tort concept of causation, like many other questions left unanswered in …


Environmental Performance Review: Self-Regulation In Environmental Law, Eric Bregman, Arthur Jacobson Jan 1994

Environmental Performance Review: Self-Regulation In Environmental Law, Eric Bregman, Arthur Jacobson

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