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From Consultation To Consent: Community Approval As A Prerequisite To Environmentally Significant Projects, Nicholas A. Fromhertz
From Consultation To Consent: Community Approval As A Prerequisite To Environmentally Significant Projects, Nicholas A. Fromhertz
West Virginia Law Review
Since the United States enacted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 1969, nations all around the world have adopted similar statutes. What started as a unique response to the American environmental movement grew to become a nearly global standard. Although the details of the regimes vary from country to country, there are two constants: (1) the regimes force the government to consider environmental impacts before conducting or authoriz- ing projects, and (2) they allow some degree of public participation. This Arti- cle focuses on the latter of these two features. Public participation in NEPA-style regimes generally means public consultation: …
The Meaning Of Green Growth, Michael A. Livermore
The Meaning Of Green Growth, Michael A. Livermore
Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law
Although the term is still rarely used in the United States, in recent years “green growth” has become part of the lexicon of global environmental policy. Unfortunately, although it is frequently cited as a public policy goal, green growth has remained vague and ill-defined, leading to conflicting interpretations and confusion over the distinction between green growth and related concepts like sustainable development. This paper seeks to clarify the meaning of green growth as a distinct concept, defining a “green growth frontier” of policies that dominate along both environmental and economic dimensions. The green growth agenda can be understood as moving …
Toward An International Standard Of Environment, George P. Smith Ii
Toward An International Standard Of Environment, George P. Smith Ii
Pepperdine Law Review
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Cross-Border Trucking: An Analysis Of The Limited Extent Of Agency Authority And The Potential For Detrimental Environmental Results As Illustrated By Department Of Transportation V. Public Citizen, Stephanie Rudell
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
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