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Freshwater Conservation: A Review Of Oregon Water Law & Policy, Adell L. Amos
Freshwater Conservation: A Review Of Oregon Water Law & Policy, Adell L. Amos
Adell L. Amos
In order to more fully understand and enhance freshwater conservation in the State of Oregon, The Nature Conservancy initiated a project to conduct a legal and policy review of Oregon water law. In Oregon, like all western states, water management is based on a combination of statutes, administrative rules, agency policies, and case law. Accordingly, this report identifies and explains relevant provisions of the Oregon Water Code and discusses how the legislature, state administrative agencies, and the courts have interpreted the law. The report also identifies the impacts and implications of legal and policy choices that have been made with …
Trying To Vote In Good Conscience, Elizabeth F. Brown
Trying To Vote In Good Conscience, Elizabeth F. Brown
Elizabeth F Brown
This Article analyses the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ statement, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States, and how it addresses the economic and environmental issues raised during the 2008 Presidential election.