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Reconsidering Nepa, Brigham Daniels, Andrew P. Follett, James Salzman Apr 2021

Reconsidering Nepa, Brigham Daniels, Andrew P. Follett, James Salzman

Indiana Law Journal

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ushered in the modern era of environmental law. Thanks to its environmental impact statement (EIS) provision, it remains, by far, the most litigated environmental statute. Many administrations have sought to weaken the law. The Trump administration, for example, put into place regulations that strictly limit the EIS process, which the Biden administration seems poised to roll back. For the most part, however, NEPA has shown remarkable staying power and resilience since its passage just over fifty years ago. As a result, its legislative history remains relevant. But the accepted history of NEPA is deeply …


Letting Go Of Stability: Resilience And Environmental Law, Robert L. Fischman Apr 2019

Letting Go Of Stability: Resilience And Environmental Law, Robert L. Fischman

Indiana Law Journal

Historic variation in the environment once served as a reliable guide to future behavior. Sustainability promised continuity of ecological and social structures and functions within the known envelope of historic variation. Now climate change and other environmental stressors are tipping systems into behaviors that no longer remain within the confines of precedent. Social-ecological systems are neither persistent nor predicable. Letting go of stability releases us from untenable expectations of steady maintenance of some natural order. Resistance to change will continue to play a role as environmental law suppresses disruptions and buys time. But resistance will eventually yield the stage to …


Adjudicatory Triggers Of Enhanced Ambient Environment Information, William W. Buzbee Jan 2008

Adjudicatory Triggers Of Enhanced Ambient Environment Information, William W. Buzbee

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Missing Information: The Scientific Data Gap in Conservation and Chemical Regulation, held on March 24, 2006 at Indiana University School of Law- Bloomington.


Bones Of Contention: The Regulation Of Paleontological Resources On The Federal Public Lands, David J. Lazerwitz Apr 1994

Bones Of Contention: The Regulation Of Paleontological Resources On The Federal Public Lands, David J. Lazerwitz

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Delegation To Private Parties In American Constitutional Law, George W. Liebmann Jul 1975

Delegation To Private Parties In American Constitutional Law, George W. Liebmann

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Citizen And The Environmental Regulatory Process, William D. Ruckelshaus Jul 1972

The Citizen And The Environmental Regulatory Process, William D. Ruckelshaus

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Administrative Law and the Environment: National Fuels Policy


Administrative Agencies And The Energy Problem (Symposium Introduction), Ralph F. Fuchs Jul 1972

Administrative Agencies And The Energy Problem (Symposium Introduction), Ralph F. Fuchs

Indiana Law Journal

Administrative Law and the Environment: National Fuels Policy, Symposium


The National Environmental Policy Act, The Freedom Of Information Act, And The Atomic Energy Commission: The Need For Environmental Information, Alice M. Craft Jul 1972

The National Environmental Policy Act, The Freedom Of Information Act, And The Atomic Energy Commission: The Need For Environmental Information, Alice M. Craft

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.