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Rural America As A Commons, Ann M. Eisenberg Apr 2023

Rural America As A Commons, Ann M. Eisenberg

University of Richmond Law Review

With many ready to dismiss non-urban life as a relic of history, rural America’s place in the future is in question. The rural role in the American past is understandably more apparent. As the story of urbanization goes in the United States and elsewhere, the majority of the population used to live in rural places, including small towns and sparsely populated counties. A substantial proportion of those people worked in agriculture, manufacturing, or extractive industries. But trends associated with modernity—mechanization, automation, globalization, and environmental conservation, for instance—have reduced the perceived need for a rural workforce. Roughly since the industrial revolution …


University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 2001

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

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University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 1996

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

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University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 1995

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

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University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 1992

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 1990

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Liabilities Of The Innocent Current Owner Of Toxic Property Under Cercla, Diana L. Mcdavid Jan 1989

Liabilities Of The Innocent Current Owner Of Toxic Property Under Cercla, Diana L. Mcdavid

University of Richmond Law Review

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA") was enacted to facilitate prompt cleanup of property contaminated by hazardous wastes. CERCLA seeks to accomplish its goal in part by placing the financial burden of cleanup on those parties who are responsible for the problem and who benefited from the hazardous waste activity. Because environmental cleanup is a national priority and the cost of cleaning up toxic waste sites is staggering, the scope of liability under CERCLA is broad. A clean environment is a laudable goal and compelling responsible parties to bear the cost of cleanup is fair, …


University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 1989

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Environmental Liens And Title Insurance, Robert S. Bozarth Jan 1989

Environmental Liens And Title Insurance, Robert S. Bozarth

University of Richmond Law Review

Increased concern for the environment and environmental protection laws have affected title insurance. To understand this effect, it is necessary to examine our environmental problems, the environmental laws and the nature of title insurance. This article also looks at the title insurance industry's reaction to these environmental risks as compared to the reaction of the property/casualty insurance industry.


Environmental Liability In Real Property Transactions, Timothy G. Hayes, William J. Dinkin Jan 1989

Environmental Liability In Real Property Transactions, Timothy G. Hayes, William J. Dinkin

University of Richmond Law Review

In recent years, the scope of environmental liability has broadened considerably. Cleanup costs are no longer solely the concern of those directly engaged in the generation and disposal of hazardous wastes. Federal and state environmental statutes now create potential liability for parties to a variety of seemingly innocent transactions. Purchasers of contaminated property may be required to pay for hazardous waste cleanup. Corporate entities may also face environmental liability through mergers, consolidations and asset acquisitions. In addition, lenders may risk liability or impairment of collateral when contaminated property is used to secure a loan.


Taking Precedents In The Tidelands: Refocusing On Eminent Domain, W. Wade Berryhill Apr 1984

Taking Precedents In The Tidelands: Refocusing On Eminent Domain, W. Wade Berryhill

Law Faculty Publications

The focus of this article is on the state's power of eminent domain as a means of controlling the use of scarce coastal resources. However, in order to determine whether this rather drastic exercise of governmental power is the most appropriate means of effecting its purposes, the state or its delegate must consider the alternatives. This article therefore will first examine briefly other possible means of control; it will then discuss the substantive and procedural requirements of eminent domain; and finally, it will consider problems of post-acquisition resource management.