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Smart Growth: The Duty To Supply Water To Developing Regions, John R. Nolon
Smart Growth: The Duty To Supply Water To Developing Regions, John R. Nolon
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
As land development increases across the United States, concerns grow about sustaining an adequate fresh water supply. In fact, states such as Connecticut, an east coast state, where water is thought to be prevalent in comparison to many western states, are already facing water shortages as evidenced by interruptions in stream flow and other factors. Through the use comprehensive governmental action, including smart growth techniques, federal, state, and local governments have an opportunity to mitigate water shortages in states like Connecticut by integrating governmental processes and increases in scientific research.
Our Town: What Is The Role Of Local Government In Environmental Law?, John R. Nolon
Our Town: What Is The Role Of Local Government In Environmental Law?, John R. Nolon
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
The scope of environmental law extends beyond the federal statutes most people associate with protecting the natural world. At both the state and local level, governments have broad authority to protect the environmental integrity within their jurisdiction. State legislation such as New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) affect all government actions that may have a negative environmental impact. Furthermore, local governments, using tools originally created to enhance the value and safety of property are now using this authority, and other more novel methods, to mitigate negative environmental impacts. This article gives a brief synopsis on the background of …
Trouble Preserving Paradise?, Nicole Stelle Garnett
Trouble Preserving Paradise?, Nicole Stelle Garnett
Journal Articles
Election day 2000 was not a good day for proponents of suburban growth controls. The overwhelming initial support for initiatives that proposed state-wide growth management plans in Colorado and Arizona withered in the face of vigorous opposition campaigns. And, pro-planning forces in Oregon woke up on Wednesday morning to learn that voters had approved a little-noticed initiative amending the state constitution to require compensation for partial takings - that is, for any reduction in the fair market value of property resulting from government regulation - thus throwing into question the future of the State's widely touted model controlled-growth scheme.
These …