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Regulating The Corporate Tap: Applying Global Administrative Law Principles To Achieve The Human Right To Water, Kristin L. Retherford Apr 2013

Regulating The Corporate Tap: Applying Global Administrative Law Principles To Achieve The Human Right To Water, Kristin L. Retherford

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Plugging The Democracy Drain In The Struggle For Universal Access To Safe Drinking Water, Tara Paul Jan 2013

Plugging The Democracy Drain In The Struggle For Universal Access To Safe Drinking Water, Tara Paul

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Privatization of water delivery services has become a global trend as states seek ways to shift both political and economic costs to private actors. The advantage of privatization is that it relieves governments of the daunting expense of repairing and expanding water infrastructure in order to improve quality and reach marginalized communities. But water privatization has also been deeply criticized for corrupt practices, increasing prices to the poor, undermining human rights objectives, and dodging accountability. This note aims to find middle ground, acknowledging that privatization is an important tool to increase freshwater access, but that treating water as a human …


The Information Quality Act: The Little Statute That Could (Or Couldn't?) Applying The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments Of 1996 To The Federal Communications Commission, Kellen Ressmeyer Dec 2006

The Information Quality Act: The Little Statute That Could (Or Couldn't?) Applying The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments Of 1996 To The Federal Communications Commission, Kellen Ressmeyer

Federal Communications Law Journal

In December 2000, Congress passed the Information Quality Act - a two sentence rider to a 712-page Appropriations Bill. The Information Quality Act, which seeks to ensure the quality of government-disseminated information, places the White House Office of Management and Budget in a supervisory role. The Office of Management and Budget subsequently finalized a set of mandatory Guidelines applicable to all federal agencies. Among other things, the Guidelines require adherence to the scientific standard articulated in the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act where such agencies engage in risk analysis to human health, safety, and the environment. As …


Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative: National Standards Governing A Binational Resource A Call For International Rulemaking, Sean P. Gallagher Apr 1995

Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative: National Standards Governing A Binational Resource A Call For International Rulemaking, Sean P. Gallagher

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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The Federal Power Act's Controversial Municipal Preference: The Merwin Dam Dispute And Legislative Proposals To Amend Federal Hydro-Licensing Procedures, Daniel H. Cole Jan 1986

The Federal Power Act's Controversial Municipal Preference: The Merwin Dam Dispute And Legislative Proposals To Amend Federal Hydro-Licensing Procedures, Daniel H. Cole

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Water Law And Administration: The Florida Experience, By Frank E. Maloney, Sheldon J. Plager, And Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr., A. Dan Tarlock Jan 1970

Water Law And Administration: The Florida Experience, By Frank E. Maloney, Sheldon J. Plager, And Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr., A. Dan Tarlock

Indiana Law Journal

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