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Why Sharks May Have Nothing To Fear More Than Fear Itself: An Analysis Of The Effect Of Human Attitudes On The Conservation Of The Great White Shark, Romney Philpott

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Lead Poisoning Threatens Children's Health, Legal System Responds, Anita Weinberg

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Cross-Examining Expertise In The Wto Dispute Settlement Process, Christopher T. Timura

Michigan Journal of International Law

Part I of this Note surveys some of the recent contributions that social theorists and social scientists have made to our understanding of the role of experts in society, and also the structure of expert communities. Experts are everywhere in modern life, and individuals are with increasing frequency asked to extend their trust to experts and bodies of knowledge that they have little or no opportunity to question. Part II highlights how the WTO Agreement deals with experts, using recent WTO panel reports to illustrate the ways in which the DSB has operationalized its various provisions. Part III suggests two …

Our Town: Local Governments Play Larger Role In Environmental Policy, John R. Nolon

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

People normally perceive environmental law to be a piecemeal of federal laws mostly concerned with terminating pollution from point sources, such as smoke stacks or water pipes. Land use law on the other hand, is normally a local undertaking, often ignoring national or even regional issues. Today’s new breed of environmental problems, such as sprawl, require that different levels of government work together to create a comprehensively planned land use strategy in order to mitigate long-term environmental degradation. Through the use of financial incentives and other tools, larger bodies of government help encourage local governments to take the necessary steps …

Adrift Without A Paddle: The Present And Future Of The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, Robert E. Baute Jr.

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Manufacturing Convictions: Why Defendants Are Entitled To The Data Underlying Forensic Dna Kits, Jennifer N. Mellon

Duke Law Journal

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Local Protection: Raising A Matter Of 'Sovereign Concern', John R. Nolon

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Challenges to the expansion of local initiatives aimed at local environmental protection question the powers delegated to municipal governments from the state. New York case precedent suggests that express and implied police power authority conferred from the state to municipalities is a broad concept and includes the power to protect natural resources, scenic views, and other environmental concerns. Through the use of this power, localities are better able to meet the environmental challenges they are faced with by using innovative grass-roots initiatives

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 43 Number 2, Fall 2001, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

4 - A GRAND WEEKEND By Adam Breen. At the Grand Anniversary Weekend in June, thousands of alumni, family, and friends gathered to celebrate 150 years of Santa Clara University.

12 - MUSICAL CHAIRS By Jacqueline Tasch. Peter Minowitz loves an audience, whether it is the students in his political science classes or the jazz lovers in local clubs.

14 - ASK THE EXPERTS By Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly '93. Santa Clara University ambassadors help recruit future Broncos.

16 - LESSONS FROM EL SALVADOR By Douglas Sweet. Faculty and students reflect on a spring break "immersion" trip, which for some was …

World Bank Study, Jennifer N. Weidner

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.

Tax Increment Financing In Missouri: Is It Time For Blight And But-For To Go?, Josh Reinert

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Agenda: A Cartography Of Governance: Exploring The Province Of Environmental Ngos, University Of Colorado Boulder. School Of Law, University Of Colorado Boulder. Environmental Program, University Of Tulsa. National Energy-Environment Law & Policy Institute, University Of Colorado Boulder. United Government Of Graduate Students

A Cartography of Governance: Exploring the Province of Environmental NGOs (April 7-8)

Presented by: the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy on April 7 & 8, 2001. Symposium director: Lakshman D. Guruswamy.

Co-sponsored by: University of Colorado School of Law, University of Colorado Environmental Program, University of Tulsa National Energy-Environment Law and Policy Institute, University of Colorado United Government of Graduate Students.

The papers and edited proceedings of the conference will be published in a special symposium issue of the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy (CJIELP).

"The first objective of the Symposium was to understand and explore the growing importance of nongovernmental actors, and delineate the manner …

History Of Love Canal And Suny At Buffalo's Response: History, The University Role, And Health Research, A. Theodore Steegmann Jr.

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

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Science And Health Risks Research Since Love Canal, John E. Vena

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Impossibility Of Lujan’S Project, Gene R. Nichol

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Enforcing The Endangered Species Act Against The States, Jean O. Melious

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Editor’S Note

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

Offshore Oil And Gas Facility Decommissioning In Nova Scotia And Newfoundland, Phillip Abraham

Dalhousie Law Journal

While planning for the ultimate decommissioning of Atlantic Canada offshore oil and gas facilities is a necessary requirement of project approval, this issue has not yet graduated to the level of attention it receives in other parts of the world with more mature offshore petroleum industries. In this article, the author reviews some decommissioning methods and examines the international and domestic law applicable to the decommissioning of oil and gas facilities on the continental shelf offshore Atlantic Canada.

The Impact Of Civil Society On The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund And The World Trade Organization: The Case Of The World Bank, Sabine Schlemmer-Schulte

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the 1980s, the international community has both in theory and in practice called for reform of the development process.

Marketing And The Environment In Paradise: The Sierra Club Lawsuit Against The Hawai'i Tourism Authority, John T. Auyong

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, Margaret H. Hornbaker, William H. Rodgers Jr.

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.

2000 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Anne Cascanett, Curtis Carpenter, Raymond Tamayo, Katya Novtochina

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Pursuant to Article 40(1) of the Statute of the Court, the Republic of Erebus and the Kingdom of Merapi, by a special agreement dated 1 November 2000, have agreed to submit their present dispute concerning maritime boundary delimitation and the seabed mining facility to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice under Article 36(1) of the Statute of the Court.

Environmental Forensic Chemistry And Sound Science In The Courtroom, Dallas A. Wait

Fordham Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

Stand By Me: The Fourth Circuit Raises Standing Requirements In Friends Of The Earth, Inc. V. Gaston Copper Recycling Corp. - Just As Long As You Stand, Stand By Me, Amanda Masucci

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

No abstract provided.

Clean Air In Indian Country: Regulation And Environmental Justice, Sandra D. Benischek

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

No abstract provided.

Legislative Innovation In State Brownfields Redevelopment Programs, Heidi Gorovitz Robertson

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

States throughout the country have created legislation and administrative programs to encourage the cleanup and redevelopment of urban brownfield land. In part, these efforts respond to the federal government's recent focus on the issue. However, leadership in method and approach has come, not from the federal government, but from the states. States have approached the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated land in a variety of ways, some choosing to create voluntary cleanup programs, others imposing mandatory cleanup programs, and still others using combinations of these approaches. Regardless of method, however, the push to clean brownfield land is grounded in a …

The Gap Between Informational Goals And The Duty To Gather Information: Challenging Piecemealed Review Under The Washington State Environmental Policy Act, Keith H. Hirokawa

Seattle University Law Review

In 1971, Washington enacted the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), which requires agencies to make a threshold determination of whether a project is likely to significantly affect the environment and, where such impacts are likely, to produce an environmental impact statement (EIS). One problem faced in implementing the goals of SEPA is the practice of "piecemealing." Part I of this Article introduces the piecemeal problem by describing three common piecemeal situations. The first situation occurs when a project proposal is divided into such small parts that the environmental impacts from each individual part appear insignificant and the impact from the …

Carbon Sinks Science And The Preservation Of Old Growth Forests Under The Kyoto Protocol, Dayna Scott

Articles & Book Chapters

The structure of the mechanisms in the Kyoto Protocol with respect to "carbon sinks," may be integrated so as to place incentives on national governments that counter recent progress made towards the preservation of old-growth forests. A focus on the element carbon fails to recognize values other than sequestration that standing forests can provide. For example, an approach that strictly seeks to increase the rate of fixation of atmospheric carbon will favour replacing old-growth forests with monocultural plantations of trees. The international community, in implementing these mechanisms, may frustrate other environmental initiatives such as the conservation of endangered species habitat …

Removing Dam Development To Recover Columbia Basin Treaty Protected Salmon Economies, Rollie Wilson

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Impossibility Of Lujan's Project, Gene R. Nichol

Faculty Publications

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Judicial Review Under Seqra: A Statistical Study, Michael B. Gerrard

Faculty Scholarship

Nearly 2000 judicial opinions were issued under the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") between its enactment in 1975 and the end of 2000. Almost 700 were issued from 1990 (when the author began undertaking an annual review of SEQRA cases for the New York Law Journal) through 2000. These numbers are large enough to serve as a basis for a statistically valid review of case outcomes.

This article is divided into five parts. Part I presents statistics on the SEQRA cases. Part II reviews the history of how the Court of Appeals has decided SEQRA cases. Part III …