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Environmental Law, Brooks Meredith Smith, Andrea West Wortzel Nov 2007

Environmental Law, Brooks Meredith Smith, Andrea West Wortzel

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Preserving The Chesapeake: Law, Ecology, And The Bay, Hon. Gerald L. Baliles Mar 2007

Preserving The Chesapeake: Law, Ecology, And The Bay, Hon. Gerald L. Baliles

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Living: Theme Of The Future Or A One-Hit Wonder, Michelle Hershman Mar 2007

Sustainable Living: Theme Of The Future Or A One-Hit Wonder, Michelle Hershman

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

Is environmental consciousness in the United States just a popular trend or the beginning of permanent changes? In light of the American government's refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, this comment examines social, corporate and regulatory pressures on environmental policy in the United States. The author concludes by arguing for the implementation of environmentally conscious policies and programs at private and public levels.


The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative And California Assembly Bill 1493: Filling The American Greenhouse Gas Regulation Void, Michael H. Wall Jan 2007

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative And California Assembly Bill 1493: Filling The American Greenhouse Gas Regulation Void, Michael H. Wall

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Living: Theme Of The Future Or A One-Hit Wonder, Michelle Hershman Jan 2007

Sustainable Living: Theme Of The Future Or A One-Hit Wonder, Michelle Hershman

Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest

Look out America; we have a "smug alert." No, not smog, "smug." According to the notorious cartoon, South Park, people who buy hybrid cars feel so good about saving the Earth, they become increasingly smug, which leads to all-out disaster.' Fortunately, for the town of South Park, one of its native children, Stan, convinces everyone it's alright to own a hybrid without being smug. Should we pass this episode off as another entertaining late night Comedy Central special, or have Matt Stone and Trey Parker stumbled onto a form of satire that's true in form and educational in its moral? …


Brownfields At 20: A Critical Reevaluation, Joel B. Eisen Jan 2007

Brownfields At 20: A Critical Reevaluation, Joel B. Eisen

Law Faculty Publications

Following a basic description of the New Jersey program, I will discuss two specific developments, the BDA initiative and the recent "Grace Period Rule," that changed some aspects of the program. My aim is more modest than a full-scale re-evaluation of all brownfields programs (or indeed of the New Jersey program in its totality); instead I look at the experience within one program to assess whether there is movement toward the development-centered approach. I find that some developments in New Jersey are positive, notably the BDA's approach to addressing multiple brownfield sites concurrently in the same location. On the other …