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"Introduction" (Chapter 1) Of Stories About Science In Law: Literary And Historical Images Of Acquired Expertise (Ashgate 2011), David S. Caudill

Working Paper Series

This is the introductory chapter of Stories About Science in Law: Literary and Historical Images of Acquired Expertise (Ashgate, 2011), explaining that the book presents examples of how literary accounts can provide a supplement to our understanding of science in law. Challenging the view that law and science are completely different, I focus on stories that explore the relationship between law and science, and identify cultural images of science that prevail in legal contexts. In contrast to other studies on the transfer and construction of expertise in legal settings, the book considers the intersection of three interdisciplinary projects-- law and …

Stopping Nuclear Power Plants: A Memoir, Louis J. Sirico Jr.

Working Paper Series

A memoir of the author's involvement in the anti-nuclear power movement.

Environmental Law As A Legal Field: An Inquiry In Legal Taxonomy, Todd S. Aagaard

Working Paper Series

This Article examines the classification of the law into legal fields, first generally and then by specific examination of the field of environmental law. We classify the law into fields to find and to create patterns, which render the law coherent and understandable. A legal field is a group of situations unified by a pattern or set of patterns that is both common and distinctive to the field. We can conceptualize a legal field as the interaction of four underlying constitutive dimensions of the field: (1) a factual context that gives rise to (2) certain policy tradeoffs, which are in …

Strategic Idealizations Of Science To Oppose Environmenal Regulation: A Case Study Of Five Tmdl Controversies, David S. Caudill, Donald E. Curley

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Proponents of environmental regulation have catalogued various strategies used by takeholders to delay or weaken regulatory efforts, including (1) manufacturing or magnifying uncertainty; (2) demanding “sound science” (and thereby imposing unreasonable standards of evidence); and (3) data quality initiatives that permit deconstruction of credible studies by highlighting inevitable assumptions, funding sources, and areas for further research. Such strategies can be termed “idealizations” of science insofar as they rely on an unrealistic image of good science as somehow capable of avoiding tentative conclusions, institutional interests, consensual assumptions, and the need for further research.

The question remains, however, when does an argument …

International Law's Lessons For The Law Of The Lakes, Joseph W. Dellapenna

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The eight Governors of the Great Lakes States signed a proposed new compact for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence basin on December 13, 2005, and they joined with the Premiers of Ontario and Québec in a parallel agreement on the same topic on the same day. Neither document is legally binding—the proposed new compact because it has not yet been ratified by any state nor consented to by Congress; the parallel agreement because it is not intended to be legally binding. Both documents are designed to preclude the export of water from the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin apart from …

Constitutional Law - Congressional Abrogation Of The Eleventh Amendment - States Are Not Subject To Suits In Federal Court Brought By Private Parties Pursuant To The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation And Liability Act, David M. Augustine

Villanova Law Review

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Environmental Law - Judicial Review Under Nepa, Kenneth A. Jacobsen

Villanova Law Review

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Federal Statutes And Regulation, Madeline H. Lamb

Villanova Law Review

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Gone With The Water - Drainage Rights And Storm Water Management In Pennsylvania, R. Timothy Weston

Villanova Law Review

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Problems In Attempting To Translate Statuory Standards Into Emission Limitations Under Air And Water Pollution Control Legislation, Jonathan L. F. Silver

Villanova Law Review

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Environmental Control: Guide Or Roadblock To Land Development - A Symposium - Introduction, Donald W. Dowd

Villanova Law Review

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Environmental Planning - A Legal Guide To Development In Pennsylvania, William M. Eichbaum Jr.

Villanova Law Review

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The Epa's Position: A Rational Approach To Land Development, Daniel J. Snyder Iii

Villanova Law Review

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Does Petaluma Lie At The End Of The Road From Ramapo, R. Marlin Smith

Villanova Law Review

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A General Overview Of The Conflicting Interests Involved In Land Development And Environmental Control, John M. Hyson

Villanova Law Review

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Federal Statutes And Government Regulation, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

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Enforcement Of Philadelphia's 1969 Air Management Code: The First Three Years, James D. Keeney

Villanova Law Review

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Federal Pollution Control: Participation By States And Individuals Enhances The National Pollution Control Effort, Thomas R. Hendershot

Villanova Law Review

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Recent Developments, Various Editors

Villanova Law Review

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Environmental Pollution Control Laws In Pennsylvania: A Survey And Analysis - An Introduction To Environmental Law, George D. Bruch

Villanova Law Review

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Local Government Action In The Control Of Environmental Pollution In The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Dennis W. Alexander

Villanova Law Review

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The Use Of Private Actions To Control Environmental Pollution In Pennsylvania, Michael J. Shepard

Villanova Law Review

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Statutory Pollution Control In Pennsylvania, Edward R. Paul, Michael J. Shepard

Villanova Law Review

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