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Fracturing Misconceptions: A History Of Effective State Regulation, Groundwater Protection, And The Ill-Conceived Frac Act, Wes Deweese Sep 2017

Fracturing Misconceptions: A History Of Effective State Regulation, Groundwater Protection, And The Ill-Conceived Frac Act, Wes Deweese

Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology

No abstract provided.


Pain In The Ash? Epa's Proposed Regulation Of Fly Ash And The Impending Economic Threat To Sustainable Concrete, Briana Novian Sep 2017

Pain In The Ash? Epa's Proposed Regulation Of Fly Ash And The Impending Economic Threat To Sustainable Concrete, Briana Novian

Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology

No abstract provided.


The Clean Water Act And Evolving Due Process: The Emergence Of Contemporary Enforcement Procedures, Alexandria A. Polk Jan 2013

The Clean Water Act And Evolving Due Process: The Emergence Of Contemporary Enforcement Procedures, Alexandria A. Polk

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Restorative Justice To Supplement Deterrence-Based Punishment: An Empirical Study And Theoretical Reconceptualization Of The Epa's Power Plant Enforcement Initiative, 2000-2011, Michael L. Rustad, Thomas H. Koenig, Erica R. Ferreira Jan 2013

Restorative Justice To Supplement Deterrence-Based Punishment: An Empirical Study And Theoretical Reconceptualization Of The Epa's Power Plant Enforcement Initiative, 2000-2011, Michael L. Rustad, Thomas H. Koenig, Erica R. Ferreira

Oklahoma Law Review

From the late 1970s to the end of the 1990s, electricity producers modified and operated coal-fired power plants in violation of the Environment Protection Agency’s (EPA) permitting requirements, creating widespread air quality degradation. The EPA’s policy of lax oversight ended in 1999 when it launched a large, coordinated enforcement effort. The 2012 Republican presidential candidates all denounced this more vigilant EPA as engaging in economic terrorism through “sue and settle” tactics that amount to backdoor regulation. This article evaluates federal environmental enforcement, drawing upon objective data from our empirical study of EPA permitting violation settlements for coal-fired power plants entered …


Maine V. Johnson: A Step In The Wrong Direction For The Tribal Sovereignty Of The Passamaquoddy Tribe And The Penobscot Nation, Whitney Austin Walstad Jan 2008

Maine V. Johnson: A Step In The Wrong Direction For The Tribal Sovereignty Of The Passamaquoddy Tribe And The Penobscot Nation, Whitney Austin Walstad

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Environmental Audits: An Analysis Of The Dilemma And An Assessment Of Oklahoma's Response, Patrick Decker Sachse Jan 1998

Environmental Audits: An Analysis Of The Dilemma And An Assessment Of Oklahoma's Response, Patrick Decker Sachse

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Environmental Law: The Clean Water Act--Understanding When A Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Should Obtain An Npdes Permit, Jeff L. Todd Jan 1996

Environmental Law: The Clean Water Act--Understanding When A Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Should Obtain An Npdes Permit, Jeff L. Todd

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.