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Kenneth T Kristl

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Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania: Examination And Implications, John Dernbach, James May, Kenneth Kristl Dec 2014

Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania: Examination And Implications, John Dernbach, James May, Kenneth Kristl

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In Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held unconstitutional major parts of Pennsylvania’s “Act 13”—a 2012 oil and gas law designed to facilitate the development of natural gas from Marcellus Shale. In so doing, the Court breathed new life into Article I, Section 27 of Pennsylvania’s constitution, which creates public rights in certain environmental amenities and requires the state to “conserve and maintain” public resources “for the benefit of all the people.” This paper describes the decision, explains some of its immediate implications in Pennsylvania, and also explains its importance for public environmental rights and environmental …


Assessing The Legal Toolbox For Sea Level Rise Adaptation In Delaware: Options And Challenges For Regulators, Policymakers, Property Owners, And The Public, Kenneth Kristl Apr 2014

Assessing The Legal Toolbox For Sea Level Rise Adaptation In Delaware: Options And Challenges For Regulators, Policymakers, Property Owners, And The Public, Kenneth Kristl

Kenneth T Kristl

Sea level rise is a real and growing issue in the State of Delaware. Over the next 90 years, a significant percentage—between 8 and 11 percent—of Delaware is at risk of being inundated. The threat of inundation has the potential to trigger reactions from some property owners that will seek to protect their interests. Thousands of these resulting individual, ad hoc decisions and non-decisions will make it difficult to carry out a unified strategy to adapt to the massive economic and geographic impacts sea level rise will likely cause in the State. It therefore behooves regulators, policy makers, property owners, …


Rising Sea Levels: A Tidal Wave Of Legal Issues, Kenneth Kristl Dec 2013

Rising Sea Levels: A Tidal Wave Of Legal Issues, Kenneth Kristl

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Allocating Responsibilities For Environmental Cleanup Liabilities Through Purchase Price Discounts, Kenneth Kristl Dec 2013

Allocating Responsibilities For Environmental Cleanup Liabilities Through Purchase Price Discounts, Kenneth Kristl

Kenneth T Kristl

No abstract provided.


Cleaning Up Our Rivers, Lakes, And Streams: Water Quality And Widener, Kenneth Kristl Dec 2010

Cleaning Up Our Rivers, Lakes, And Streams: Water Quality And Widener, Kenneth Kristl

Kenneth T Kristl

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Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May Nov 2009

Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May

Kenneth T Kristl

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Clinic Provides Environmental Defense, Legal Training, Kenneth T. Kristl Jan 2005

Clinic Provides Environmental Defense, Legal Training, Kenneth T. Kristl

Kenneth T Kristl

No abstract provided.