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Making A Good Idea Even Better: Rethinking The Limits On Supplemental Environmental Projects, Kenneth Kristl
Making A Good Idea Even Better: Rethinking The Limits On Supplemental Environmental Projects, Kenneth Kristl
Kenneth T Kristl
Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) allow a defendant in an enforcement action under federal environmental laws to reduce its civil penalty by agreeing to undertake an environmentally beneficial project it would not otherwise be required to do. Properly structured, SEPs benefit the enforcement plaintiff, the defendant, and the environment, and federal policy encourages the use of SEPs. A first of its kind examination of SEP utilization rates in federal enforcement actions finds that—despite active encouragement within and by EPA—SEPs are only used in about 13% of federal enforcement cases. After examining the development of federal policy concerning SEPs, likely explanations for …
Appliance Energy Efficiency Labels And Standards, David R. Hodas
Appliance Energy Efficiency Labels And Standards, David R. Hodas
David R. Hodas
No abstract provided.
Ecosystem Subsidies Of Fossil Fuels, David R. Hodas
Ecosystem Subsidies Of Fossil Fuels, David R. Hodas
David R. Hodas
Ecosystems provide the invaluable service of collecting and storing solar energy as fossil fuels (e.g., coal, petroleum, and natural gas). These concentrated forms of energy were gifted to us by the sun and collected and stored for our use by ancient ecosystem services. However, our legal and economic systems fail to recognize the value of this ecosystem service that is embedded in fossil fuels. As a result, society uses fossil fuels as though they were free and inexhaustible. This market failure means that fossil fuels are being consumed more quickly than they can be replenished, which in turn has affected …
Constitutional Law: 2007 Year In Review, James R. May
Constitutional Law: 2007 Year In Review, James R. May
James R. May
No abstract provided.