Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
Note: The Weakest Link In Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulation: A Comparative Study Of Methane Waste Law In The United States, Vienna Bottomley
Note: The Weakest Link In Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulation: A Comparative Study Of Methane Waste Law In The United States, Vienna Bottomley
Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies
In this comparative study, I will analyze the various methods employed by states for monitoring and curtailing methane leakage in comparison with approaches that have been employed at the federal level. I will juxtapose the regulatory regimes of Colorado, North Dakota, New York, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and California with the Obama Administration methane leakage regulations, including the 2016 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) "methane waste rule" regulations that the Trump Administration formally rolled back in September 2018. Finally, I will consider what the failure of the Obama Administration methane leak regulations means for climate change law in the United States …
Note: Fracking Fluids: Regulatory Disclosure And Trade Secret Ingredients, Alison Ibendahl
Note: Fracking Fluids: Regulatory Disclosure And Trade Secret Ingredients, Alison Ibendahl
Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies
The Note reviews current law, policy, and politics that are part of the discussion around disclosing fracking fluid trade secrets. Part I of this paper provides a background of fracking, why it is valuable, and intellectual property regimes used by owners of fracking relating to intellectual property. Part II reviews the regulatory takings doctrine, trade secret law and the interaction between them. Current disclosure laws, the policy considerations of disclosure law, and political attitudes towards fracking are discussed in Part III. This review concludes with general comments on current disclosure and the potential changes to regulations.