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Climate Change And Modern State Common Law Nuisance And Trespass Tort Claims, Jack Wold-Mcgimsey Jan 2023

Climate Change And Modern State Common Law Nuisance And Trespass Tort Claims, Jack Wold-Mcgimsey

University of Colorado Law Review

This Comment examines the use of state common law tort claims to address climate change. The aim of this work is not to provide an in-depth examination of these issues, but rather to provide a contextualized and comprehensive overview of some of the most important issues in this field using modern cases actively being litigated. This Comment comes to the conclusion that the future of common law nuisance and trespass claims in the context of climate change is, for now, unclear. Given the national and global implications of climate change, courts may find that isolated states cannot set binding precedents …


Can Nature Tourists Police Themselves? Comparing Eco-Pledges In The United States And Palau, Marcia Moana Levitan-Haffer Jan 2022

Can Nature Tourists Police Themselves? Comparing Eco-Pledges In The United States And Palau, Marcia Moana Levitan-Haffer

University of Colorado Law Review

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