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Symposium On New Mexico's Just Transition, Melanie Coffing, Logan Stokes Jan 2024

Symposium On New Mexico's Just Transition, Melanie Coffing, Logan Stokes

Natural Resources Journal

A Just Transition aims to develop capacity for a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy while maximizing benefits and minimizing hardships for working communities. The ideation and implementation of such a sweeping, intersectional policy framework requires thoughtful conversation, collaborative action, and years of dedication from community members and policy makers alike. On November 3, 2023, the Natural Resources Journal, through the University of New Mexico School of Law, and the New Mexico Speaker of the House, Javier Martínez, hosted the Symposium on New Mexico’s Just Transition. Students from the law school and the Natural Resources Journal had the opportunity to collaborate with community …


Bend Down Select: Analysis Of Secondhand Clothing Waste In Africa Under The Current Anti-Dumping Regime, Bisi Ogunmefun Jan 2024

Bend Down Select: Analysis Of Secondhand Clothing Waste In Africa Under The Current Anti-Dumping Regime, Bisi Ogunmefun

Natural Resources Journal

The second-hand clothing market is a multi-billion-dollar industry that has helped many developing countries stimulate their economy. Over the years, however, the quality of secondhand clothing has declined as the fast-fashion market rises. Countries such as India and the Philippines have banned secondhand clothing imports to protect their textile industries from demise. African countries like Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda also attempted to ban secondhand clothing imports but were sanctioned with a threat of removal from the African Growth Opportunity Act. This article explores how Anti-Dumping Laws fail to fulfill their ordinary meaning in the secondhand fashion market in African countries …


Front Matter, Natural Resources Journal Jan 2024

Front Matter, Natural Resources Journal

Natural Resources Journal

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Introduction, Miguel A. Quintana, Logan Stokes Jan 2024

Introduction, Miguel A. Quintana, Logan Stokes

Natural Resources Journal

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A Half-Century Of Pacific Salmon Saving Efforts: A Primer On Law, Policy, And Biology, Michael C. Blumm, Daniel J. Rohlf, Adam Eno Jan 2024

A Half-Century Of Pacific Salmon Saving Efforts: A Primer On Law, Policy, And Biology, Michael C. Blumm, Daniel J. Rohlf, Adam Eno

Natural Resources Journal

Pacific salmon, the signature species of the Pacific Northwest, have declined across their range for well over a century, due to a myriad of human-caused effects on their habitat and the fish themselves. Restoration efforts—some successful, some halting—began in earnest in the late 20th century, with considerable attention focused on the Columbia Basin, where historically salmon runs were crippled by a large interconnected hydroelectric system of federal and non-federal dams. In the 1980 Northwest Power Act, Congress created an interstate agency, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, with access to a substantial amount of ratepayer dollars; the agency has chosen …


Limiting Tourism To Sustainable Levels: Options For HawaiʻI, Barry D. Solomon Jan 2024

Limiting Tourism To Sustainable Levels: Options For HawaiʻI, Barry D. Solomon

Natural Resources Journal

Many popular tourist destinations across the world are experiencing overtourism, which can cause a variety of negative environmental and socio-cultural impacts. As a result, an increasing number of governments are searching for solutions to overtourism. In the United States, Hawaiʻi needs such solutions. Until recently, many legal scholars and other observers believed that restricting tourism may be unconstitutional. However, a careful examination of the United States Supreme Court’s decisions on the Dormant Commerce Clause and the interstate right to travel show that certain restrictions on tourism may be constitutionally permissible. Indeed, recent federal court rulings support state action designed to …


Climate Change Will Make The Final Call In New Mexico's Groundwater Appropriation, Lauren Hewitt Jan 2024

Climate Change Will Make The Final Call In New Mexico's Groundwater Appropriation, Lauren Hewitt

Natural Resources Journal

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A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet And Our Bodies By Matt Simon, Heath Skroch Jan 2024

A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet And Our Bodies By Matt Simon, Heath Skroch

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.


The Great Displacement: Climate Change And The Next American Migration By Jake Bittle, Luisa Sanchez-Carrera Jan 2024

The Great Displacement: Climate Change And The Next American Migration By Jake Bittle, Luisa Sanchez-Carrera

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.