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Developing The 1990 Texas Water Plan: A Coordinated Circus, Tommy Knowles Jun 1991

Developing The 1990 Texas Water Plan: A Coordinated Circus, Tommy Knowles

Innovation in Western Water Law and Management (Summer Conference, June 5-7)

14 pages.


Northern Cheyenne Tribe Water Rights Compact, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Mt May 1991

Northern Cheyenne Tribe Water Rights Compact, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Mt

Native American Water Rights Settlement Project

Settlement Agreement and State Legislation: Water Rights Compact State among Montana, Northern Cheyenne Tribe and US. MCA 85-20-301 (1991). The statute ratifies Compact between Northern Cheyenne, MT and US. This Compact resolves all water claims by the Northern Cheyenne within MT so long as the Tongue River Reservoir is repaired and expanded. Pre-existing stock water, domestic and municipal water uses are recognized. Tribe has right to 32,500 a/f/y of direct flow and storage from the Tongue River Basin (and first rights to excess) with a priority date of Oct. 1, 1881 provided that actual depletion does not exceed 9,375 a/f/y. …


Environmental Auditing And Environmental Management: The Implicit And Explicit Federal Regulatory Mandate, Michael Herz Apr 1991

Environmental Auditing And Environmental Management: The Implicit And Explicit Federal Regulatory Mandate, Michael Herz

Articles

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Regulating Air Toxics In Rhode Island: Policy Vs. Technical Decisions, Julie A. Roque Mar 1991

Regulating Air Toxics In Rhode Island: Policy Vs. Technical Decisions, Julie A. Roque

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Roqu6 recounts her work as a doctoral candidate at Brown in developing standards for the regulation of airborne carcinogens. Based in part on this experience, she argues that care needs be taken lest those who regulate Risk bury key policy decisions within a mass of often irrelevant technical details.


The Two-Headed Dragon Of Siting And Cleaning Up Hazardous Waste Dumps: Can Economic Incentives Or Mediation Slay The Monster, Bradford Mank Jan 1991

The Two-Headed Dragon Of Siting And Cleaning Up Hazardous Waste Dumps: Can Economic Incentives Or Mediation Slay The Monster, Bradford Mank

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

This Article will show that neither economic incentives nor mediation alone has been successful in addressing the issues of siting or remediation, despite good theoretical reasons for the success of both approaches. This Article advocates a two-pronged approach of using economic incentives and mediation together to attack the dilemmas of siting and remediation. A developer could offer to remediate an orphan or MSW landfill site, and thereby improve public safety, in exchange for the opportunity to build a new, less risky hazardous or solid waste disposal facility.15 In conjunction with mediation and negotiated compensation, this proposal may be able to …


The International Exportation Of Waste: The Battle Against The Path Of Least Resistance, Kenda Jo M. Mccrory Jan 1991

The International Exportation Of Waste: The Battle Against The Path Of Least Resistance, Kenda Jo M. Mccrory

Penn State International Law Review

This Comment will focus on the United States' current regulations governing the exportation of waste, their strengths and weaknesses, and the changes needed to incorporate the Basel Convention into United States domestic law.


Environmental Accountability Beyond Compliance: Externalities And Accounting, Arthur J. Jacobson Jan 1991

Environmental Accountability Beyond Compliance: Externalities And Accounting, Arthur J. Jacobson

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