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2012

Environmental Law

University at Buffalo School of Law

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A Palace Full Of Wetlands Enthusiasts, Kim Diana Connolly Dec 2012

A Palace Full Of Wetlands Enthusiasts, Kim Diana Connolly

Other Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Spinning Sackett: Assessing New And Traditional Media Coverage So Far, Kim Diana Connolly May 2012

Spinning Sackett: Assessing New And Traditional Media Coverage So Far, Kim Diana Connolly

Other Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Tribes As Conservation Easement Holders: Is A Partial Property Interest Better Than None?, Jessica Owley Apr 2012

Tribes As Conservation Easement Holders: Is A Partial Property Interest Better Than None?, Jessica Owley

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 8 in Tribes, Land, and the Environment, Sarah Krakoff & Ezra Rosser.


Environmental Judicial Interpretation And Agency Review: An Empirical Investigation Of Judicial Decision-Making In The Clean Water Act And The Clean Air Act, John A. Sautter, Levente Littvay Apr 2012

Environmental Judicial Interpretation And Agency Review: An Empirical Investigation Of Judicial Decision-Making In The Clean Water Act And The Clean Air Act, John A. Sautter, Levente Littvay

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Political ideology has long been associated with the manner in which judges make judicial decisions. Extensive empirical research has established the link between a judge s political ideology and how they rule on cases. However, little research has been conducted specifically in environmental law. Indeed, what research is available looks at environmental law in general and has not asked any questions concerning how political ideology might affect decision-making concerning specific environmental statutes. This article seeks to partially fill this void by looking specifically at how political ideology affects whether judges affirm or reverse agency action with respect to the Clean …


The Erosion Of Federal Common Law: Anticipatory Delegation In American Electric Power Company V. Connecticut, Paul Winters Apr 2012

The Erosion Of Federal Common Law: Anticipatory Delegation In American Electric Power Company V. Connecticut, Paul Winters

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Eleven plaintiffs brought a common law action, seeking injunctive relief against the six largest American producers of greenhouse gases. Because the EPA had not yet promulgated regulations governing the production of greenhouse gases, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that federal law had not displaced plaintiffs ' common law claim. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that even though regulations had not been promulgated, EPA occupied the field nevertheless. The decision marks an extension of the regulatory displacement of federal common law to regulations that are merely anticipated Such extension, or "anticipatory delegation, " represents an unacceptably large incursion into …


Neoliberal Land Conservation And Social Justice, Jessica Owley Jan 2012

Neoliberal Land Conservation And Social Justice, Jessica Owley

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.