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Facts, Fiction, And Perception In Hydraulic Fracturing: Illuminating Act 13 And Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Joshua P. Fershee
Facts, Fiction, And Perception In Hydraulic Fracturing: Illuminating Act 13 And Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Joshua P. Fershee
Joshua P Fershee
Hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas is perhaps the most polarizing energy issue in the United States and around the world, and Pennsylvania has emerged as an example of passionate views both for and against hydraulic fracturing for shale gas. To limit local government restrictions on gas drilling, the Pennsylvania legislature passed Act 13 in September 2012, and the Act largely eliminated the ability of local governments to restrict oil and gas operations through zoning. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Act 13 in December 2013.
This Article reviews how Act 13 came to be, highlights the key provisions of …
The Precautionary Principle In The Colombian Constitutional Jurisprudence: Scientific Uncertainty And Selective Omissions [En Español], Daniel A. Monroy, Camilo E. Ossa
The Precautionary Principle In The Colombian Constitutional Jurisprudence: Scientific Uncertainty And Selective Omissions [En Español], Daniel A. Monroy, Camilo E. Ossa
Daniel A Monroy C
En el presente artículo se propone hacer una lectura crítica al principio de precaución, buscando profundizar, de manera específica, algunas cuestiones que minan el equilibrio del principio como instrumento guía para la toma decisiones de quien corresponde tomarlas. Así, el artículo está estructurado en dos partes, (i) por un lado se aborda la cuestión teórica, desarrollando la concepción que, en la doctrina, se tiene frente al principio, teniendo en cuenta dos aspectos esenciales como son: las implicaciones que supone afronta la “incertidumbre científica”, elemento fundamental del principio; y, la defensa de la tesis según la cual en muchos casos la …
Curb Your Enthusiasm For Pigouvian Taxes, Victor Fleischer
Curb Your Enthusiasm For Pigouvian Taxes, Victor Fleischer
Victor Fleischer
Pigouvian (or "corrective") taxes have been proposed or enacted on dozens of products and activities that may be harmful in excess: carbon, gasoline, fat, sugar, guns, cigarettes, alcohol, traffic, zoning, executive pay, and financial transactions, among others. Academics of all political stripes are mystified by the public’s inability to see the merits of using Pigouvian taxes more frequently to address serious social harms.
This enthusiasm for Pigouvian taxes should be tempered. A Pigouvian tax is easy to design—as a uniform excise tax—if one assumes that each individual causes the same amount of harm with each incremental increase in activity on …
Demanding Supply: The Bioenergy Farm Lease’S Critical Role In Biomass Supply Chain Optimization, A. Bryan Endres, Elise C. Scott
Demanding Supply: The Bioenergy Farm Lease’S Critical Role In Biomass Supply Chain Optimization, A. Bryan Endres, Elise C. Scott
A. Bryan Endres
As the bioenergy industry in the U.S. expands to meet increased demands for transportation fuel under the Renewable Fuel Standard and electrical power under state Renewable Portfolio Standards, farmers will seek the ability to grow dedicated, high-yielding energy crops of a perennial nature on leased property. Given the large amount of farmland in the U.S. that is leased, such contributions will represent a significant, though currently not well understood, portion of the biofuel industry supply chain. Through the use of contracts as governance schemes, the parties to a bioenergy farm lease can navigate three key areas of such a lease: …
C(R)Ap And Trade: The Brave New World Of Non-Point Source Nutrient Trading And Using Lessons From Greenhouse Gas Markets To Make It Work, Victor B. Flatt
C(R)Ap And Trade: The Brave New World Of Non-Point Source Nutrient Trading And Using Lessons From Greenhouse Gas Markets To Make It Work, Victor B. Flatt
Victor B Flatt
After several decades of improvement, water quality in the United States is getting worse, and the problem is primarily caused by run-off from non-point sources, such as farms and urban development. These non-point sources have never had regulatory mandates in the Clean Water Act, and have proven very difficult to control. With little likelihood of comprehensive statutory changes, the EPA and the states that administer the Clean Water Act have looked to other regulatory means to address this problem. One of the most prominent has been the use of markets in pollution (particularly for nutrient pollution from run-off) to provide …
Putting A Price On Carbon: The Metaphor, David M. Driesen
Putting A Price On Carbon: The Metaphor, David M. Driesen
David M Driesen
This Essay analyzes the characterization of both pollution taxes and so-called cap-and-trade programs addressing greenhouse gas emissions as policies that “put a price on carbon,” a characterization that has come to dominate both policy discussion and much modern scholarship on environmental instrument choice. It shows that the rationale for characterizing cap-and-trade— a quantitative rather than a pricing mechanism— as putting a price on carbon suggests that analysts should likewise treat traditional regulation as a mechanism putting a price on carbon. Treating “market-based mechanisms” as uniquely putting a price on carbon reflects and perpetuates a tendency to see markets and government …
Science-Based Food Labels: Improving Regulations And Preventing Consumer Deception Through Limited Information Disclosure Requirements, Joshua Dhyani
Science-Based Food Labels: Improving Regulations And Preventing Consumer Deception Through Limited Information Disclosure Requirements, Joshua Dhyani
Joshua Dhyani
When it comes to food, consumer choice is motivated by a myriad of factors. Evidence suggests a desire to eat a healthy diet is among the most influential of these factors. To accomplish this goal, consumers often look to food labels. Perhaps they choose the organic option, in lieu of the cheaper alternatives. If so, they could be the unwitting victims of ongoing consumer deception. Information disclosure requirements such as food labels have the potential to help improve consumer choices, be it for health, environment, or other values. However, some of the more recent trends in regulation, such as the …
The Arctic Region, Brian R. Israel, Peter Oppenheimer
The Arctic Region, Brian R. Israel, Peter Oppenheimer
Brian R Israel
No abstract provided.
Juridical Protection Of The Right To Aclean And Healthy Environment In Tanzania, Moses Matiko Misiwa
Juridical Protection Of The Right To Aclean And Healthy Environment In Tanzania, Moses Matiko Misiwa
moses matiko misiwa
No abstract provided.
Climate Change And Energy Law: Past, Present, And Future Legislation Efforts, Christopher Henry
Climate Change And Energy Law: Past, Present, And Future Legislation Efforts, Christopher Henry
Christopher Henry
No abstract provided.
The Rural Environmental Cadastre (Car) As A Tool For Environmental Regularization In Land Reform Settlements, Lucas Abreu Barroso, Guilherme Viana De Alencar
The Rural Environmental Cadastre (Car) As A Tool For Environmental Regularization In Land Reform Settlements, Lucas Abreu Barroso, Guilherme Viana De Alencar
Lucas Abreu Barroso
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Land Statute (Law n. 4,504 / 1964). Enacted at the beginning of the military dictatorship, the Land Statute was the formula found to contain the pressure coming from rural areas which demanded a government policy based on Land Reform. Although designed primarily to distribute land in the Northern Region, after the re-democratization in 1985, peasant movements were present in the five regions of the country, showing that the struggle for land happened nationwide. According to the National Institute for Settlement and Agrarian Reform, by 2013, in Brazil 1,288,444 families were settled in the …
Defending The Environment: A Mission For The World's Militaries, Mark P. Nevitt
Defending The Environment: A Mission For The World's Militaries, Mark P. Nevitt
Mark P Nevitt
Critics often fault the U.S. military for its environmental stewardship, and legal scholarship frequently highlights efforts by the military to seek national security exemptions from various environmental laws and the military’s poor cleanup record. Yet the Department of Defense (“DoD”) is largely subject to and complies with the full array of American environmental laws in the same manner and extent as any agency of the federal government. While the military’s environmental record is far from perfect, a comparative legal survey shows that the U.S. is at the relative forefront of effectively balancing environmental stewardship with national security.
This article surveys …
Coping With Climate: Legal Innovation In The Absence Of Full Reform, Robert R.M. Verchick, Faye Sheets
Coping With Climate: Legal Innovation In The Absence Of Full Reform, Robert R.M. Verchick, Faye Sheets
Robert R.M. Verchick
In the absence of a federal legislation directing government to adapt to the unavoidable effects of climate change, the Obama administration has put its faith in existing environmental laws like the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), and the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). But often federal objectives focus only on reducing greenhouse gases—what experts call “mitigation”—and neglect strategies for coping with the climate disruptions that we cannot avoid—otherwise known as “adaptation.” Where the federal policy falls short, states are beginning to experiment on their own with climate adaptation strategies. This essay examines both approaches, mitigation and …
Gandhi’S Nightmare: Bhopal And The Need For A Mindful Jurisprudence, Nehal A. Patel
Gandhi’S Nightmare: Bhopal And The Need For A Mindful Jurisprudence, Nehal A. Patel
Nehal A. Patel
No abstract provided.
Will More, Better, Cheaper, And Faster Monitoring Improve Environmental Management?, Ryan P. Kelly
Will More, Better, Cheaper, And Faster Monitoring Improve Environmental Management?, Ryan P. Kelly
Ryan P Kelly
Two critical problems in environmental management are a lack of primary data and the difficulty of assessing the environmental impacts of human activities. Producing the information necessary to address these twin challenges is often difficult and expensive, which impedes decisionmaking in environmental management. I focus here on the possibility of making data collection more powerful and more cost-effective with a suite of analyses made tractable by emerging technology for genetic analysis. More, better, cheaper, and faster information about the planet’s living resources promises to influence a wide range of legal and policy processes—from Clean Water Act compliance and related public …
Industrial Hemp: Canada Exports, United States Imports, Courtney N. Moran Ll.M.
Industrial Hemp: Canada Exports, United States Imports, Courtney N. Moran Ll.M.
Courtney N. Moran LL.M.
Industrial hemp, a non-psychoactive variety of Cannabis sativa L., (C. sativa) is the greatest renewable resource available to mankind. Industrial hemp is an environmentally friendly crop that does not require herbicides or pesticides and can clean up toxins in soil. Manufacturers can produce hemp into over 25,000 products.
More than 30 industrialized nations, including Canada, cultivate industrial hemp for commercial purposes. Despite the fact that industrial hemp is a viable agricultural commodity, in the United States hemp is classified as marihuana, a Schedule I controlled substance, under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Therefore, it is illegal under U.S. federal law …
Why Can't A Duck Sign A Contract? The Failure Of Intellectual Property To Protect The Environment, Kirk W. Junker
Why Can't A Duck Sign A Contract? The Failure Of Intellectual Property To Protect The Environment, Kirk W. Junker
Kirk W Junker
No abstract provided.
The Limits Of Law And The Role Of Apeth (Virtue) In The Climate Crisis, Kirk W. Junker
The Limits Of Law And The Role Of Apeth (Virtue) In The Climate Crisis, Kirk W. Junker
Kirk W Junker
No abstract provided.
Offshore Safety And Environmental Regimes: A Post-Macondo Comparative Analysis Of The United States And United Kingdom, Jeffery R. Ray
Offshore Safety And Environmental Regimes: A Post-Macondo Comparative Analysis Of The United States And United Kingdom, Jeffery R. Ray
Jeffery R Ray
Abstract This paper uses a selected review of United States (US) laws resulting from the issues presented by the Deepwater Horizon, or Macondo, incident. Regulatory issues based on engineering concerns are analysed in the second half of the US Chapter. The analysis questions whether the US has truly dealt with Macondo issues or if the issues were effectively tabled. The current state of the US regime indicates that it is either in a transitional phase or it has failed to implement key measures to effectively utilize the post-Macondo regulations. The United Kingdom (UK) offshore safety regime followed by selected environmental …
The Environmentally Conscious Skies: Did The European Union’S Game Of Brinksmanship Lead To A Viable Global Plan For Emissions Trading In Aviation?, Darren Prum, Kathryn Kisska-Schulze
The Environmentally Conscious Skies: Did The European Union’S Game Of Brinksmanship Lead To A Viable Global Plan For Emissions Trading In Aviation?, Darren Prum, Kathryn Kisska-Schulze
Darren A. Prum
Effective January 1, 2012, the European Union (EU) instituted the first emissions trading scheme (ETS) for aviation which affected the domestic and international commercial airline industry flying into and out of the EU. The EU established the ETS to counter the global aviation sector’s role in releasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; however, such movement was met with heavy opposition by foreign countries, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), various commercial airlines and the Air Transport Association of America (ATA). This paper analyzes the legality of the EU’s unilateral ETS approach with respect to the commercial airline industry, examines the subsequent …