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Waste And The Governance Of Private And Public Property, Tara Righetti, Joseph Schremmer

Faculty Articles

Common law waste doctrine is often overlooked as antiquated and irrelevant to modern law as a result of contract, corporate law, trust and estate planning, and public law. At best, waste doctrine is occasionally examined as a lens through which to evaluate evolutions in modern property theory. We argue here that waste doctrine is more than just an historical artifact. Rather, the principle embedded in waste doctrine underpins a great deal of property law generally, both common law and statutory, as well as the law governing oil and gas, water, and public trust resources. Seen for what it is, the …

Land, Legacy, And Law: Amending Cercla To Account For Environmental Contamination Of Tribal Cultural Resources, Alexander Toke

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note advocates for amending the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to enable Native American Tribes to recover damages for injuries to cultural resources. It argues that Tribal lands are disproportionately affected by environmental contamination and that current legal frameworks fail to address the unique cultural and spiritual significance of these resources.

Legislature Expands State’S Jurisdiction Over Freshwater Wetlands, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan

Faculty Scholarship

Regulation of wetlands is one of the most significant ways that the government controls land use. While federal jurisdiction over wetlands is buffeted by the political and judicial winds, the New York Legislature has just expanded considerably the authority of the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to protect these areas and inhibit development there.

Lands, commonly labelled as bogs, swamps or marshes, which are inundated with water frequently enough to develop particular soils, hydraulic regimes or vegetative communities are generally classified as “wetlands” under certain environmental laws. The Tidal Wetlands Act and Freshwater Wetlands Act, added to the New …

Sovereign Lands, Brent D. Chicken, Amanda J. Dick

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Wyoming, John R. Chadd

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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West Virginia, Andrew Graham

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Virginia, Zachary H. Barrett

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Utah, Jim Tartaglia

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Texas, Don Hueske

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Tennessee, Westley A. Ketron

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Pennsylvania, Nathaniel I. Holland, Jon C. Beckman, Benedict J. Kirchner

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Oklahoma, Matt Schlensker, Sandra Fraley

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Ohio, Tim Mckeen, Melissa Grimes

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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North Dakota, William J. Black

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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New York, Nathaniel I. Holland, Benedict J. Kirchner

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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New Mexico, Kacie Bevers, Blake Jones

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Nevada, Diana S. Prulhiere

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Nebraska, Sarah Trainer

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Montana, Amanda J. Dick

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Missouri, Douglas J. Crouse

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Michigan, M. Vafa Barissi

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Maryland, Tia L. Churchfield

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Louisiana, Garrett Korbitz

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Kentucky, Gary Holland

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Kansas, Steven A. Rhodes, Sarah Trainer

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Illinois, Joseph Negaard

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Colorado, Diana S. Prulhiere, David R. Little

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Arkansas, Andreah Riedel

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Alaska, Steven A. Rhodes, Zachary H. Barrett

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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Editor's Introduction & Front Pages, Piper Hampton

Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal

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