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California’S Next Environmental Frontier: Climate Justice Leadership, Suma Peesapati

UC Law Environmental Journal

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Chasing Results From The Chasing Arrows: Strategies For The United States To Stop Wasting Time And Resources When It Comes To Recycling, 52 Uic J. Marshall L. Rev. 147 (2018), Christina Everling

UIC Law Review

The United States is a leader when it comes to creating waste, but not when it comes to disposing of that waste in environmentally conscious ways, such as through recycling. While other countries boast recycling rates over 60 percent, the United States’ recycling rate is an unimpressive 25 percent. Even amidst a “zero waste” movement, there are few national efforts to increase our recycling rate. Some state and local communities have picked up the slack, implementing a variety of strategies to boost their recycling output and reduce waste. These initiatives, such as automatic curbside recycling, landfill bans, mandatory recycling, container …

The Human Right To Environment In The 21st Century: A Case For Its Recognition And Comments On The Systemic Barrier It Encounters, Luis E. Rodriguez-Rivera

American University International Law Review

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Responsive Regulation And Resiliency: The Renewable Fuel Standard And Advanced Biofuels, Nadia B. Ahmad

Faculty Scholarship

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An Independent Review Of Forest Practices In Nova Scotia: Executive Summary Conclusions And Recommendations, William Lahey Prof.

Reports & Public Policy Documents

My mandate was to make recommendations on forest practices that would, if implemented, balance environmental, social, and economic objectives, which I have interpreted to include values. My conclusion is that environmental, social, and economic values should be balanced by using forest practices that give priority to protecting and enhancing ecosystems and biodiversity.

In other words, I have concluded that protecting ecosystems and biodiversity should not be balanced against other objectives and values as if they were of equal weight or importance to those other objectives or values. Instead, protecting and enhancing ecosystems should be the objective (the outcome) of how …

Shipping And Climate Change: International Law And Policy Considerations, Aldo Chircop, Meinhard Doelle, Ryan Gauvin

Reports & Public Policy Documents

This report investigates the international law and policy challenges to the determination of the international shipping industry's contribution to climate change mitigation efforts through the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations and the competent intergovernmental organization with respect to shipping in international law. The report sets out the international legal framework that serves as context for the IMO efforts, the challenge of regulating greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping and the process and issues in determining the industry's 'fair share' of mitigation efforts and potential legal pathways. The report concludes with general, policy and legal …

Annex 6: Changing Ocean Impacts On The Key Forage Fish Species Arctic Cod In The Western Canadian Arctic – Linking Climate Model Projections To Subsistence Fisheries, Nadja Steiner, William W. L. Cheung, Helen Drost, Carie Hoover, Jen Lam, Lisa Miller, Andres M. Cisneros-Montemayor, Tessa Sou, U. Rashid Sumaila, Paul Suprenand, Travis C. Tai

Reports & Public Policy Documents

This annex highlights the results of a study focusing on the potential impacts of ocean acidification and other climate- related stressors on marine species relevant for subsistence fisheries in the Western Arctic Bioregion. The study uses a knowledge co-production approach developed in the form of a multi-step process based on a combination of modelling and analysis tools including the Scientific Method and Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (Figure A6.1). Once all steps have been completed, uncertainties can be estimated and improvements can be made either with respect to the individual steps or to the linkages between them. The process can then be …

Examples Of Global And Regional Laws And Policies Relevant To Addressing The Potential Impacts Of Climate Change And Ocean Acidification, David Vanderzwaag, Nadja Steiner, Jan René Larsen

Reports & Public Policy Documents

Laws and policies relevant to the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on marine species and coastal communities appear at the global and regional level, as well as the national level (see Annex 6).

Distributed Energy Resource Participation In Wholesale Markets: Lessons From The California Iso, Justin Gundlach, Romany M. Webb

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

This article examines CAISO’s DER program after its first year of operation. It draws on written comments submitted to CAISO in the course of program development and on interviews the authors conducted with stakeholders – including active and potential DERPs, investor-owned utilities, and customer groups – to identify “barriers” to program participation. Irrespective of whether these barriers are appropriate – e.g., to ensure continued wholesale system reliability as DER penetration increases – they have clearly prevented the DER program fulfilling CAISO’s stated goal. The barriers should, therefore, be considered by other ISO/RTOs in developing programs with similar goals. The authors …

U.S. Climate Change Litigation In The Age Of Trump: Year One, Dena P. Adler

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

In its first year, the Trump Administration undertook a program of extensive climate change deregulation. The Administration delayed and initiated the reversal of rules that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary and mobile sources; sought to expedite fossil fuel development, including in previously protected areas; delayed or withdrew energy efficiency standards; undermined consideration of climate change in environmental review; and hindered adaptation to the impacts of climate change. However, the Trump Administration’s efforts have met with constant resistance, with those committed to climate protections bringing legal challenges to many, if not most, of the rollbacks.

This paper seeks to …

Turning The Tide In Coastal And Riverine Energy Infrastructure Adaptation: Can An Emerging Wave Of Litigation Advance Preparation For Climate Change?, Dena P. Adler

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

A new wave of “failure to adapt” lawsuits has sought to clarify how a changing climate may change what reasonable preparations governments and private actors must take, including increasing the resilience of their infrastructure. These suits span constitutional, tort, and statutory law more broadly, but unprepared owners of energy infrastructure may risk additional violations under environmental law due to unpermitted releases of air and water pollution during extreme weather events for which they are not adequately prepared. This piece will specifically consider recent legal and administrative suits that may indicate shifting legal responsibilities for coastal and riverine energy infrastructure owners …

Private Governance Responses To Climate Change: The Case Of Global Civil Aviation, Michael P. Vandenbergh, Daniel J. Metzger

Fordham Environmental Law Review

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Incorporating Social System Dynamics In The Columbia River Basin: Food-Energy-Water Resilience And Sustainability Modeling In The Yakima River Basin, Barbara Cosens

Articles

In the face of climate change, achieving resilience of desirable aspects of food-energy-water (FEW) systems already strained by competing multi-scalar social objectives requires interdisciplinary approaches. This study is part of a larger effort exploring “Innovations in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus (INFEWS)” in the Columbia River Basin (CRB) through coordinated modeling and simulated management scenarios. Here, we focus on a case study and conceptual mapping of the Yakima River Basin (YRB), a sub-basin of the CRB. Previous research on FEW system management and resilience includes some attention to social dynamics (e.g., economic and governance systems); however, more attention to social drivers and …

California Environmental Quality Act Lawsuits And California’S Housing Crisis, Jennifer Hernandez

UC Law Environmental Journal

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Friends Of The Eel River, Iccta Preemption, And The Future Of California High Speed Rail Litigation, Christopher J. Butcher, Johannah E. Kramer

UC Law Environmental Journal

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Too Big To Fail: Limiting Public Risk In Hydropower Licensing, Joshua Viers, Daniel Nover

UC Law Environmental Journal

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The Breathers Of Bayview Hill: Redevelopment And Environmental Justice In Southeast San Francisco, Lindsey Dillon

UC Law Environmental Journal

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The True Cost Of “Cheap” Seafood: An Analysis Of Environmental And Human Exploitation In The Seafood Industry, Tiffany T. V. Duong

UC Law Environmental Journal

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Environmental Justice Act Of 2017: A Fighting Chance For Frontline Communities, Jeremy Orr

UC Law Environmental Journal

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Safeguarding Development: Risk Reduction In U.S. Government Foreign Aid And Investment Facilitation Beyond The Current Patchwork, Naomi Roht-Arriaza

UC Law Environmental Journal

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