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Toxic Confinement: Can The Eighth Amendment Protect Prisoners From Human-Made Environmental Health Hazards?, Brenna Helppie-Schmieder

Northwestern University Law Review

What would you do if you realized a nearby factory or energy operation was making everyone in your town sick? You might try to rally your neighbors in protest, take legal action, or cut your losses and move away. But what if your options were more limited? What if you were forced to stay? This is the situation for prisoners across the country who live in prisons located near dangerous energy industry operations.

The increased reliance on incarceration in recent times has resulted in prisons being built on undesirable land, often the same land occupied by the energy industry. This …

Allied Paper Landfill, A Case Study Of Superfund, Kaitlin Braunschweig

Honors Theses

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980), more commonly known as Superfund, delegates the responsibility for cleanup of more than 1,300 hazardous waste sites to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This thesis is designed as a case study to investigate the Superfund program through the lens of the Allied Paper Landfill portion of the Kalamazoo River Superfund Site. Through interviews with key stakeholders an evaluation was completed based on the following research questions: 1) are the current goals of Superfund appropriate, 2) is the funding mechanism sufficient to fulfill the goals of Superfund, and 3) is the …

Nimby To Nope—Or Yess?, K.K. Duvivier, Thomas Witt

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

On December 12, 2015, 195 governments around the world agreed to the COP21 commitments to combat climate change. Pivotal to the success of these goals is a shift from fossil-fuel energy generation to renewable resources. Wind power is one of the largest renewable energy generation sources in the United States and has the greatest potential for future development. While wind energy generation has enjoyed some of the most impressive gains in development of new capacity, reaching future goals will face more challenges. In addition to resource potential, wind development is also confined to locations that meet the sweet spot of …

Mauna Kea Anaina Hou V. Board Of Land And Natural Resources, Wesley J. Furlong

Public Land & Resources Law Review

Native Hawaiians and the scientific community have been pitted against each other in a decades-long culture war over the construction of observatories and telescopes on sacred landscapes. In Mauna Kea Anaina Hou, the Hawai’i Supreme Court handed a victory to Native Hawaiian culture and rights by halting the construction of a new telescope on Mauna Kea. The decision must be read cautiously, however, as it is firmly rooted in the strict application of procedural due process.

Flint Drinking Water Contamination: Frames Of Reference, Clifford J. Villa

Faculty Scholarship

Presentation given at Harvard Law School on Flint, Michigan, lead toxicity and what we can do as a matter of law.

Wildearth Guardians V. United States Office Of Surface Mining, Reclamation And Enforcement, Hallie Bishop

Public Land & Resources Law Review

Wildearth Guardians v. United States Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement sprung from the approval of a modified mining plan for the Spring Creek Mine in Montana. Wildearth Guardians is the adoption of Magistrate Judge Ostby’s Findings and Recommendations by United States District Judge, Susan Watters concluding that the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement violated several provisions of NEPA.

Newsroom: Goldstein On Fossil Fuel Fraud Liability 04-12-2016, Edward Fitzpatrick, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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The Downeaster Alexa: Iconic Male V. A Perfect Storm Of Regulations, Maureen A. Eggert

Touro Law Review

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Lessons For New York: Comparative Urban Governance And The Challenge Of Climate Change, Andrea Mcardle

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Trending @ Rwu Law: Julia Wyman's Post: Rwu Law Grads Making Waves In Marine Affairs: 04/05/2016, Julia Wyman

Law School Blogs

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The United States Nuclear Power Export Program: An Assessment Of It's National And International Impacts On The Enviornment, Gwyn P. Newsom

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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The Raisin Act: Regulation Or Confiscation?, Yelena Bosovik

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Lodging The Sustainable Development Goals In The International Trade Regime: From Trade Rhetoric To Trade Plethoric, Nasser Alreshaid

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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The Cost Of Allowing The Public To Enjoy The Lake Of The Ozarks: Should Landowners Be Protected Over The Public?, Alex Langley

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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To Peat Mine Or Not To Peat Mine: The Supreme Court’S Opportunity To Determine If A “Clean Water Act” Approved Jurisdictional Determination Affects A Landowner’S Legal Rights, Garrett Pratt

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Pollution Problems In Paradise: Does The Clean Water Act Apply To Groundwater Pollution In Maui?, Brett Smith

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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Change Is In The Wind: The Need For Wind Power In Missouri & The Obstacles That Stand In The Way, Ellyn Horan

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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The Show-Me State’S Fight Against Grain Belt Express Clean Line: Will Administrative Proceedings, Legislation, Or The Taking Clause Provide Protection For Private Land?, Adrienne Spiller

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

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