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Are You Gonna Eat That?: A New Wave Of Mandatory Recycling Has Massachussetts And Other New England States Paving The Way Towards Feasible Food Waste Diversion And A New Player In Alternative Energy, Nicholas M. Vaz

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Cultural Heritage Conservation Easements: The Problem Of Using Property Law Tools For Heritage Protection, Jessica Owley

Journal Articles

Conservation easements are quickly becoming a favored tool for protection of cultural heritage. Perpetual encumbrances on the use of private land, most cultural heritage conservation easements are held by private conservation organizations known as land trusts. With minimal public oversight, land trusts decide which lands to protect in perpetuity and what the rules regarding use of those lands should be. A variety of concerns arise when protection of cultural heritage resides with private organizations. First, as governments abdicate cultural heritage protection to private organizations, the public’s role in site protection shifts. When private organizations and landowners negotiate which properties to …

Drugs On Tap: Managing Pharmaceuticals In Our Nation’S Waters, Gabriel Eckstein

Faculty Scholarship

Pharmaceuticals in the environment and public water supplies are believed to have serious impacts on human and environmental health. Current research suggests that exposure to certain drugs and their residues may result in a variety of adverse human health effects. Other studies more conclusively show that even minute concentrations of pharmaceuticals in the environment can have detrimental effects on aquatic and terrestrial species. Unfortunately, the cost of removing these pernicious substances is out of the financial reach of most municipalities and wastewater and drinking water treatment operators.

Despite the concerns, little effort has been made to develop broad management, mitigatory, …

Clean Energy Federalism, Felix Mormann

Faculty Scholarship

Legal scholarship tends to approach the law and policy of clean energy from an environmental law perspective. As hydraulic fracturing, renewable energy integration, nuclear reactor (re)licensing, transport biofuel mandates, and other energy issues have pushed to the forefront of the environmental law debate, clean energy law has begun to emancipate itself. The emerging literature on clean energy federalism is a symptom of this emancipation. This Article adds to that literature by offering two case studies, a novel model for policy integration, and theoretical insights to elucidate the relationship between environmental federalism and clean energy federalism.

Renewable portfolio standards and feed-in …

Session Report - Theme 3: Arctic Governance, Michael Grey

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Session Report - Theme 2: Beyond The Polar Code, Heike Deggim

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Session Report - Theme 1: Polar Code, Jack Westwood-Booth

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Maritime Transport In The Arctic After The Introduction Of The Polar Code: A Discussion Of The New Training Needs, Dimitrios Dalaklis

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Beyond The Polar Code: Assuring Safe & Environmentally Sound Arctic Navigation, Ulf Siwe

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Increasing Role And Participation Of Non-Arctic States In The Governance Of Arctic Region: A Sample Of Turkey, Onur Sabri Durak

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Legal Regime Of Marine Insurance In Arctic Shipping: Safety & Environmental Implications, Proshanto K. Mukherjee, Huiru Liu

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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International Polar Partnership Initiative, Iouri Oliounine

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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The Effects Toward Maritime Higher-Education In China After The Entry Into Force Of Polar Code, Haibo Xie

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Implementing The Polar Code: Education About Requirements & Fostering Best Practice In Operational To Make It Work, Michael Kingston

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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The Polar Code : Gap Analysis For Protection Of Marine Environment & Arctic Safety, Mohammed Essallamy

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Arctic Shipping & Liability For Harm To Natural Resources, Dominik Walkowski

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Improving Communications To Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness In The Bering Strait, Melissa Parks

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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The Polar Code & Its Influence On The Legal Status Of The Northwest Passage And Implications Of Its Potential Use, Saied Satei

ShipArc 2015 Conference

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Koontz V. St. Johns River Water Management District: Can Environmental Impact Analysis Preserve Sustainable Development From The New Reach Of The Supreme Court's Exactions Jurisprudence?, Patrick F. Carroll

Pace Environmental Law Review

The United States Supreme Court has raised the legal standard for a municipality to use land use exactions for sustainable development. Land use exactions frequent local government affairs and occur when a government demands a dedication of land or money in exchange for a municipal approval, such as a permit. Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District found certain proposed government exactions for land use permits as “demands” on the applicant and required a “‘nexus' and ‘rough proportionality’ between the property that the government demands and the social costs of the applicant's proposal,” regardless of whether the exaction was …

In Defense Of Ecosystem Services, J.B. Ruhl

Pace Environmental Law Review

It is a great honor and pleasure to deliver the Garrison lecture at the Pace University Law School, especially on an evening during which we have paid fitting tribute to the lives of two giants of environmental law and policy, Joe Sax, and David Sive. I chose the topic of ecosystem services for this auspicious occasion for three reasons and to answer three questions.

First, the path of ecosystem services as a theme in environmental law and policy spans my practice (1982-1994) and academic (1994-present) careers. The importance of nature to human well-being seems so obvious one would think it …