Federal Disaster Declarations And Denials: Analyzing Spatial Equity In The Implementation Of The Stafford Act,
2014
University of South Florida
Federal Disaster Declarations And Denials: Analyzing Spatial Equity In The Implementation Of The Stafford Act, Richard Salkowe
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Federal disaster declarations are authorized by the president under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988. Prior studies have found varying levels of political influence associated with the declaration process. Factors including electoral votes, reelection years, congressional committee appointments, geographic location, and party favoritism have been implicated in claims of inequity associated with the distribution of federal disaster assistance. Compounding these concerns is evidence of recurring problems associated with disparities in the long-term recovery from disasters based on social and economic factors. This dissertation is a response to the call for further …
(Don’T) See More Butts: Preemption And Local Regulation Of Cigarette Litter,
2014
William Mitchell College of Law
(Don’T) See More Butts: Preemption And Local Regulation Of Cigarette Litter, Mike Freiberg
Hamline Law Review
abstract
The Future Of Wilderness Management,
2014
University of Georgia
The Future Of Wilderness Management, Peter A. Appel
Presentations and Speeches
This is a presentation by Professor Peter A. Appel on April 11, 2014, at a symposium entitled "The Wilderness Act at 50" sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Law School. Please click here to view the presentation.
Testimony Of Robert V. Percival University Of Maryland Carey School Of Law Before The House Committee On Natural Resources Hearing On Proposed Amendments To The Endangered Species Act, April 8, 2014,
2014
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Testimony Of Robert V. Percival University Of Maryland Carey School Of Law Before The House Committee On Natural Resources Hearing On Proposed Amendments To The Endangered Species Act, April 8, 2014, Robert V. Percival
Congressional Testimony
No abstract provided.
Wildearth Guardians V. Jewell, 738 F.3d 298 (D.C. Cir. 2013),
2014
University of Montana School of Law
Wildearth Guardians V. Jewell, 738 F.3d 298 (D.C. Cir. 2013), Ross Keogh
Public Land & Resources Law Review
As part of a comprehensive strategy to keep coal “in the ground,” environmental plaintiffs challenged the BLM’s leasing of federally owned coal tracts in the Powder River Basin in 2010 on climate change grounds. WildEarth Guardians was the first suit to reach a federal circuit court, where the District of Columbia Circuit Court affirmed that the BLM’s environmental analysis of the climate change impacts of the leased coal was adequate under NEPA. Notably, in reversing the district court, the circuit court found that the plaintiffs had procedural standing.
Taking On Water: The Supreme Court Rejects A Temporary Flooding Exception To Fifth Amendment Notes,
2014
University of Missouri School of Law
Taking On Water: The Supreme Court Rejects A Temporary Flooding Exception To Fifth Amendment Notes, Elizabeth Judy
Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law
No abstract provided.
Carbon Capture And Storage: How Bad Policy Is By-Passing Environmental Safeguards,
2014
University of Missouri School of Law
Carbon Capture And Storage: How Bad Policy Is By-Passing Environmental Safeguards, Allison Kole
Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law
No abstract provided.
Discharge Of A Pollutant: The Clean Water Act Definition That Has Caused Much Confusion,
2014
University of Missouri School of Law
Discharge Of A Pollutant: The Clean Water Act Definition That Has Caused Much Confusion, Arsenio L. Mims
Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents,
2014
University of Missouri School of Law
Table Of Contents
Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law
No abstract provided.
Europe Should Dump Cap-And-Trade In Favor Of Carbon Tax With Reinvestment To Reduce Global Emissions,
2014
University of Denver
Europe Should Dump Cap-And-Trade In Favor Of Carbon Tax With Reinvestment To Reduce Global Emissions, Stephen Sewalk
Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
It is time for the European Union to dump the EU-ETS cap-and trade system, as it is not working. By adopting a carbon tax with reinvestment, the European Union (EU) could reduce its economy-wide emissions by forty-eight percent (and emissions from buildings and utilities by sixty-five percent) within twenty years while automatically putting in place a border tax adjustment. By adopting the carbon tax with reinvestment, the EU's trading partners would be heavily encouraged to adopt the same system, thereby dramatically reducing global emissions. This adoption would occur much like the EU adopting the Value-Added Tax and 150 countries following …
Climate Engineering Field Research: The Favorable Setting Of International Environmental Law,
2014
Tilburg Law School
Climate Engineering Field Research: The Favorable Setting Of International Environmental Law, Jesse Reynolds
Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
As forecasts for climate change and its impacts have become more dire, climate engineering proposals have come under increasing consideration and are presently moving toward field trials. This article examines the relevant international environmental law, distinguishing between climate engineering research and deployment. It also emphasizes the climate change context of these proposals and the enabling function of law. Extant international environmental law generally favors such field tests, in large part because, even though field trials may present uncertain risks to humans and the environment, climate engineering may reduce the greater risks of climate change. Notably, this favorable legal setting is …
Capital Rigidities, Latent Externalities,
2014
Florida State University College of Law
Capital Rigidities, Latent Externalities, Shi-Ling Hsu
Scholarly Publications
Capital, one of two fundamental inputs to production, is critical to economic growth. As such, legal rules and institutions generally seek to create more of it, and they also seek to protect existing capital from policy changes. However, capital is often durable, and during its natural life, information may emerge pointing to negative externalities resulting from operation of that capital. Legal rules and institutions, in seeking to stimulate and sustain economic growth by promoting and protecting capital, thus tend to induce the creation of excess capital. This abundance of capital creates excess resistance to new regulation or policy reform, as …
Table Of Contents,
2014
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Table Of Contents
Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
No abstract provided.
Oil And Gas Law: From Habendum To Patent Law,
2014
University of Windsor Faculty of Law
Oil And Gas Law: From Habendum To Patent Law, Emir Crowne, Barbero C. Michael
Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
This article outlines and addresses the specific patent issues affecting the oil and gas industry. In so doing, it argues that the business realities of the industry, coupled with its fast-paced environment, make it a perfect example of why the current patent prohibition against professional skills and business methods must be reformed.
Masthead & Front Matter,
2014
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Masthead & Front Matter
Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
No abstract provided.
The Walking Dead Or Weekend At Bernie’S? How The Public Trust Doctrine Threatens Alternative Energy Development,
2014
Northeastern University
The Walking Dead Or Weekend At Bernie’S? How The Public Trust Doctrine Threatens Alternative Energy Development, Michael Julius Motta Jr.
Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
One of the oldest doctrines of environmental law, the public trust doctrine, is sufficiently ambiguous that it risks threatening widespread adoptions of alternative energy sources such as wind energy. Because of this, the public trust doctrine threatens the protection of the environment in the name of protection of the environment. Yet, the public trust doctrine and future energy policy should be complementary and not exclusionary of each other. In light of this, whether an agency has public trust authority should be determined based on six factors: the legal authority of state fiduciaries; due diligence by state fiduciaries in determining if …
Upwind Battle: The Epa Tests The Limits Of Its Statutory Authority Again, An,
2014
University of Missouri School of Law
Upwind Battle: The Epa Tests The Limits Of Its Statutory Authority Again, An, Elizabeth Moeller
Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law
No abstract provided.
Missouri River Reservoirs In A Century Of Climate Change: National Or Local Resource?,
2014
University of Missouri School of Law
Missouri River Reservoirs In A Century Of Climate Change: National Or Local Resource?, John H. Davidson
Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law
No abstract provided.
Epa, Outer Continental Shelf Sources, And Deference Resisting Environmental Destricution On Indigenous Lands, The,
2014
University of Missouri School of Law
Epa, Outer Continental Shelf Sources, And Deference Resisting Environmental Destricution On Indigenous Lands, The, Sarah Melz
Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law
No abstract provided.
Storage Portfolio Standards: Incentivising Green Eenrgy Storage,
2014
University of Missouri School of Law
Storage Portfolio Standards: Incentivising Green Eenrgy Storage, Victoria Johnston
Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law
No abstract provided.
