An Introduction To The Colorado River Research Group: Purpose, Membership And Contact Information,
2014
University of Colorado Law School
An Introduction To The Colorado River Research Group: Purpose, Membership And Contact Information, Colorado River Research Group
Books, Reports, and Studies
[11] p. : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Cashing In On Green: Casino Development And Sustainability,
2014
University of Baltimore School of Law
Cashing In On Green: Casino Development And Sustainability, Emily Mikles
University of Baltimore Journal of Land and Development
The development of the Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore, MD has created its fair share of contention and controversy for local residents. The typical residential concerns surrounding casino development- disparate impacts on surrounding businesses, employment concerns, and economic impact-are not raising eyebrows in the Baltimore area; rather, residents are concerned about the environmental impacts of the casino construction and development project. Several lawsuits have been filed attempting to halt casino construction due to the chemical contaminants that are seeping into the soil and into the bay through storm drains. These suits raise an interesting issue that some state legislatures and casino …
Comments: Baltimore City's Green Building Standards, Building Towards An Uncertain Future,
2014
University of Baltimore School of Law
Comments: Baltimore City's Green Building Standards, Building Towards An Uncertain Future, Gregory Franklin
University of Baltimore Journal of Land and Development
In August 2007 the Baltimore City Council passed Council Bill 07-0602 mandating that newly built and "extensively modified" buildings over 10,000 square feet comply with "Green Building Standards." This law is considered among the first and most extensive green building codes to be passed so far in the United States. This law has not surprisingly sparked praise and criticism. While the law has been praised for its potential environmental benefits, it has also been criticized on the grounds that it is stricter than the laws of surrounding jurisdictions and has made building in Baltimore excessively expensive. Moreover, the law has …
The Spending Power And Environmental Law After Sebelius,
2014
Florida State University College of Law
The Spending Power And Environmental Law After Sebelius, Erin Ryan
Scholarly Publications
In National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, a plurality of the Supreme Court held that portions of the Affordable Care Act exceeded federal authority under the Spending Clause. With that holding, Sebelius became the first Supreme Court decision since the New Deal to limit an act of Congress on spending-power grounds, rounding out the “New Federalism” limits on federal power first initiated by the Rehnquist Court in the 1990s. The new Sebelius doctrine constrains the federal spending power in contexts involving changes to ongoing intergovernmental partnerships with very large federal grants. However, the decision gives little direction for …
Charting A New Course For The Colorado River: A Summary Of Guiding Principles,
2014
University of Colorado Law School
Charting A New Course For The Colorado River: A Summary Of Guiding Principles, Colorado River Research Group
Books, Reports, and Studies
[4] p. : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Rationing Environmental Law In A Time Of Climate Change,
2014
Prof. of Law, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Rationing Environmental Law In A Time Of Climate Change, Rachael E. Salcido
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
Addressing climate change demands a fundamental change in United States energy policy and a major infrastructure for a renewable energy future. Yet the boom in natural gas development and expanding demand for energy in developing nations argue poorly for reductions in fossil fuel use. This Article documents how the federal government has resorted to some measure of environmental exceptionalism by rationing environmental law to expedite renewable energy development in the context of the seismic shifts in U.S. energy policy. Despite the many arguments in opposition to rationing environmental law, this Article concludes that the realities of climate change and the …
Banning Lawns,
2014
University of Denver
Banning Lawns, Sarah Schindler
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Recognizing their role in sustainability efforts, many local governments are enacting climate change plans, mandatory green building ordinances, and sustainable procurement policies. But thus far, local governments have largely ignored one of the most pervasive threats to sustainability — lawns. This Article examines the trend toward sustainability mandates by considering the implications of a ban on lawns, the single largest irrigated crop in the United States. Green yards are deeply seated in the American ethos of the sanctity of the single-family home. However, this psychological attachment to lawns results in significant environmental harms: conventional turfgrass is a non-native monocrop that …
Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, California,
2014
UC Law SF
Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, California, Ashley Nance
UC Law Environmental Journal
No abstract provided.
Bring Our Young People In!,
2014
UC Law SF
Bring Our Young People In!, Gregory Hobbs Justice
UC Law Environmental Journal
No abstract provided.
The Battle Over Competing Land Uses Within National Wildlife Refuges: The Klamath River Basin As A Case Study,
2014
UC Law SF
The Battle Over Competing Land Uses Within National Wildlife Refuges: The Klamath River Basin As A Case Study, Ashley Palomaki
UC Law Environmental Journal
No abstract provided.
No Article Iii Standing For Private Plaintiffs Challenging State Greenhouse Gas Regulations: The Ninth Circuit's Decision In Washington Environmental Council V. Bellon,
2014
University of Cincinnati College of Law
No Article Iii Standing For Private Plaintiffs Challenging State Greenhouse Gas Regulations: The Ninth Circuit's Decision In Washington Environmental Council V. Bellon, Bradford Mank
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
In Washington Environmental Council v. Bellon, the Ninth Circuit recently held that private plaintiffs did not have standing to sue in federal court to challenge certain state greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations because the plaintiffs failed to allege that the emissions were significant enough to make a “meaningful contribution” to global GHG levels. By contrast, in Massachusetts v. EPA, the Supreme Court held a state government had standing to sue the federal government for its failure to regulate national GHG emissions because states are “entitled to special solicitude in our standing analysis.” Massachusetts implied but did not decide that private parties …
Book Review, David R. Boyd, The Right To A Healthy Environment, Revitalizing Canada's Constitution,
2014
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Book Review, David R. Boyd, The Right To A Healthy Environment, Revitalizing Canada's Constitution, Bradford Mank
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
Boyd’s new book, The Right to a Healthy Environment, attempts to prove that Canadians would benefit if they amended their constitution to recognize the right to a healthy environment. Throughout this work, he emphasizes the general benefits of recognizing environmental rights as human rights and the positive impact recognizing these rights in the Canadian constitution would have on the lives of Canadian citizens. He examines the gradual domestic emergence of environmental rights both in Canadian law and from a global perspective. By including both viewpoints, Boyd attempts to identify the complexities and intricate questions that arise regarding various environmental issues …
Getches Wilkinson Center Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2014,
2014
University of Colorado Law School
Getches Wilkinson Center Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2014, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment
Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment Newsletter (2013-)
No abstract provided.
Great Frigatebird,
2014
UC Law SF
Identifying Legal, Ecological And Governance Obstacles, And Opportunities For Adapting To Climate Change,
2014
University of Idaho College of Law
Identifying Legal, Ecological And Governance Obstacles, And Opportunities For Adapting To Climate Change, Barbara Cosens
Articles
No abstract provided.
Adaptive Water Governance Project: Assessing Law, Resilience And Governance In Regional Socio-Ecological Water Systems Facing A Changing Climate,
2014
University of Idaho College of Law
Adaptive Water Governance Project: Assessing Law, Resilience And Governance In Regional Socio-Ecological Water Systems Facing A Changing Climate, Barbara Cosens
Articles
No abstract provided.
Reflections On Nature,
2014
UC Law SF
Reflections On Nature, Michael Linder
UC Law Environmental Journal
No abstract provided.
The Demise Of Redevelopment Agencies In California: Challenges Ahead For Brownfields Remediation,
2014
UC Law SF
The Demise Of Redevelopment Agencies In California: Challenges Ahead For Brownfields Remediation, Emily M. Erdman
UC Law Environmental Journal
No abstract provided.
Governing The Ungovernable: Integrating The Multimodal Approach To Keeping Agricultural Land Use From Swallowing Ecosystems,
2014
Florida International University
Governing The Ungovernable: Integrating The Multimodal Approach To Keeping Agricultural Land Use From Swallowing Ecosystems, Kalyani Robbins
McGeorge Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Planet On The Docket: Atmospheric Trust Litigation To Protect Earth's Climate System And Habitability,
2014
Florida A&M University College of Law
The Planet On The Docket: Atmospheric Trust Litigation To Protect Earth's Climate System And Habitability, Mary Christina Wood
Florida A & M University Law Review
No abstract provided.
