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Category: Environmental Law
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 23, 2012
Patricia Salkin at the Government Law Center of Albany Law School sent out a general invitation to a special program at the United Nations on May 16, 2012 that focuses on sustainability and public-private partnerships. The afternoon program includes Elizabeth...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 23, 2012
(This series of guest posts will track emerging issues in the Arctic. Big thanks to the editors at Environmental Law Prof blog for the opportunity to share my thoughts on and impressions of goings-on at the worlds last frontier.) As...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 23, 2012
Mother Jones recently posted this fascinating infographic on the super-retailer: - Blake Hudson
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 23, 2012
I spent last Friday--the second anniversary of the BP Blowout--in the vast basement of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court building, shifting in my metal chair, ignoring the talk-show chatter from the flat screens, and keeping an eye on the...
Climate Change Attorney Blog - April 23, 2012
Last week the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that an insurance carrier had no liability to cover its insured in an action claiming the insured's activities had contributed to damages resulting from the effects of climate change. In
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 22, 2012
- Sunday was Earth Day. - EPA issued air pollution standards for fracking. - The Department of Energy released a report finding that existing, non-power-generating dams could generate an additional 12 gigawatts. - Studies documented significant deep-seal impacts from the...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 21, 2012
Renewable energy promotion is a fascinating topic. It raises myriad questions--from whether government should get involved in technology choice to what instruments are likely to work best, if that choice is made. These efforts also bring a remarkable number of...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 19, 2012
In the spring of 2011, remarkably destructive tornadoes ripped through Joplin, Missouri and Tuscaloosa, Alabama within weeks of each other. In both cities, many lost their lives and thousands of buildings were damaged or destroyed. Comparing the local governmental responses...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 18, 2012
Yale's Project on Climate Change Communication released a poll today on public opinion on climate change that has been receiving a lot of news attention, such as in this N.Y. Times article. The highlights of the poll include, as described...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 17, 2012
I spent this weekend at a terrific conference on Africa and International Law organized by Professor James Gathii at Albany Law School. The conference had a rich mix of scholars at different stages of their careers. The conference included four...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 16, 2012
A few weekends ago I had the pleasure of participating in the Louisiana Law Review's Coastal Land Loss symposium at the LSU Law Center, along with many fantastic colleagues. I thought I would share a few thoughts I presented to...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 15, 2012
Rush Limbaugh and other political conservatives mock electric cars but they sold pretty well in March (NY Times and triplepundit.com). NOAA reported that March 2012 was the warmest March in the United States since record-keeping began in 1895. Also, the...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 14, 2012
Here's a quick follow up to last week's post about the air quality situation in many of China's urban areas. I thought I'd post some photographs graciously shared with me that demonstrate the point far better than my words. These...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 12, 2012
Last time, I posted some thoughts on Mingo Logan Coal Co. v. EPA, in which the D.C. District Court held that EPA exceeded its statutory authority when, after the Army Corps of Engineers issued a section 404 permit, EPA withdrew...
Environmental Law Prof Blog - April 12, 2012
Consider a few quotes from two recent opinions addressing section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The same justice couldn't possibly have signed on to both, could he? Opinion 1: "The plain language of the statute simply does not authorize...
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