Environmental Law articles from January 1994

Environmental Law archives from January 1994

Wallace Stegner's "geography of hope."
January 1, 1994... When I was growing up in the steel towns of western Pennsylvania, I heard a soft but constant refrain from my father -- a refrain of not belonging. We were not made for the East, he told me again and again; we were Westerners, transplanted to...

Given-ness and gift: property and the quest for environmental ethics.
January 1, 1994... I. Environment--A Given Or A Gift?. This article is about some important ways in which property relates to the environment. The most obvious and noticeable point is that in many ways, the relationship between property and the environment...

Multinational corporations, private codes, and technology transfer for sustainable development.
January 1, 1994... I. INTRODUCTION: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The struggle to advance human well-being in developing nations is on a collision course with growing efforts to protect the global environment. To prevent foreseeable conflicts, the principle of...

NIMBY and maybe: conflict and cooperation in the siting of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities in the United States and Canada.
January 1, 1994... Waste Disposal Capacity in the United States 73 A. Early Stages in American LLRW Management 74 B. LLRW Regulations 76 C. Siting Gridlock: Problems With The Regional...

America's waters: a new era of sustainability; report of the Long's Peak Working Group on National Water Policy. (Long's Peak Report: Reforming National Water Policy)
January 1, 1994... PREFACE 125 I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 127 II. NATIONAL POLICY OBJECTIVES 128 A. Water Use Efficiency ...

The Long's Peak Working Group and river basin trusts. (Long's Peak Report: Reforming National Water Policy)
January 1, 1994... According to the Population Reference Bureau, the world's population could explode to twice its current level of 5.5 billion by the year 2035.(1) Accompanying this increase will be a significant escalation in the demand for the one substance...

Ecological integrity, new Western myth: a critique of the Long's Peak report. (Long's Peak Report: Reforming National Water Policy )
January 1, 1994... The myth-makers of the American West have produced another one. One hundred and thirty years ago, Bierstadt painted The Rocky Mountains-Lander's Peak (1863) and A Storm in the Rockies-Mt. Rosalie (1866), immense canvases that fired the Eastern...

The rhetoric of water reform resistance: a response to Hobbs' critique of Long's Peak. (response to article by Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. in this issue, p. 157) (Long's Peak Report: Reforming National Water Policy)
January 1, 1994... Greg Hobbs is an unusual talent. Both practitioner and scholar,(1) he is also an able and entertaining speaker, even if you do not agree with his perspective.(2) Unfortunately, Hobbs' critique of the Long's Peak report(3) is not up to his...

Judicial review of environmental compliance orders.
January 1, 1994... I. INTRODUCTION Federal environmental laws are enforced in a variety of ways. In addition to the traditional route of judicial enforcement, Congress has armed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with various administrative means...

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Withdrawal Act: the importance of FLPMA's procedural requirements. (Federal Land Policy and Management Act) (Case Note)
January 1, 1994... I. Introduction 226 II. Allocation of Withdrawal Power 230 A. Pre-FLPMA: Congressional Acquiescence and Executive Authority 230 B....

Federal sovereign immunity and clean water: a Supreme misstep. (Case Note)
January 1, 1994... I. INTRODUCTION The sovereign immunity doctrine has been traced, perhaps incorrectly,(1) to the English concept of royal supremacy: "the king can do no wrong."(2) Despite never having royalty and being skeptical about federal power at...

Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West.
January 1, 1994... A MAN, A PLACE, A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS In an essay entitled Hearing Silence Western Myth Reconsidered, Marilynne Robinson writes, "From my memory and my experience, I conclude that the true, abiding myth of the West is that there is an...

Environmental Law and Business in Canada.
January 1, 1994... "The protection of the environment has become one of the major challenges of our time."(1) I. INTRODUCTION It is old hat now to say that environmentalism is having profound effects on all aspects of Canadian society. Protection of...