Environmental Law articles from June 2001

Environmental Law archives from June 2001

Seattle's legal legacy and environmental reviews of trade agreements.(World Trade Organization)
June 22, 2001... [Executive Order 13,141 will] revolutionize the way the environment is dealt with in all future trade talks.(1) Former Vice President Al Gore From day one, we will be considering environmental issues, and integrating them...

Conflicts between livestock and wildlife: an analysis of legal liabilities arising from reindeer and caribou competition on the Seward Peninsula of western Alaska.
June 22, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION On Alaska's Seward Peninsula, a unique social and environmental experiment is unfolding. The federal government, State of Alaska, and tribal entities are cooperating in an attempt to bridge the gap between Euro-centric...

The Art of Commenting.(Review)
June 22, 2001... It is an irony of modern life that laws designed to protect the natural environment and conserve natural resources often generate enough paperwork to fell a good many trees. Environmental laws typically mandate that federal, state, or local...

Idaho nibbles at Montana: carving out a third exception for tribal jurisdiction over environmental and natural resource management.
June 22, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION Since time immemorial, the Coeur d'Alene River Basin of the western Rocky Mountains in northern Idaho has been home to the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe.(4) As French fur trappers and American settlers arrived in an era of...

Municipal separate storm sewer systems: Is compliance with state water quality standards only a pipe dream?
June 22, 2001... In 1987, Congress added section 402(p) to the Clean Water Act, which addresses point source storm water(1) pollution, including discharges from municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s). The MS4 program, regulations for which were...