Environmental Law articles from June 2003

Environmental Law archives from June 2003

Trade and environment in the Western Hemisphere: expanding the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation into the Americas.
June 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION II. BACKGROUND AND THE NAFTA EXPERIENCE A. The Structure: NAFTA, the NAAEC, and the CEC B. Nature of Environmental Concerns 1. NAFTA's Impacts on Environment Revisited 2. NAAEC Regional...

Just another goldfish down the toilet?: the fate of Pacific salmon after Alsea Valley and the de facto rescission of the 4(d) rule.
June 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION II. "LET ME GO WILD": PACIFIC SALMON ON THE BRINK A. The Life Cycle of Pacific Salmon B. The Illusion of the Hatchery Solution III. CPR FOR SALMON: BRINGING FISH BACK FROM THE BRINK A. The NMFS...

Priority, probability, and proximate cause: lessons from tort law about imposing ESA responsibility for wildlife harm on water users and other joint habitat modifiers.
June 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION II. CAUSATION UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT A. Section 9 and Habitat Modification as Prohibited Take B. The Regulated Community's Concerns with the Harm Regulation C. The Sweet Home...

Case summaries.(2002 Ninth Circuit Environmental Review)
June 22, 2003... I. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY A. Clean Air Act 1. Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 298 F.3d 814 (9th Cir. 2002), cert. granted, 123 S. Ct. 1253 (2003). Notwithstanding a...

Taking the "mussel" out of the Clean Water Act.(2002 Ninth Circuit Environmental Review)(Case Note)
June 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION II. ASSOCIATION TO PROTECT HAMMERSLEY, ELD, AND TOTTEN INLETS V. TAYLOR RESOURCES. THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND III. THE "POLLUTANT" ELEMENT A. The Ninth Circuit's Analysis B. The "Pollutants" 1....

Are TMDLs for nonpoint sources the key to controlling the "unregulated" half of water pollution?(Total Maximum Daily Loads)(2002 Ninth Circuit Environmental Review)(Case Note)
June 22, 2003... I. INTRODUCTION II. BACKGROUND A. Nonpoint Source Pollution B. Total Maximum Daily Loads III. THE NINTH CIRCUIT'S DECISION IN PRONSOLINO: FACTUAL AND LEGAL CONTEXT A. Factual Background B. Chevron...