Environmental Law articles from March 2006

Environmental Law archives from March 2006

Subsistence at risk: failure to act and NEPA compliance in post-ANILCA Alaska.(National Environmental Policy Act, Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act)
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION ACT III. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT IV. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION The State of Alaska has been carrying out intensive (1) wolf control programs (2) over...

The law of fire: reshaping public land policy in an era of ecology and litigation.
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. UNDERSTANDING FEDERAL WILDFIRE POLICY A. Fire Policy in Historical Perspective B. Charting a New Course C. The Terms of the Debate. III. THE LAW OF FIRE A. Organic Legislative Provisions and...

Governing the Tongass: National Forest conflict and political decision making.
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. THE TONGASS AS CONTESTED LANDSCAPE HI. CONFLICT AND FOREST LAW IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA A. National Forest Law B. The Tongass Timber Act of 1947 C. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)...

Counterpoint: opportunities lost and opportunities gained: separating truth from myth in the western ranching debate.
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. OPPORTUNITIES LOST A. A Historical Perspective of the Rule of Capture B. A Brief History of Western Grazing C. Why the Rule of Capture Failed to Secure Rangelands in Fee Simple III....

Alternative approaches to the CITES "non-detriment" finding for Appendix II species.(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. OVERVIEW OF CITES A. Basic Procedural Requirements. B. Non-Detriment Finding Limitations III. EXISTING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE "NON-DETRIMENT" FINDINGS ARE INSUFFICIENT A. Quotas B....

CERCLA choice-of-law: insurers' attempts to escape their own quagmires.
March 22, 2006... I. INTRODUCTION II. CURRENT CHOICE-OF-LAW THEORIES A. Vested-Rights B. Interest Analysis C. Better-Law Theory D. Restatement (Second): The Most Significant Relationship III. CHOICE-OF-LAW IN THE CONTEXT OF...