Environmental Law articles from September 1998

Environmental Law archives from September 1998

Overcoming the seven myths of Columbia River salmon recovery.
September 22, 1998... Good afternoon. I am William Stelle, the Regional Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). I want to thank Al Swift and Dan Evans for inviting me to join you this afternoon, and to applaud them for what has been a very...

Return to the river: an ecological vision for the recovery of the Columbia River salmon.
September 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION In recent amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, the Northwest Power Planning Council called on the Bonneville Power Administration to fund an Independent Scientific Group (ISG; now called the...

Local regulation of natural resources: efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness of wetlands permitting in Massachusetts.
September 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION In the last third of the twentieth century, governance of the environment, both natural resources and pollution aspects, has become a central public concern. Despite the popular tendency to blur these two sets of problems...

BOOKS RECEIVED.
September 22, 1998... HEMP HORIZONS: THE COMEBACK OF THE WORLD'S MOST PROMISING PLANT John W. Roulac. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 1997. (802) 295-6300. 211 pp. $18.95 Paperbound. John W. Roulac is an author, an entrepreneur, and...

CASE SUMMARIES.
September 22, 1998... I. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY A. Clean Air Act 1. Coupar v. United States Department of Labor, 105 F. 3d 1263 (9th Cir. 1997). Coupar, a federal inmate who had previously worked for Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), filed...

Is equity for fish and wildlife a real possibility under the Northwest Power Act?
September 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION The Columbia River Basin is the site of the world's largest integrated hydropower system. Over 150 dams along the Columbia River and its tributaries generate approximately seventy-five percent of the Pacific Northwest's...

Critical habitat designation under the Endangered Species Act: a road to recovery?
September 22, 1998... [T]he designation of critical habitat is more important than the designation of an endangered species itself. --Statement of Senator Garn (R-UT), 124 CONG. REC. S21,575 (daily ed. July 19, 1978). I. INTRODUCTION The Endangered...

In re the Exxon Valdez Alaska Native Class v. Exxon Corp.: cultural resources, subsistence living, and the special injury rule.
September 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION This Chapter takes a close look at the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in the case In re the Exxon Valdez Alaska Native Class v. Exxon Corp. (In re the Exxon Valdez).(1) The court dismissed the class action filed by a group...

The Whittier Road case: the demise of Section 4(f) since Overton Park and its implications for alternatives analysis in environmental law.(Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe, section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, Whittier, Alaska)
September 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Whittier is a small town tucked into a cove in western Prince William Sound, Alaska. Originally a World War II military post, the town is now home to approximately 250 full-time residents. There is no road access to the...

Classifying CERCLA claims: a critique of Pinal Creek v. Newmont Mining.
September 22, 1998... I. INTRODUCTION Last year, in Pinal Creek Group v. Newmont Mining Corp. (Pinal Creek),(1) the Ninth Circuit decided an important issue of hazardous waste law--what cause of action is available to a potentially responsible party (PRP) who...