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Environmental Law

A journal investigating issues of environment law and policy on a local, national and international level.

Articles from Vol. 37, No. 1, Winter

A Tribute to Dean James Huffman
Google James Huffman sometime. Aspiring actor. (1) Confederate soldier. (2) Convicted murderer. (3) California bankruptcy attorney at FileBK.com. (4) Democratic Senator and failed gubernatorial candidate from Ohio. (5) Professor of history at Wittenberg...
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Cartesian Eco-Femdarkanism: She Comes from the Earth, Therefore We Are
I. INTRODUCTION: MEET YOURSELF II. OUR malCoNCEPTION OF NATURE: "[WE] MUST UNLEARN WHAT [WE] HAVE LEARNED". A. CULTURAL disCONNECTIONS: Religion, Science, and Philosophy Have Set Us Apart B. ECONOMIC huMANIFESTATIONS: Disproving...
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Confronting Toxic Work Exposure in China: The Precautionary Principle and Burden Shifting
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE CHINESE STRUGGLE TO BALANCE PROSPERITY AND PROTECTION A. Chinese Market Reforms: A Catalyst for Protecting the Environment B. The Environmental Cost of Economic Growth in a Communist Country ...
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Dean Huffman's Entrepreneurial Spirit and Wise Investments: An International Environmental Law Perspective
The departure of Jim Huffman from the helm of Lewis & Clark Law School surely evokes many fond memories of his tenure as dean and accolades for the many ways he pushed Lewis & Clark to the forefront of legal education, especially environmental...
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Jim Huffman: Free Market and Laissez Faire in the Dean's Office, 1993-2006
It is no secret that Jim Huffman is a free market, laissez-faire kind of guy. With a great sense of integrity, he brought that philosophy to bear on his thirteen-year run as dean of Lewis & Clark Law School. He spent his deanship supplying what...
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Mediating Sustainability: The Public Interest Mediator in the New Zealand Environment Court
I. INTRODUCTION II. SUSTAINABILITY DECISIONS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION UNDER THE RMA A. The Resource Management Act 1. Sustainable Management 2. Integrated and Devolved Decision Making 3. Resource Consents (Permitting) ...
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Remembering Our Roots
With tattered Bluebook in hand, I poured through a quite brilliant interpretation of the Clean Water Act by the faint glow of an old yellow lamp that must have illuminated long nights for many editors before me. The bulb flickered for a moment and...
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Remembering Rain
I. INTRODUCTION II. WHAT IS RAINWATER HARVESTING? A. Microcatchments B. Rooftop Harvesting C. Artificial Recharge III. THE ILLUSION OF SCARCITY AND THE MYTH OF ABUNDANCE A. India: The Illusion of Scarcity--Toward Jal Swaraj ...
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Tales of French Fries and Bottled Water: The Environmental Consequences of Groundwater Pumping
Good evening! It's great to be back at Lewis & Clark. I have a number of dear friends on the faculty, and I've been here several times in recent years. I always enjoy my visit. Tonight I'm going to talk with you about groundwater. This is a daunting...
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The Bow-Tie Era of Lewis and Clark Law School: Dean Jim Huffman, 1993-2006
In 1993, our law school--then in its 109th year--made a decision that in retrospect may seem inadvertent but was quite beneficent: we opted for bow-ties in the dean's office. For the next thirteen years, we were graced with a bow-tie beneath our dean's...
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The Crowning of Hearts: A Tribute to Dean Huffman
Dean James L. Huffman, the tenth law dean in the 124 year history of this law school, is the most agreeable person with whom I have ever had the joy to disagree. I puzzle over that seeming oxymoron--disagreeing with the agreeable---every bit as enigmatic...
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The Politics of Preemption: An Application of Preemption Jurisprudence and Policy to California Assembly Bill 1493
I. INTRODUCTION A. Could the Events of 2005 Modify the Application of Preemption? II. AB 1493 AND POSSIBLE CONFLICTS WITH THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND THE ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT PREEMPTION PROVISIONS A. Assembly Bill 1493:...
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The Politics of Risk: Pre-Litigation Site Assessment in Houston, Texas
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE SITE: KENNEDY HEIGHTS, TEXAS A. Preliminary Note B. History: The Racial Underpinnings of Site Redevelopment C. Residents Discover the Problem III. AGENCY SITE AND RISK ASSESSMENT: TEN YEARS AND FEW ANSWERS ...
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What Are Lobbyists Saying on Capitol Hill? Climate Change Legislation as a Case Study for Reform
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE POLITICAL SAGA III. AVAILABLE INFORMATION IV. THE SHAPE OF REFORM V. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION "The public has a right to know, and the public should know, who is being paid to lobby, how much they are being paid,...
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