Harvard Environmental Law Review regulatory disclosures Corporate Law and Climate Change Disclosures January 6, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Molly Cohen — Jan. 6, 2013 at 8:57am When it comes to corporate law, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is king. Most people connect the SEC with the stock market, the 2008 financial crisis, and Bernie … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review regulation Smart Rules for the Smart Grid (HELR Podcast) October 24, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Sachin Desai — Oct. 24, 2013 at 8:18am What makes the Smart Grid “smart”? Of course the technology plays a role. Grid-scale batteries allow renewable energy generators to be more competitive. New smart meters allow homeowners … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review regulated industry Transition Policy in Environmental Law April 1, 2011 by wpengine By Bruce R. Huber Embedded within the structure of much American environmental regulation is a distinction between the new and the existing. This distinction reflects a recurrent political challenge for environmental policymakers: whether and how to mitigate regulatory burdens … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review regulated industry Wallach v. Town of Dryden and Local Control of Hydraulic Fracturing November 20, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Carter Hall—November 20, 2014 at 11:03 a.m. On June 30 of this year the Court of Appeals of New York issued its final ruling in Wallach v. Town of Dryden, … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review regional government Mapping Fracking: An Analysis of Law, Power, and Regional Distribution in the United States April 8, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Benjamin E. Apple This Note posits a framework with which to analyze U.S. fracking development at local and regional scales. It aims to illuminate the ways in which three … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review RCRA A “Blunt Withdrawal”? Bars on Citizen Suits for Toxic Site Cleanup August 8, 2013 by wpengine By Margot J. Pollans Throughout the history of federal statutory environmental law, citizen suits have played a key role in enforcement. Through statutory interpretation, however, courts have narrowed the circumstances under which citizens can … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review public utility commissions Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Adapting Public Utility Commissions to Meet Twenty-First Century Climate Challenges August 12, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Inara Scott Climate change and efforts to address it have put the electric utility system under increasing pressure to adapt and evolve. Key to the success … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review prosecutorial discretion Prosecutorial Discretion and Environmental Crime April 8, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By David M. Uhlmann Prosecutorial discretion exists throughout the criminal justice system but plays a particularly significant role for environmental crime. Congress made few distinctions under the environmental laws between acts that could result in criminal, civil, or administrative … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review property law When Perpetual is Not Forever: The Challenge of Changing Conditions, Amendment, and Termination of Perpetual Conservation Easements April 10, 2012 by wpengine By Jessica E. Jay As the use of perpetual conservation easements to protect private property for the public’s benefit grows in popularity, so grow the challenges associated … Read more