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Harvard Environmental Law Review Reinstating CERCLA as the “Polluter Pays” Statute with the Circuit Court’s Mutually Exclusive Approach January 3, 2018 by By Brianna E. Tibett[i] This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate.  Introduction The purpose of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is to facilitate the “timely cleanup of … Read more

Harvard Environmental Law Review Opportunities to Address Climate Change in the Next Farm Bill November 10, 2017 by By Sara Dewey,[1] Liz Hanson,[2] & Claire Horan[3] This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate.  Introduction The Farm Bill affects nearly every aspect of agriculture and forestry in the United States. Therefore, its next reauthorization … Read more

Harvard Environmental Law Review The Case for Cap-and-Trade: California’s Battle for Market-Based Environmentalism November 3, 2017 by By Theodore McDowell, J.D. 2017, University of Virginia School of Law This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Click here to see the original post and leave a comment. I. Introduction The California Cap-and-Trade Program (“CAT”) … Read more

Harvard Environmental Law Review FERC Relicensing and Its Continued Role in Improving Fish Passage at Pacific Northwest Dams October 4, 2017 by By Skylar Sumner, a third-year J.D. student at Lewis & Clark Law School.  This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate.  I. Introduction The history of the American west is inextricably … Read more

Harvard Environmental Law Review 2017 Symposium: Resolving the Inherent Uncertainty of Carbon Taxes June 19, 2017 by Cameron Partovi Carbon taxes are a critical regulatory mechanism for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A carbon tax directly sets a price on emissions, either as an output tax on producers of fossil fuels (coal, petroleum products, and natural … Read more

Harvard Environmental Law Review Navigating with an Ocean Liner: The Clean Water Rule, Trump’s Executive Order, and the Future of “Waters of the United States” April 17, 2017 by By Kacy Manahan, Lewis & Clark Law School * This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. I. Introduction The scope of the Clean Water Act’s … Read more

Harvard Environmental Law Review Funding Adaptation: Financing Resiliency Through Sea Level Derivatives April 17, 2017 by   By Sevren Gourley, J.D. Candidate Class of 2017, University of Virginia School of Law.* This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Coastal municipalities are struggling to address the uncertain future risks created by sea level … Read more

Harvard Environmental Law Review [ELRS] Climate Change Regulation Through Litigation: New York’s Investigation of ExxonMobil under the Martin Act March 5, 2017 by By Chris Erickson, Junior Editor–Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law at University of Michigan Law School. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Click here to see the … Read more