Harvard Environmental Law Review environmnental violations 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 environmental regulations An Interview with ELR Authors Coglianese & Nash June 16, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Rachel Proctor May — June 16, 2014 at 10:25am In ELR Volume 38.1, published earlier this year, Cary Coglianese and Jennifer Nash examined the track record of Performance Track, EPA’s flagship voluntary program for companies … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review environmental politics Changing Climate, Unchanging Act, Improvising Agency, Enabling Court: The Story of Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA May 14, 2013 by wpengine By Laura King Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA follows from and amplifies the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA. Both cases announce the Environmental Protection … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review environmental markets Toward an International Aviation Emissions Agreement August 1, 2012 by wpengine By Brian F. Havel & Gabriel S. Sanchez It is impossible to predict the eventual stopping place of the climate change discourse. If current evidence is to be believed, international dialogue will intensify as we draw nearer to … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review environmental justice Parks!: Making the world better one municipal sewage system at a time August 6, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Alec Harris — Aug. 6, 2013 at 11:19am Municipal sewage cases are hot these days at the U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Enforcement Section. Across the country, … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review environmental crimes 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 Enviro law @ HLS In First Address as EPA Head, Administrator Gina McCarthy Stresses Collaboration and the “Opportunity of Climate Change” August 1, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Molly Cohen — Aug. 1, 2013 at 7:47am “Let’s talk about [climate change] as the opportunity of a lifetime, because there are too many … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review energy utilities The Uncertain Future of the Northern Pass December 3, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Ted Hamilton — Dec. 3, 2013 at 12:11pm With the recent announcements that the Vermont Nuclear Power Station will go off-line next year and that Brayton Point, the region’s large coal plant, is ceasing operations by … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review endangered species act Climate Adaptation for Non-Humans: The Role of Assisted Migration April 22, 2015 by Harvard Law Development By Christine Zaleski—April 22 at 5:02 p.m. On January 30, 2015, President Obama again demonstrated his willingness to tackle climate change issues using his executive authority, signing an Executive Order requiring new … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review electric utility system 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