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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] Enough Horsing Around March 5, 2017 by By Joseph Godio, Senior Editor–Georgetown Environmental Law Review I. INTRODUCTION New York City is a city thought by many to be one of the most incredible, majestic, and beautiful cities in the world. Its prominence and prosperity has grown just like the skyline, … 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
Harvard Environmental Law Review The Legislative History of the National Park Service’s Conservation and Nonimpairment Mandate December 22, 2016 by By Caitlin Brown, UC Berkeley School of Law, Class of 2017 Introduction The National Park Service manages over 84 million acres of land divided between 413 different sites, and in 2015 alone, served 307.2 million … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Our Money is Safe, but the Planet Is Not: How the Carbon Bubble Will Cause Havoc for the Environment, but Not the Stock Market December 22, 2016 by By Breanna Hayes, Managing Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law I. Introduction Human use of fossil fuels dates back to prehistoric times.[1] Before the … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review The Importance of GIS in Emergency Management November 24, 2016 by By Monika Holser, UCLA School of Law, Class of 2018 GIS (geographic information system) is a computer system for “capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on the Earth’s surface.”[1] It allows multiple layers of information to be displayed … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Judging a Book by its Cover: The Tension between Evidentiary Gatekeeping and Compensatory Theories of Tort November 24, 2016 by By Julie Amadeo, J.D. 2016, New York University School of Law. This article has been adapted from a larger work. I. Introduction Human minds are primed to jump to conclusions. Call … Read more