Harvard Environmental Law Review “Fugitive” natural gas emissions on the run from the law August 13, 2013 by hlsjrnldev A natural gas power plant in Utah. (Photo credit: D. Jolley, Wikipedia) By Samantha Caravello — Aug. 13, 2013 at 12:52pm Natural gas is being widely lauded as the “bridge fuel” that will allow the United … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review The Search for Sustainable Legitimacy: Environmental Law and Bureaucracy in China August 8, 2013 by wpengine By Alex L. Wang During China’s 11th five-year plan (2006–10), bureaucrats began to take substantial actions on environmental protection, making major investments in pollution control infrastructure and forcing the shutdown of thousands of outdated facilities … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review New York v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission August 8, 2013 by wpengine By Hillary H. Harnett The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC” or “the Commission”) licenses and regulates the nation’s commercial nuclear power plants. Over a span of several decades, it has grappled with its environmental obligations and faced recurrent litigation regarding … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Internal Agency Review, Authoritativeness, and Mead August 8, 2013 by wpengine By Brendan C. Selby Cite as: Brendan C. Selby, Internal Agency Review, Authoritativeness, and Mead, 37 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 539 (2013). [btn link=”http://harvardelr.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2013/08/Selby.pdf” color=”forestGreen” size=”size-l”]View Full Article (PDF)[/btn] Filed Under: Print Articles, Student Note Tagged With: administrative law, … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Arkansas Game and Fish Commission v. United States August 8, 2013 by wpengine By David Baake The Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause provides that private property shall not be “taken for public use, without just compensation.” For most of American history, the Supreme Court construed this clause narrowly, requiring the government to … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Administrative Proxies for Judicial Review: Building Legitimacy from the Inside-Out August 8, 2013 by wpengine By Emily Hammond and David L. Markell Judicial review is considered an indispensible legitimizer of the administrative state. Not only is it a hallmark feature of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), but the various standards of … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review 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 sue. … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review NYC_scaravello August 6, 2013 by hlsjrnldev Leave a Comment Reader Interactions This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Primary Sidebar Search the site … Subscribe to the HELR blog via email Click here to subscribe! Contact US To contact the Harvard Environmental Law Review, please … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review 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, DOJ attorneys … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Cambridge Commons_MHolden July 28, 2013 by hlsjrnldev Leave a Comment Reader Interactions This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Primary Sidebar Search the site … Subscribe to the HELR blog via email Click here to subscribe! Contact US To contact the Harvard Environmental Law Review, … Read more