Harvard Environmental Law Review Pebbe Mine Pebble Mine and EPA’s Veto Authority Under the Clean Water Act October 7, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Cecilia Segal -— October 7 at 9:50 a.m. Since 2011, the Pebble Limited Partnership (“PLP”) has been attempting to build a large-scale copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review ozone “Fugitive” natural gas emissions on the run from the law August 13, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Samantha Caravello — Aug. 13, 2013 at 12:52pm Natural gas is being widely lauded as the “bridge fuel” that will allow the United States to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, kick its addiction … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review OIRA A New Cost of Cost-Benefit Analysis? November 7, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Gabriel Daly — Nov. 7, 2013 at 12:10pm If an agency uses cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to inform its decision-making, what costs and what benefits should it consider? A case currently before the D.C. Circuit, White Stallion Energy Center, … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Oil Pollution Act In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” August 1, 2012 by wpengine By Brendan Selby This Comment discusses the ongoing litigation arising from the oil spill around the Deepwater Horizon rig. In particular, it analyzed the causation standard for claims for pure economic loss against … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review oil Settling Accounts from the BP Gulf Oil Spill October 29, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Elinor Tarlow — October 29 at 6:22 p.m. More than four years ago, BP’s Macondo well exploded, killing 11 men and spewing millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The surrounding … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review nutrient pollution Subsidies with Responsibilities: Placing Stewardship and Disclosure Conditions on Government Payments to Large Scale Commodity Crop Operations August 8, 2013 by wpengine By Linda Breggin and D. Bruce Myers Jr. The last century marked a sea change in the way agricultural operations are conducted. This “industrialization” of agriculture has … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review nuclear energy 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 … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review Nollan Revolutionary or Routine? Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District April 8, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Molly Cohen and Rachel Proctor May Cite as: Molly Cohen and Rachel Proctor May, Revolutionary or Routine? Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, 38 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 245 (2014). [btn … Read more
Harvard Environmental Law Review New England 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 NEPA 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 … Read more