China

Harvard Environmental Law Review China Promises and Pitfalls in China’s New Environmental Protection Law September 14, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Daniel Carpenter-Gold—September 14 at 6:30 p.m. To read more on this topic, look for Mr. Carpenter-Gold’s student note in the upcoming Volume 39.1 of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. Chinese environmental policy has … Read more

Chevron deference

Harvard Environmental Law Review Chevron deference Chevron Deference and Interpretive Authority After City of Arlington v. FCC August 12, 2014 by hlsjrnldev By Laura Myron Cite as: Laura Myron, Chevron Deference and Interpretive Authority After City of Arlington v. FCC, 38 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 479 (2014) [btn link=”http://harvardelr.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/08/Myron.pdf” color=”forestGreen” size=”size-l”]View Full Article (PDF)[/btn] … … Read more

Chevron

Harvard Environmental Law Review Chevron Obituary: Chevron’s “Major Questions Exception” August 27, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By David Baake — Aug. 27, 2013 at 5:43pm If you prefer blog posts that begin by paraphrasing a Mark Twain quote, prepare to be disappointed. This blog post is about Chevron’s “major questions exception,” and reports of its death … Read more

CERCLA

Harvard Environmental Law Review CERCLA 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 … Read more

carbon dioxide

Harvard Environmental Law Review carbon dioxide The First Cut is the Deepest: EPA Proposes First GHG Cuts for Power Plants October 9, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Cecilia Segal — Oct. 9, 2013 at 2:14pm On September 20, 2013, EPA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to set standards of performance for GHGs emitted from new … Read more

Canada

Harvard Environmental Law Review Canada 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 2017, … Read more

Breggin

Harvard Environmental Law Review Breggin Farm Policy and Environmental Protection: It’s Time to Raise the Bar April 16, 2014 by Harvard Law Development By Linda K. Breggin and Bruce Myers — Apr. 16 at 4:43pm When the new Farm Bill finally passed this February, two years behind schedule, many environmental groups breathed a sigh of … Read more

BP

Harvard Environmental Law Review BP 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

blog

Harvard Environmental Law Review blog Welcome to the ELR blog! August 1, 2013 by hlsjrnldev By Harvard Environmental Law Review — Aug. 1, 2013 at 7:40am Welcome to the Harvard Environmental Law Review’s brand-new blog. We’re revamping our online presence and are looking forward to bringing you news, case analysis and commentary, and other interesting … Read more

aviation

Harvard Environmental Law Review aviation 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 the … Read more