This week’s post — An Ecology of Liberation: The Shifting Landscape of Environmental Law in an Era of Changing Environmental Values — was written by Michael Zielinski, Class of 2017, at William & Mary Law School. Read the post here.
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By Michael Zielinski, William & Mary Law School, Class of 2017 This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Read the original here and leave a comment. I. Introduction In 1971, the Peruvian theologian and Dominican priest Gustavo Gutiérrez published his seminal work, A Theology of Liberation, in which he advocated an activist approach to Christianity based on…
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WWII-Era Government Contractor Indemnification Clauses Come to the Fore in CERCLA Litigation as Other Grounds to Shift Costs to the Government Narrow, by Hume Ross, Staff Member Georgetown Environmental Law Review. Read the post here.
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By Hume Ross, Staff Member Georgetown Environmental Law Review This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Read the original here and leave a comment. I. Introduction Before World War II, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto wrote: “Because I have seen the motor industry in Detroit and the oilfields of Texas, I know Japan has no chance if she goes to…
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This week’s post, A Primer on Rails-to-Trails Conversions in the Eastern U.S., was written by Garrett M. Gee. Garrett is a Staff Member of the William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review. Read the post here.
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By Garrett M. Gee, J.D. Candidate, William & Mary Law School, 2016; Staff Member, William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review Abstract: This article explains the process to convert a rail line to a recreational trail under the Rails-to-Trails Act and addresses some legal issues that often arise from such conversions. This post is part of the Environmental Law…
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This week’s post, Ethical Convergence and the Endangered Species Act, was written by Caitlin Troyer Busch, J.D. Candidate at Stanford Law School. Read the post here.
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Caitlin Troyer Busch, Stanford Law School, J.D. Candidate 2017 This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Read the original here and leave a comment. Introduction The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is both lauded and criticized as one of the most powerful environmental laws ever enacted. Proponents of the law praise it for protecting thousands of endangered…
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This week’s post, Adapting the Paris Agreement, was written by Bonnie Smith at Vermont Law School. Bonnie is currently a Staff Editor for Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. Read the post here.
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By Bonnie Smith, Staff Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Read the original here and leave a comment. Introduction For the first time in the history of international climate negotiations, adaptation has its own article in a legal text. Even more striking is that loss and damage, historically treated…