On the Fence: Sustaining National Security and Defending Environmental Laws...
I. Introduction For decades, politicians, pundits, and citizens have debated the most effective and efficient way to secure the United States border from unauthorized crossings. In particular,...
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Mitigation of Wetland Impacts from Large-Scale Hardrock Mining in Bristol Bay...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evaluated the potential impacts and risks of large-scale hardrock mining projects in a portion of the Bristol Bay region of Alaska drained by the...
View ArticleWe Want Our Lives Back Too: Expanding Absolute Liability to Include a...
I. Introduction When April 20, 2011, arrived, several national news stations recognized the date as the anniversary of the world’s most devastating man-made disaster in history. Just one year earlier,...
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Abrogate the Acquiescence: Why Congress Should Take On the President Over the...
I. Introduction In the realm of large scale infrastructure projects that span the international boundaries of the United States, the law presently fails to openly designate a body of government that...
View ArticleEcological Integrity in Protected Areas: Two Interpretations
I. Introduction Federal environmental legislation and policy in the United States require that managers seek to maintain natural conditions or “naturalness” within national parks, wilderness, and other...
View ArticleProtecting Alaska's Coastal Ecosystems: The Story of the Cook Inlet Belugas
I. Introduction “If you walked one thousand miles a year, it would take forty-four years to hike Alaska’s coastline.”{footnote}Explore Alaska’s Coast, Alaska Coastal Management Program, Dep’t of...
View ArticleAdopting the Principle of Equitable Relief in Clean Water Act Challenges
I. Introduction Citizen groups have historically had a huge impact in affecting legislation and pushing for just interpretations of the law.{footnote}Peter H. Lehner, The Efficiency of Citizens Suits,...
View ArticlePublic Participation in Brownfield Redevelopment: A Framework for Community...
This article discusses the importance of brownfield redevelopment in the context of the environmental justice movement. It emphasizes that the goals of environmental justice advocates and attorneys...
View ArticleWasting Away: America’s Dysfunctional System of Low-Level Radioactive Waste...
This paper argues that the current system for disposing of civilian{footnote}In this paper, I use “civilian waste” and “commercial waste” interchangeably.{/footnote} low-level radioactive waste in the...
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Sewing Up the Regulatory Hole: Preventing Winter Ozone in Utah’s Uintah Basin
I. Introduction Picture a dark brown cloud of smog settling in a valley. Ozone levels are extremely high; so high that breathing the air could decrease respiratory function or exacerbate asthma. Are...
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