Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, no. 1 (Spring 2010)
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Item Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 203-248 : Note: Creating a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Revolution(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010) Peters, Kathryn A.This Note discusses the harms of our current agricultural and urban development practices as well as the benefits of an urban agricultural system, both in terms of sustainability and food security. This Note also examines case studies of existing urban agricultural systems and makes recommendations for government incentives that would promote the development of a sustainable urban agricultural system. Specifically, Part I provides an overview of the history and current state of the U.S. industrial agricultural system. Part II examines the current urban development trend in the United States. Part III describes a sustainable urban agricultural system. Part IV discusses the principles of sustainability and then evaluates the current agricultural system, urban land development trends, and a sustainable urban agricultural system in terms of these principles. Part V presents a case study of Cuba, discussing the consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent U.S. embargo on Cuba’s food supply, followed by Cuba’s development of a sustainable urban agricultural system. Part VI presents case studies of current urban gardening projects in several U.S. cities. Part VII discusses recommendations for federal, state, and local governments to incentivize urban agriculture and community garden projects throughout the United States.Item Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 189-202 : Essay: Oregon’s Experiment with Sustainable Corporate Governance: A Friendly Critique(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010) Illig, Robert C.Item Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 123-188 : Developing a Sustainable Hardrock Mining and Mineral Processing Industry: Environmental and Natural Resource Law for Twenty-First Century People, Prosperity, and the Planet(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010) Kloeckner, JaneMajor regulatory reforms and a few statutory changes are necessary to control pollution from active and inactive hardrock mining and mineral processing operations and abandoned mine lands. Parts I, II, and III discuss reforms to RCRA, the CWA, and CERCLA, respectively, which would enhance governmental oversight of this industry and, in so doing, better protect human health and the environment. Part IV discusses congressional action to reform natural resource laws that will preserve treasured national landscapes including sacred sites, avoid conflict with federal Indian law, and protect natural capital. Part V describes how Congress can encourage sustainable development of the U.S. mining and mineral processing industry by integrating environmental protection into global trading systems. Finally, Part VI concludes that now is the time to take advantage of opportunities for government actions to develop a sustainable hardrock mining and mineral processing industry.Item Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 085-122 : Climate Change in Cities of the Developing World(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010) Brietzke, Paul H.; Adrianpoli, CarlItem Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 037-084 : Test Methods Matter: Representative Sampling and Clean Air Act Test Methods Can Survive EPA’s Credible Evidence Rule(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010) Howard, Robert M.; Guerrero, Patricia; Ohta, Jason M.Item Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 019-036 : Essay: Climate Change Displacement to Refuge(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010) Burleson, ElizabethThis Essay analyzes the interaction between international human rights law and climate change law. Part II discusses climate-induced migration, human rights law, and refugee status. Part III considers the role of the Security Council in climate-induced insecurity. Part IV concludes that maintaining international peace and security requires timely codification of climate measures that address ecomigration.Item Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p.007-018 : Keynote Address: Indigenous Peoples and Global Climate Change: Intercultural Models of Climate Equity(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010) Tsosie, RebeccaItem Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 3-6 : Remembering Luke Cole(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010) Newell, BrentItem Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 1-2 : Dedication to Luke Cole(University of Oregon School of Law, 2010)