Breaking Doctrinal Silos Between Environmental Law, Disability Law, and Torts to Stop the Spread of Infectious Disease Through Contaminated Indoor Air
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Date
2024-05-01
Authors
Bard, Jennifer S.
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Publisher
University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
This Article introduces a practical legal strategy for immediately implementing new scientific discoveries concerning disease transmission to improve indoor air quality and reduce infectious disease spread. This strategy transcends traditional legal silos and bridges these gaps by integrating three disciplines that seldom collaborate: disability law, negligence law, and state environmental law. In so doing, it assembles a toolkit of legal instruments to alleviate the burden of infectious diseases for all Americans in their daily lives — whether they are working, traveling, shopping, worshiping, attending school, or seeking health care.
Description
106 pages
Keywords
International air quality standards, COVID-19, Airborne disease, Center for Disease Control, Regulation
Citation
39 J. Env't L. & Litig. 163