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Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 39 (2024)
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(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-01)Under current models of sustainable housing, many local governments are attempting various methods to mitigate, to varying degrees, the inevitable human impact on the environment that arises from residential buildings. ...
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(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-01)Pollution from shipping ports disproportionately harms low-income communities and communities of color. With an eye toward environmental justice, the Inflation Reduction Act will help mitigate this disparity. Specifically, ...
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(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-01)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 ...
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(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-01)The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) includes exemptions that allow agency officials to withhold certain documents on a case-by-case basis. Two of those exemptions are relevant for the environmental matters described in ...
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(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-01)Criminal provisions in federal environmental law in the United States are reserved for the worst violations involving significant harm or culpable conduct, but we know little about how these crimes have been prosecuted ...
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(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-01)This Article offers a short primer on water rights in the United States, contrasting eastern riparian water rights and western prior appropriation rights. Summaries of the Supreme Court’s opinions on equitable apportionment ...
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(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-01)One of the biggest challenges facing international environmental protection is enforcement. States are called upon by agreements such as the Rio Declaration and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change to develop ...