Environmental Law Reporter

Publisher:: Environmental Law Institute
Publication date:: 2022-03-02

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Sink or Swim: Abrogating the Nile Treaties While Upholding the Rule of Law
A shocking 80% of the Nile's water is consumed by one country: Egypt. The upstream riparian countries threaten to encroach on Egypt's share of water as recordbreaking populations, droughts, and famines generate ever-greater need. Indeed, the increasingly dire fight over the Nile stands to be one of ...
The New Law of Geology: Rights, Responsibilities, and Geosystem Services
Humans are inescapably dependent upon geological processes and structures. Many of these interactions are direct, such as when we cultivate the soil or mine the earth. However, the terms of our interaction with geology are usually invisible and unacknowledged. Although the relationships are complex,...
Pesticides, Water Quality, and the Public Trust Doctrine
The public trust doctrine is an ancient legal principle undergoing a modern resurgence. Under it, governments hold certain natural resources in trust for the benefit of present and future generations, and have a judicially enforceable legal obligation to protect trust resources and the public's...
The Use of PFAS at Industrial and Military Facilities: Technical, Regulatory, and Legal Issues
Contamination of drinking water by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has garnered much attention in recent years. PFAS include perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and PFAS exposures and risks can result in regulatory concerns and active management at...
Regulatory Uncertainty and New Source Performance Standards on Methane
Recycling Is Rubbish: Reinvent, Realign, and Restructure U.S. Material Management
The United States currently does not have capacity to recycle its waste domestically, nor can it export the amount of waste it once did. Many states are trying to solve this crisis through novel legislation, but states cannot solve this crisis on their own. This Article argues that the federal...
Brexit and Environmental Law
The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union is anticipated to have a breadth of impacts on its environmental law and policy. Proponents point to opportunities ahead for the government to draft and enact U.K.-specific environmental laws and regulations that are more attuned to issues...
The Impact of Climate Change on American and Canadian Indigenous Peoples and Their Water Resources
Access to water is a fundamental climate change issue in North America and internationally. It is related to significant political, social, and ecological struggles that indigenous peoples face, and governments and courts so far have done little to address these inequities. This Article, adapted...
Adapting to a 4°c world
The Paris Agreement’s goal to hold warming to 1.5°-2°C above pre-industrial levels now appears unrealistic. Profs. Robin Kundis Craig and J.B. Ruhl have recently argued that because a 4°C world may be likely, we must recognize the disruptive consequences of such a world and respond by reimagining...
Core Issues in International Sustainable Development: Analysis of Shifting Priorities at U.N. Environmental Conferences
There is now a 40-year history of declaratory outcomes from international environmental conferences that offers insight into the progression of sustainable development. This Article uses those outcomes to track the relative roles of the environmental, social, and economic pillars of sustainable...