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Category Archives: Volume 34
Best of the Cite Check
There are thousands of hours of work that go into a volume of a student-run scholarly publication such as ELPR. The most uncelebrated of these student workers are the diligent cite checkers. For every source cited, there is time spent … Continue reading
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Commended Notes
The William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review staff congratulates the following authors on their exceptional notes written during the 2008-2009 school year. Realizing Eco-centric Goals with Standing Reforms within an Anthropocentric Framework by Amanda Bosson Standing Up for … Continue reading
Kevin Weigand Writing for Science Progress
The managing editor for the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review, Kevin Weigand, published an Op-Ed with Science Progress on July 2, 2009. His piece is entitled, A Climate of Transparency: New Climate Research Tools Increase Pressure on … Continue reading
ELPR on twitter
ELPR is now on twitter. Follow us at wmelpr. We’ll be updating as we put together the 3 issues of volume 34. We look forward to keeping our followers informed about the symposium issue on Green Building & other new … Continue reading
Climate Change Disclosure: Ensuring the Viability of the Insurance Industry While Protecting the Investor
This is a preview of one of the upcoming Volume 34 notes by Kevin Weigand With the current state of the economy and an increasing demand for greater corporate transparency and regulatory oversight, many believe that enhanced corporate disclosure requirements … Continue reading
Mitigation Banking: Is State Assumption of Permitting Authority More Effective?
This is a preview of one of the upcoming Volume 34 notes by Adrienne M. Sakyi This note will discuss the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineer’s recently promulgated final rule that will affect use of … Continue reading
Creating a Legal Framework for Regulation of Natural Gas Extraction From the Marcellus Shale Formation
This is a preview of one of the upcoming Volume 34 notes by Laura C. Reeder Recent technological innovations have enabled oil and gas companies to extract natural gas from shale formations that were not viewed as viable sources in … Continue reading
Keeping Agriculture Alive in the Shadow of a Uranium Mine: Potential Effects and Regulatory Solutions for Virginia
This is a preview of one of the upcoming Volume 34 notes by Maggy J. Lewis This Note deals with the emerging regulatory controversy over the potential mining of a uranium deposit located in rural Southern Virginia. The “Coles Hill” … Continue reading
PC Pets for A Price: Combating Online and Traditional Wildlife Crime Through International Harmonization and Authoritative Policies
This is a preview of one of the upcoming Volume 34 notes by Jessica B. Izzo Animal Trafficking is a $20 Billion international business that has quadrupled over the last fifteen years. The over-exploitation of these animals is a global … Continue reading
Don’t Take the Bait: Why USDA Organic Certification is Wrong for Salmon
This is a preview of one of the upcoming Volume 34 notes by Jessica Hass In what has been called the “blue revolution,” more and more consumers and producers are turning to seafood as an alternative to land based meat. … Continue reading