The Clean Water Act And The Constitution

Author : Robin Kundis Craig
Publisher : Environmental Law Institute
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105134446447

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The Clean Water Act and the Constitution by Robin Kundis Craig Pdf

In this second edition of a landmark book, author Robin Craig explores the structural implications for water quality regulation when the primary federal statute for regulating water quality--the Clean Water Act--operates in a context complicated by a variety of constitutional requirements and dictates.This new edition thoroughly updates the first edition, particularly in areas where the Supreme Court has issued significant new decisions. For example, it includes discussions of the Court's 2006 decision in Rapanos v. United States plus the important recent developments in Commerce Clause jurisprudence. Other noteworthy additions include Clean Water Act takings jurisprudence, new discussions of "increased risk" as a basis for citizen suit standing, and the issue of state citizen suit standing after Massachusetts v. EPA.

Author : Claudia Copeland
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781437933291

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Legislative Approaches to Defining 'Waters of the United States' by Claudia Copeland Pdf

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. In the 111th Congress, legislation has been introduced that seeks to clarify the scope of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in the wake of Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006 that interpreted the law¿s jurisdiction more narrowly than prior case law. Bills to nullify the Court¿s rulings have been introduced repeatedly since the 107th Congress, but none had advanced until the 111th Congress. The legal and policy questions concerning the outer geographic limits of CWA jurisdiction and consequences of restricting that scope have challenged regulators, landowners and developers, and policymakers for more than 35 years. Contents of this report: Intro.; Analysis of Bills; Regulatory and Proposed Statutory Definitions of ¿Waters of the U.S.¿ Illus.

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1508 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210025663863

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United States Code by United States Pdf

Author : Amanda M. Klasing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Drinking water
ISBN : 1623133637

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Make it Safe by Amanda M. Klasing Pdf

"The report, 'Make It Safe: Canada's Obligation to End the First Nations Water Crisis,' documents the impacts of serious and prolonged drinking water and sanitation problems for thousands of indigenous people--known as "First Nations"--living on reserves. It assesses why there are problems with safe water and sanitation on reserves, including a lack of binding water quality regulations, erratic and insufficient funding, faulty or sub-standard infrastructure, and degraded source waters. The federal government's own audits over two decades show a pattern of overpromising and underperforming on water and sanitation for reserves"--Publisher's description.

Author : Maya K. Van Rossum,Rossum Maya van
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : 1633310213

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The Green Amendment by Maya K. Van Rossum,Rossum Maya van Pdf

2017 INDIE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST "A rallying cry . . . Everyone who is concerned about the welfare of all species, including human beings. Please read this important book." --Richard Louv, chairman emeritus of the Children & Nature Network and author of LAST CHILD IN THE WOODS and THE NATURE PRINCIPLE The Constitutional Change We Need to Protect Our Priceless Natural Resources For decades, activists have relied on federal and state legislation to fight for a cleaner environment. And for decades, they've been fighting a losing battle. The sad truth is, our laws are designed to accommodate pollution rather than prevent it. It's no wonder people feel powerless when it comes to preserving the quality of their water, air, public parks, and special natural spaces. But there is a solution, argues veteran environmentalist Maya K. van Rossum: bypass the laws and turn to the ultimate authority--our state and federal constitutions. In 2013, van Rossum and her team won a watershed legal victory that not only protected Pennsylvania communities from ruthless frackers but affirmed the constitutional right of people in the state to a clean and healthy environment. Following this victory, van Rossum inaugurated the Green Amendment movement, dedicated to empowering every American community to mobilize for constitutional change. Now, with The Green Amendment, van Rossum lays out an inspiring new agenda for environmental advocacy, one that will finally empower people, level the playing field, and provide real hope for communities everywhere. Readers will discover how legislative environmentalism has failed communities across America, the transformational difference environmental constitutionalism can make, the economic imperative of environmental constitutionalism, and how to take action in their communities. We all have the right to pure water, clean air, and a healthy environment. It's time to claim that right--for our own sake and that of future generations.

Author : David R. Boyd
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780774824156

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The Right to a Healthy Environment by David R. Boyd Pdf

Canada has abundant natural wealth, beautiful landscapes, vast forests, and thousands of rivers and lakes. The land defines Canadians as a people, yet the country has one of the industrialized world's worst environmental records. Building on his previous book, The Environmental Rights Revolution (2012), David R. Boyd describes how recognizing the constitutional right to a healthy environment could have a transformative impact by empowering citizens, holding governments and industry accountable, and improving Canada's green record. This important and provocative book provides a road map to protect human health, the well-being of the planet, and the interests of future generations.

Author : William N. Eskridge (Jr.),John A. Ferejohn
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300120882

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A Republic of Statutes by William N. Eskridge (Jr.),John A. Ferejohn Pdf

William Eskridge and John Ferejohn propose an original theory of constitutional law whereby, while the Constitution provides a vision, our democracy advances by means of statutes that supplement or even supplant the written Constitution.

Author : United States. Public Health Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Evaporation
ISBN : OSU:32435062572474

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Water Quality Management by United States. Public Health Service Pdf

Author : David R. Boyd
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780774821636

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The Environmental Rights Revolution by David R. Boyd Pdf

The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensive philosophical debates that revolve around the question: Should rights to clean air, water, and soil be entrenched in law? David Boyd answers this by moving beyond theoretical debates to measure the practical effects of enshrining the right in constitutions. His pioneering analysis of 193 constitutions and the laws and court decisions of more than 100 nations in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa reveals a positive correlation between constitutional protection and stronger environmental laws, smaller ecological footprints, superior environmental performance, and improved quality of life.

Author : Texas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Water
ISBN : STANFORD:36105064220614

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Water Code by Texas Pdf

Author : Stephen J. Turner,Dinah L. Shelton,Jona Razzaque,Owen McIntyre,James R. May
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108482240

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Environmental Rights by Stephen J. Turner,Dinah L. Shelton,Jona Razzaque,Owen McIntyre,James R. May Pdf

A comprehensive and systematic guide to environmental rights and their relationship with standards of protection globally, nationally and locally.

Author : John Scanlon,Angela Cassar,Noémi Nemes
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831707854

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Water as a Human Right? by John Scanlon,Angela Cassar,Noémi Nemes Pdf

Formally acknowledging water as a human right could encourage the international community and governments to enhance their efforts to satisfy basic human needs and to meet the Millennium Development Goals. But critical questions arise in relation to a right to water. What would be the benefits and content of such a right? What mechanisms would be required for its effective implementation? Should the duty be placed on governments alone, or should the responsibility also be borne by private actors? Is another 'academic debate' on this subject warranted when action is really what is necessary? Without claiming to prescribe the answers, this publication clearly and carefully sets out the competing arguments and the challenges.

Author : James Salzman
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781468306750

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Drinking Water by James Salzman Pdf

An in-depth look at the changing approaches that environmentalists, governments, and the open market have taken to water through the lens of world history. When we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle, we probably don’t give a second thought about where our drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the glass is far more convoluted than we might think. In this revised edition of Drinking Water, Duke University professor and environmental policy expert James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time. He adds eye-opening, contemporary examples about our relationship to and consumption of water, and a new chapter about the atrocities that occurred in Flint, Michigan. Provocative, insightful, and engaging, Drinking Water shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be. “A surprising, delightful, fact-filled book.” —Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel “Instead of buying your next twelve-pack of bottled water, buy this fascinating account of all the people who spent their lives making sure you’d have clean, safe drinking water every time you turned on the tap.” —Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet “Drinking Water effortlessly guides us through a fascinating world we never consider. Even for people who think they know water, there is a surprise on almost every page.” —Charles Fishman, bestselling author of The Big Thirst and The Wal-Mart Effect “Salzman puts a needed spotlight on an often overlooked but critical social, economic, and political resource.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Tim Hayward,Reader in the School of Social and Political Studies Tim Hayward
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199278671

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Constitutional Environmental Rights by Tim Hayward,Reader in the School of Social and Political Studies Tim Hayward Pdf

This book shows why a fundamental right to an adequate environment ought to be provided in the constitution of any modern democratic state. It explains why the right to an environment adequate for one's health and well-being is a genuine human right and why it ought to be constitutionalised.

Author : James R. May,Erin Daly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107022256

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Global Environmental Constitutionalism by James R. May,Erin Daly Pdf

Reflecting a global trend, scores of countries have affirmed that their citizens are entitled to healthy air, water, and land and that their constitution should guarantee certain environmental rights. This book examines the increasing recognition that the environment is a proper subject for protection in constitutional texts and for vindication by constitutional courts. This phenomenon, which the authors call environmental constitutionalism, represents the confluence of constitutional law, international law, human rights, and environmental law. National apex and constitutional courts are exhibiting a growing interest in environmental rights, and as courts become more aware of what their peers are doing, this momentum is likely to increase. This book explains why such provisions came into being, how they are expressed, and the extent to which they have been, and might be, enforced judicially. It is a singular resource for evaluating the content of and hope for constitutional environmental rights.