Environmental Law and Policy/Governance

S. 2132

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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2132

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. S6721

would require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program for the establishment and use of a pre-fire-suppression stand density index.

S. 1764

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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1764

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. S6721

would improve federal activities relating to wildfires.

S. 620

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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/620

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. S6721

would provide for the distribution of certain outer continental shelf revenues to the state of Alaska.

S. 2991

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Thu, 11/21/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2991

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. S6721

would improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United States.

S. 3791

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Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3791

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. H6273

which would reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, was passed by the House

National Family Farm Coalition v. Vilsack

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Protecting the Right to Environment: The Roles of Judicial Commissions and Special Masters

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Author

Umair Saleem

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Dr. Umair Saleem has an S.J.D. and LL.M. in environmental law from Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law.

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December 2024

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11058

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Articles

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This Article addresses the pressing need for six “green states”—New York, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, and Pennsylvania—to adopt quasi-judicial mechanisms for enforcement of their constitutional right to environment. It analyzes the challenges and limitations of traditional litigation in enforcing this right, and compares the special master system in the United States with environmental judicial commissions in Pakistan. It advocates for an expanded role of special masters in environmental litigation with diverse functions, including investigation, mediation, environmental monitoring, technical and scientific advisory, public participation, and consensus-building among different stakeholders, to ensure comprehensive and effective environmental protection. It argues that courts in these green states could pioneer this approach, setting a precedent for other jurisdictions internationally and ultimately strengthening environmental protection globally.

H.R. 10134

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Fri, 11/15/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10134

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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. H6026

would establish a Commission on Federal Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery to examine and recommend reforms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government's approach to natural disaster resilience and recovery.

H.R. 10121

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Thu, 11/14/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10121

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Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Agriculture

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. H6012

would establish youth advisory councils for the purpose of providing recommendations to EPA, DOI, DOE, USDA, and the Department of Commerce with respect to environmental issues as those issues relate to youth communities.

H.R. 10087

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Fri, 11/01/2024 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/10087

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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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118

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170 Cong. Rec. H5907

would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures following the declaration of a major disaster.

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