Category: Issue 1
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Coal Barons and Ski Bums: An Unlikely Alliance? Exploring Potential Solutions to Waste Mine Methane
I. INTRODUCTION Coal is a necessary part of the twenty-first century global economy. Approximately thirty-six percent of all globally generated power is reliant on coal as a primary fuel source.[2] […]
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NEPA and the Northern Integrated Supply Project: Wielding the ‘Paper Tiger’ in the Tenth Circuit
I. Introduction This Note offers an analysis of how courts in the Tenth Circuit should interpret water development project Environmental Impact Statements (“EIS”) in an increasingly dry and environmentally sensitive […]
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National Conservation Area Designation: When You Need a Shovel, Not a Backhoe
INTRODUCTION Designating areas for conservation purposes often causes conflict in communities with competing public and private interests, particularly when the federal government is involved. However, due to increasing population […]
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Clear & Convincing: The Proper Evidentiary Standard for R.S. 2477 Claims
I. Introduction Since the enactment of the Wilderness Act in 1964, some western states and counties have become involved in protracted battles over the federal designation of Wilderness within their […]
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Speech: Challenges and Opportunities of the Expiring Columbia River Treaty
*I. Introduction The headwaters of the Columbia River are in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana. From its headwaters, the Columbia River’s mainstem flows 2,000 kilometers (1,243 […]