Category: Issue 1
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Keystone XL: Reviewability of Transboundary Permits in the United States
I. Introduction The controversial Keystone XL pipeline (“Keystone XL” or “pipeline”), if approved, will have effects for years to come. The potential effects are not only environmental. If the pipeline […]
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Bracing for the Impending Rocket Revolution: How to Regulate International Environmental Harm Caused by Commercial Space Flight
I. Introduction The new commercial space market offers the world unprecedented access to space but may also herald unprecedented dangers to the upper atmosphere that could hasten climate change. The […]
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The Waikato-Tainui Settlement Act: A New High-Water Mark for Natural Resources Co-management
“[I]f we care for the River, the River will continue to sustain the people.” —The Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010 I. Introduction Adaptive co-management, an approach to […]
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Governing the Post-Socialist Transitional Commons: A Case from Rural China
Abstract When the collective declines, who manages the collective-owned land? When the socialist state fails, who possesses the state-owned river? This Article concerns the governance of land and natural resources […]
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Oil, Contact, and Conservation in the Amazon: Indigenous Huaorani, Chevron, and Yasuni
I. Introduction The Huaorani (Waorani) are hunters and gatherers who have lived in the Amazon Rainforest since before written history. Their ancestral lands span some 20,000 square kilometers and include […]
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Hard, Soft & Uncertain: The Guarani Aquifer and the Challenges of Transboundary Groundwater
Abstract This Article begins with an overview of the ecology of the Guarani Aquifer region before turning to the legal and ecological problems it faces. Because the majority of the […]