Category: Printed
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The Intersection of Language, Law, and Sovereignty: a Shawnee Perspective
NOTE: what follows is a lightly-edited transcript of the keynote address held as part of the 54th Algonquian Conference, University of Colorado Boulder, October 21, 2022. Part 1: Keynote Address […]
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Potential for Less Plastic Pollution: Colorado’s Recycling System and Plastic Bag Ban
Table of Contents Introduction I. Background A. Post-Consumer Waste Is Increasing on a Global Level B. Current Processing Facilities for Recyclables Are Insufficient C. Historical Federal Recycling Initiatives D. Recent […]
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Preemption of State Failure-to-Warn Laws
Table of Contents Introduction I. Background A. Pesticide Overview B. Monsanto C. Implications for Victims and Pesticide Manufacturers II. Preemption A. FIFRA Label Requirements B. Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC […]
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Grid Unlocked: How Colorado Senate Bill 72 Will Impact Wholesale Electricity Markets in Colorado and the West
Table of Contents Introduction I. Background: U.S. Energy Markets and Colorado Senate Bill 72 A. Electric Utility Regulation and Energy Markets in the United States B. Electric Utility Regulation and […]
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America’s Public Lands: What History Suggests About Their Future
Table of Contents Introduction I. The Major Themes of Public Land Political History II. How the National Forest System Came About III. Other Land Acquisition Programs IV. Reserving […]
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Unleashing Carbon Removal Technologies[1]
Abstract Mounting climate change concerns are driving unprecedented interest in carbon dioxide removal technologies. Unlike carbon capture strategies, which trap carbon dioxide at specific emission points such as power plant […]
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Settler Colonialism and Reclamation: Where American Indian Law and Natural Resources Law Meet
I. Introduction Three hours east of Phoenix, Arizona, the Colorado River Indian Tribes (“CRIT”), a federally recognized tribe that includes over 3,700 enrolled members of Mohave, Chemehuevi, Navajo, and Hopi […]
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Flames Away: Why Corporate Social Responsibility Is Necessary to Stop Excess Natural Gas Flaring in Nigeria
I. Introduction Crude oil reservoirs often contain dissolved natural gas and when oil companies produce crude oil for sale, natural gas is often unintentionally produced as well.[2] Ideally, this natural […]
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Carpe Lacum: Asian Carp and the Great Lakes
“The future depends on what you do today.” − Mahatma Gandhi I. Introduction The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource for the United States and Canada. The Great Lakes waters […]
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Monuments, Mountains, and . . . the Mediterranean Diet? Potential for UNESCO’s World Culinary Heritage Inscriptions to Positively Affect Sustainable Agriculture
I. Introduction The problem of how to develop and promote sustainable agricultural practices has been at the center of the larger debate over sustainable development since the 1980s.[2] As international […]