Category: Printed
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Environmental Jurisdiction in Indian Country: Why the EPA Should Change its Definition of Indian Agency Jurisdiction under the Safe Drinking Water Act
I. INTRODUCTION The Navajo Nation has a bitter history with uranium mining. Uranium mining began in and around the Navajo Nation reservation in 1942, as the uses of uranium were […]
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A Looming “Sand Trap” in Severed Mineral Estates
Introduction Over the last decade, U.S. oil production has nearly doubled in volume on the strength of what has come to be known as a “shale revolution.”[2] Due to […]
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The Lobo Limps on from Limbo: A History, Summary, and Outlook for Mexican Wolf Recovery in the American Southwest
Introduction The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (“NMDGF” or “Department”), acting pursuant to new administrative regulations, denied a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”)[2] application to import and […]
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Collateral Damage: The Gun Debate Moves into America’s National Parks
National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst. —Wallace Stegner[2] I. INTRODUCTION […]
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Not All Land Exchanges Are Created Equal: A Case Study of the Oak Flat Land Exchange
I. Introduction “Balance, that’s the secret. Moderate extremism. The best of both worlds.”[2] As a result of United States federal land policy in the early part […]
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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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Consultation with American Indian Tribes: Resolving Ambiguity and Inconsistency in Government-to-Government Relations
As the salmon disappear, so do our tribal cultures and treaty rights. We are at a crossroads and we are running out of time. Introduction Political protests at […]
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Areas of Critical Environmental Concern: FLPMA’s Unfulfilled Conservation Mandate
[1]Authors’ note: The analysis and citations in this article to “current” Bureau of Land Management (BLM) planning regulations are to the regulations in effect in 2015, when the article was […]
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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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Protecting the Gateway to Yellowstone: The Upper Yellowstone River and Its Options for Survival
Introduction Just north of Yellowstone National Park, in the Upper Yellowstone River watershed, two proposed gold mines threaten one of America’s most beautiful and biodiverse areas. This Note will argue […]