Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

As water and water runoff does not respect political boundaries, international laws on conservation and use are common and applied, especially where there is shared use and responsibility or competing claims to it. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In addition, the court rejected the contention that the Clean Air Act or foreign affairs doctrine completely preempted the plaintiffs’ claims and also indicated that federal common law would not provide a basis for complete preemption. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet as acting administrator of NOAA. filed Sept.

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2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”

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