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Revolutionary or Routine? Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District

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By Molly Cohen and Rachel Proctor May Cite as: Molly Cohen and Rachel Proctor May, Revolutionary or Routine? Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, 38 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 245 (2014). [btn link="http://harvardelr.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/04/Cohen__Proctor_May_Print1.pdf" color="forestGreen" size="size-l"]View Full Article (PDF)[/btn] … [Read more...] about Revolutionary or Routine? Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District

New York v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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By Hillary H. Harnett The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC" or "the Commission") licenses and regulates the nation’s commercial nuclear power plants. Over a span of several decades, it has grappled with its environmental obligations and faced recurrent litigation regarding its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA"). In 2012, the D.C. Circuit … [Read more...] about New York v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission v. United States

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By David Baake The Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause provides that private property shall not be “taken for public use, without just compensation.” For most of American history, the Supreme Court construed this clause narrowly, requiring the government to pay compensation only where it permanently appropriated or destroyed property. During the twentieth century, however, the … [Read more...] about Arkansas Game and Fish Commission v. United States