Articles
Traditional Ecological Rulemaking
This Article examines the implications of an increased role for Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in United States agency decisionmaking. Specifically, it contemplates where TEK might substantively and procedurally fit and, most importantly, whether a final agency action based on TEK would survive judicial scrutiny. Read more about Traditional Ecological Rulemaking
- June 2016
- 35 Stan.Envtl.L.J. 101
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An Indigenous People’s Right to Environmental Self-Determination: Native Hawaiians and the Struggle Against Climate Change Devastation
This article explores indigenous peoples’ proactive responses to the deleterious impacts of climate change by deconstructing how native peoples claim and realize an indigenous right to environmental selfdetermination. Responses to climate change must be driven by native peoples’ choices. But those choices will inevitably entail interaction with state, local, or tribal agencies, private businesses, and nonindigenous residents. Read more about An Indigenous People’s Right to Environmental Self-Determination: Native Hawaiians and the Struggle Against Climate Change Devastation
- June 2016
- 35 Stan.Envtl.L.J. 157
- Article
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Contamination at U.S. Military Bases: Profiles and Responses
There is an epidemic of toxic contamination at U.S. military bases. Toxins arise from a combination of military-affiliated operations, industrial sources, and natural causes. Pathways for recovery through litigation are particularly limited for veterans who bring suit against the federal government because of judicial interpretations of the Federal Tort Claims Act that preserve sovereign immunity. Benefits offered through the Department of Veteran Affairs are available to veterans who demonstrate a connection between their illness and military service. Read more about Contamination at U.S. Military Bases: Profiles and Responses
- June 2016
- 35 Stan.Envtl.L.J. 223
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Drinking Water in California Schools: An Assessment of the Problems, Obstacles, and Possible Solutions
In the last several years, hundreds of schools across California have been forced to restrict students’ access to drinking water due to lead, nitrate, arsenic, and other serious contaminants. News reports and water quality databases indicate that problems are especially significant in schools in low-income communities of color—where many children already face water quality contamination at home, in public spaces, and in places of worship. Read more about Drinking Water in California Schools: An Assessment of the Problems, Obstacles, and Possible Solutions
- June 2016
- 35 Stan.Envtl.L.J. 251
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