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Table Of Contents INTRODUCTION 2 Procedural Steps to Filing a Claim in Court 2 Documents that must be created: 2 Procedural Steps to Filing a Civil Court Injunction 2 FACTUAL CIRCUMSTANCES 3 Doubt and the Values of an Ignorance-Based World View for Restoration: Coastal Louisiana Wetlands by: R. Eugene Turner 3 Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Two Different World Views 4 Louisiana Coastal Land Formation 5 Land Loss, Human Interventions, and the IBWV 7 Agricultural Impoundments 8 Dredging 9 Wetland Management 9 Restoring Louisiana’s Wetlands in a Field of Ignorance 10 River Diversions 11 Salinity 11 Sediments 12 Nutrients 12 The Acceptance of Either the KBWV or IBWV has Meaningful Consequences 13 Adaptive Management 14 Complex or Complicated 15 Models 15 Some Simple Goals 15 NEPA 16 NEPA PROCEDURAL GIUDE AND LEGISLATION 16 Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, 2007, NEPA'S ZONE OF INTERESTS by: Kenley S. Maddux 16 I. Background: NEPA, NEPA Actions, and Standing to Sue Under NEPA 16 A. NEPA's Environmental Impact Statement Requirement 16 B. Private Actions to Enforce NEPA Compliance 17 C. Prudential Standing to File a NEPA Complaint 17 II. The Circuit Split over ‘Economic Interests' and NEPA 18 A. The Eighth Circuit: Sometimes, NEPA Protects Purely Economic Interests 18 B. The Ninth Circuit: A Purely Economic Injury is not Within NEPA's Zone of Interests 18 III. What Is NEPA's Zone of Interest? 19 A. Bennett v. Spear and NEPA 19 B. Congressional Intent: The Purpose(s) of NEPA 19 C. Public Policy: Who Should Have Standing? 20 IV. Conclusion 21 NEPA SAMPLE DOCUMENTS 21 Sample Petition written by Grant Freeman. 21 NEPA DISCOVERY AIDS 24 EIS 24 EIS LEGISLATION 24 State Statutes 24 Federal Statutes 26 EIS PROCEDURAL GIUDE 26 Federal Case law and secondary sources 26 Necessity and Sufficiency of Environmental Impact Statements Under the National Environmental Policy Act by Ray Vaughan, J.D.* 26 Topic of Article: 27 I. Background 27 § 1. Introduction; scope of article 27 § 2. General requirements of the national environmental policy act (NEPA) 28 § 4. Decision whether to issue an EIS 30 § 5.5. Segregation of projects; cumulative impacts 32 § 6. Exploration of alternatives and impacts 32 § 7. Public notice, comment, and hearing 33 § 8. Finalization of EIS 33 § 9. Supplemental EIS 33 § 10. Judicial review of agency decisions under NEPA 34 § 10.5. Standard of review 35 § 11. Proving and challenging EIS sufficiency, generally 36 § 11.5. Applying the hard look standard 37 II. Elements of Proof 37 § 14. Proof as to necessity of EIS; Checklist 37 § 15. Proof as to sufficiency of EIS; Checklist 38 Memorandum Asking for Preliminary Injunction and Commencement of Supplemental EIS Studies by Eva Conner. 39 EIS SAMPLE DOCUMENTS 40 EIS DISCOVERY AIDS 40 Necessity and Sufficiency of Environmental Impact Statements Under the National Environmental Policy Act written by Ray Vaughan, J.D. 40 Interrogatories from plaintiff environmental group to federal agency, regarding decision not to prepare EIS 41 Interrogatories from plaintiff environmental group to federal agency, regarding sufficiency of EIS 44 ESA 46 ESA PROCEDURAL GIUDE AND LEGISLATION 46 Species Protection: Critical Legal Issues, Cosponsored by the Environmental Law Institute with the, Cooperation of the Endangered Species Committee of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, CITIZEN SUITS by: Eric R. Glitzenstein, Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal, Washington, D.C., Copyright (c) 2009 The American Law Institute; Eric R. Glitzenstein 46 Introduction 46 Current State of the Law 47 Standing 47 Other Jurisdictional Issues 49 ESA versus APA Claims Following Bennett v. Spear 50 Standard of Review 53 Venue/Transfer Issues 54 60-Day Notice Requirement 55 Intervention 55 Relief 55 Emerging Issues and Future Directions 56 Conclusion 57 ESA SAMPLE DOCUMENTS 57 ESA DISCOVERY AIDS 57 CWA/CIRCLA 57 CWA/CIRCLA LEGISLATION 57 Rough breakdown of CERCLA liability as pertains to the Canaervon and Davis Pond Diversions By: Kellyn Elmer and Jennifer Mayberry 58 CWA and CERCLA (release + hazardous substance) 58 List of CWA toxic substances: 40 C.F.R. § 401.15 58 CERCLA liability 61 Issues: 61 Rules: 61 Facts: 61 Waters Transfer Rule/Unitary Waters theory 62 CWA Memo: navigable waterways by: Eva Conner 62 CWA/CIRCLA PROCEDURAL GIUDE 64 CITIZEN SUITS AND DEFENSES AGAINST THEM by: James R. May, Widener University, School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, Copyright (c) 2011 The American Law Institute; James R. May 64 I. Introduction 64 I. Clean Water Act 65 A. Procedural 65 1. Notice 65 2. Standing 67 3. Preclusion and Diligent Prosecution 68 4. Standing & Mootness 70 5. Sovereign Immunity 71 6. Attorney Fees 71 B. Substantive 72 1. TMDL/Listing 72 2. Permits/Jurisdiction 72 3. Post-Judgment Issues 73 C. Hybrids: Clean Water Act and Other Environmental Statutes 74 1. Procedural 74 2. Substantive 74 II. Clean Air Act 75 A. Procedural 75 B. Substantive 75 III. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 77 A. Procedural 77 1. Notice 77 2. Jurisdiction 77 3. Standing 77 4. Attorney Fees 77 B. Substantive 77 IV. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 78 A. Procedural 78 1. Notice 78 2. Jurisdiction 79 3. Complaint 79 4. Standing 79 5. Abstention 80 B. Substantive 80 1. Liability/Indemnification 80 2. Preliminary Injunction 81 3. Enforcement 81 4. “Imminent and Substantial Endangerment” 81 V. Endangered Species Act 82 A. Procedural Issues 82 1. Notice 82 2. Jurisdiction 82 3. Standing 82 B. Substantive Issues 83 1. Section 4 83 2. Section 7 83 3. Sections 9 and 10 84 Conclusion 84 STATUTES W/ENV. CITIZEN SUITS INCLUDE 84 CITIZEN SUIT PURPOSES 84 ANATOMY OF A CITIZEN SUIT 85 CWA/CERCLA SAMPLE DOCUMENTS 85 Environmental Law Forms Guide, Database updated April 2013, by: Richard H. Mays 85 Part III. Clean Water Act (CWA) Forms 85 Chapter 15. Complaints Under The Clean Water Act 85 § 15:18. Private party complaint against the government for wetlands destruction 85 CWA/CIRCLA DISCOVERY AIDS 99 LDEQ Permitting 99 Louisiana Practice Series - Louisiana Environmental Compliance 99 Public Trust - IT Analysis 99 WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR 102 Permitting 102 Download 0.66 Mb. Share with your friends:
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