New Frontiers of Environmental Advocacy
Since one of the objectives of the ACOEL blog is to promote thought and discussion, I have decided to plunge in with abandon. Hopefully the objective of promoting discourse will be met.We all have...
View ArticleSquare Pegs in Round Holes
The Western states face two reciprocating and overarching problems in water resources policy. First, water is an increasingly scarce resource facing sharply competitive needs. Climate change is...
View ArticleThe Wilderness Act at 50: The Golden Anniversaries Begin
On September 3, the Wilderness Act turns 50 years old. This milestone marks the beginning of the golden anniversaries for the golden age of environmental statutes. During the next dozen years we will...
View ArticleNinth Circuit to federal land trespassers: Fuggedaboutit
Tensions ran high in eastern Oregon in early January 2016 as an armed group seized the headquarters of a national wildlife refuge. The occupation began as a protest of the sentencing of ranchers who...
View ArticleLooking Back Over 100 Years of the National Park Service, Looking Ahead to...
August 25, 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. The many planned celebrations and observances provide an opportunity for everyone to become reacquainted with these great outdoor...
View ArticleTreehuggers on Senate Appropriations Committee Approve Conservation Funding
Who knew? On May 19 those wild eyed environmentalists on the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously (no misprint) passed a FY 2017 agriculture and rural development bill that includes significant...
View ArticlePsst. Anyone want a National Monument in Maine?
Usually we associate uniqueness, grandeur, history, and pleasure with our National Monuments and National Parks. With President Obama’s August 24, 2016 Declaration of Katahdin Woods and Waters...
View ArticleCuba Delegation Blog 2: Notes from Our Informal Meetings
Jim Bruen, Eileen Millett, Mary Ellen Ternes and I remain energized from the dynamic set of informal meetings in which we participated while in Cuba. I thought you might find useful the following...
View ArticleCuba Delegation Part 3: Environmental Law and Policy Wonks Wanted
Our ACOEL delegation to Cuba was an incredible opportunity to engage substantively with the lovely people of Cuba. My personal experience is that the Cuban People are joyful, happy, warm, generous,...
View ArticlePublic Parks in Massachusetts – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) will soon decide how hard or easy it is to sell or change the use of public parks. Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution provides that the “people...
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