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ELPC Releases “An Ohio Landowner’s Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing”

On May 24, 2011, the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic released “An Ohio Landowner’s Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing.”  This guide is intended to help landowners who are approached by a natural gas company to negotiate a lease for the … Continue reading

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ELPC Comments on Proposed Changes to School Lunch Program Nutrition Standards

Today, the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic submitted comments to the Department of Agriculture on its proposed changes to nutrition standards for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.  The Clinic’s comments urge the Department (1) to require … Continue reading

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ELPC Student Speaks at Hydraulic Fracturing Conference

Clinic student Rachel Heron (JD ’12) spoke today at the conference Hydrofracking: Exploring the Legal Issues in the Context of Politics, Science, and the Economy, hosted by the University of Buffalo Law School.  Her talk, “Was Hydraulic Fracturing in the … Continue reading

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Clinic Releases Proposed Liability Framework for Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide

Today, the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic released a working paper entitled “Proposed Liability Framework for Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide,” and a model statute, the CCS Liability Act of 2010.  The paper proposes a detailed liability framework to … Continue reading

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Summary Report of Expert Workshop Addressing CCS Liability, Oversight, and Trust Fund Issues

The Clinic released the summary report from an expert workshop that it hosted in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2010.  At that workshop, the Clinic brought over 35 leading experts from the U.S. and Canada to address CCS liability, oversight, … Continue reading

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