GIVING VOICE TO RACHEL CARSON: PUTTING SCIENCE INTO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Certainly, the most pressing issue of modern times is to develop a body of environmental law (that includes climate change) that is highly responsive to science. Without demeaning the many distinctions between the exercise of science and the practice of law,1 let me cut to the chase and declare that...

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Published in:Journal of land use & environmental law 2012-10, Vol.28 (1), p.61-69
Main Author: Rodgers, William H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Courts of law
Environmental law
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DISTINGUISHED LECTURE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM: THE FUTURE OF OCEAN AND COASTAL LAW & POLICY
Environmental legislation
Environmental literature
Environmental regulation
Land use
Legal objections
National Environmental Policy Act
Pesticides
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Summary:Certainly, the most pressing issue of modern times is to develop a body of environmental law (that includes climate change) that is highly responsive to science. Without demeaning the many distinctions between the exercise of science and the practice of law,1 let me cut to the chase and declare that science is mostly about the "pursuit of truth" and law is mostly about "who wins."
ISSN:0892-4880
2832-0174