Environmental crimes.
I. INTRODUCTION A. Criminal versus Civil Penalties B. Enforcement C. Interaction with Other Criminal Violations II. GENERAL ISSUES A. Overview of Elements of Environmental Criminal Violations B. Liability 1. Corporate Liability 2. Individual Liability C. Common Defenses 1. Constitutional Defenses 2. Other Defenses D. Voluntary Compliance and Sentencing E....

Feminism and the grass roots: women and environmentalism in Nova Scotia, 1980-1983.
This paper is based on a case study of women's participation in a popular movement to oppose uranium mining in Nova Scotia in 19811983. We use the case study to bring into question recent literature on women's involvement in the American anti-toxics movement of the same period. The anti-toxics...

PRO & CON.
Should nicotine replacement therapy be used during pregnancy? YES Women who smoke during pregnancy assume a large risk of serious complications, and smoking cessation is one of the most important things a pregnant smoker can do. Some women do quit smoking during pregnancy, but many...

Governance for sound chemicals management: the need for a more comprehensive global strategy.
The upcoming United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), in Johannesburg, August-September 2002, will be an important occasion to assess global progress in dealing with environment and development issues and to determine future priorities. In the aftermath of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)...

Bad policy: CERCLA's amended liability for new purchasers.
I. INTRODUCTION One of the most significant environmental issues facing the United States today is the abandonment or underutilization of land feared to be contaminated by hazardous materials. Such sites, known as "brownfields," are blamed for a variety of ills. Beyond posing risks to human...

Environmental crimes.
I. INTRODUCTION Eleven principle statutes (the "statutes") govern the enforcement of federal environmental regulations through criminal prosecution. After a brief discussion in Section H of issues common to most of these statutes, including theories of liability, defenses, and sentencing issues, this Article will address each statute. ...

P/$ rate closes at P49.82 to $1.
The peso rate closed higher at P49.82 to the US dollar yesterday at the Philippine Dealing System of the Bankers Association of the Philippines from P49.88 the previous day. The weighted average rate appreciated to P49.797 from P49.888. Total volume amounted to $ 722.51 million. PCCI for...

The health impact of hazardous waste sites on minority communities: implications for public health and environmental health professionals.
Hazardous waste production and disposal in the United States is a pressing environmental and public health concern. One issue related to this problem is the lack of published information about the health effect to humans from exposure to hazardous substances produced by commercial hazardous waste facilities and emanating from abandoned...

U.S. EPA launches Chinese Web site.
www.epa.gov/chinese The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a new consolidated Chinese-language Web site as part of its ongoing effort to provide environmental information in English, Spanish, and Chinese. The new site compiles Chinese-language materials on a wide variety of issues from lead-poisoning prevention, energy...

Environmental crimes.
I. INTRODUCTION Nine principle statutes govern the enforcement of federal environmental regulations through criminal prosecution. After a brief discussion in Section II of issues common to most of these statutes, including theories of liability, defenses, and sentencing issues, this article addresses each of these statutes in turn....