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ELI Research Brief #2 - Reauthorizing Superfund: Lessons from the States

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Author

James M. McElfish Jr. & John Pendergrass, Environmental Law Institute

Date Released

December 1993

Out Of Print

Forty-nine U.S. states have individual "Superfund Laws" providing for the cleanup of hazardous sites through combinations of liability and public funding. The conclusion of this research brief is that as Congress considers amendments to the federal Superfund law, it should draw on the experiences of the states. Reauthorizing Superfund discusses and summarizes the key lessons from four comprehensive ELI studies on state superfund programs.

Subsidies with Responsibilities: Placing Stewardship and Disclosure Conditions on Government Payments to Large-Scale Commodity Crop Operations

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Author

Linda Breggin and Bruce Myers

Date Released

January 2013

Subsidies with Responsibilities: Placing Stewardship and Disclosure Conditions o

This ELI report recommends that large-scale commodity crop operations that opt to receive any form of federal farm subsidy, including subsidized crop insurance, be assigned responsibility for: putting in place basic measures to reduce water pollution from fertilizer runoff; and disclosing information to the public about the quantity, type, and timing of fertilizers they apply. Runoff from the production of major commodity crops such as corn, soybeans, and wheat can contribute significantly to downstream water pollution.

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Border Directly on the Mississippi River: Wisconsin

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Date Released

November 2009

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Bo

This report compares state numeric water quality criteria to recommended criteria and related standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Border Directly on the Mississippi River: Mississippi

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Date Released

November 2009

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Bo

This report compares state numeric water quality criteria to recommended criteria and related standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Border Directly on the Mississippi River: Louisiana

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Date Released

November 2009

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Bo

This report compares state numeric water quality criteria to recommended criteria and related standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Border Directly on the Mississippi River: Kentucky

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Date Released

November 2009

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Bo

This report compares state numeric water quality criteria to recommended criteria and related standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Border Directly on the Mississippi River: Illinois

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Date Released

November 2009

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Bo

This report compares state numeric water quality criteria to recommended criteria and related standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Border Directly on the Mississippi River: Iowa

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Date Released

November 2009

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Bo

This report compares state numeric water quality criteria to recommended criteria and related standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Analysis of the Numeric Water Quality Criteria Adopted by the Ten States That Border Directly on the Mississippi River: Arkansas

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Date Released

November 2009

This report compares state numeric water quality criteria to recommended criteria and related standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Constitutional Environmental Law: Giving Force to Fundamental Principles in Africa, 2nd Edition

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Author

Carl Bruch

Date Released

December 2007

Over the past decades, and especially since the 1992 “Earth Summit,” many African countries have incorporated environmental provisions into their constitutions.

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