The following MP3 was recorded on Thursday, June 19, 2008
Randy Hill
The Supreme Court will decide this term whether Exxon must pay $5 billion in punitive damages for the Exxon Valdez spill. Would such a judgment deter future spills? Randy Hill of the U.S. EPA will discuss recent research on the effect of legal deterrence on [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Preventing the “Exxon Valdez”
June 26, 2008 – 2:16 pm
Climate Change in the Courtroom
June 26, 2008 – 2:14 pm
The following MP3 was recorded on Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Patrick Parenteau
Can litigation solve climate change? No, but it can help galvanize public support and goad the sluggish political process into action before it’s too late. It can also draw attention to the plight of those most at risk––from the Inuit of Alaska to the Bengali [...]
Whales’ Tales: Sonar and National Defense
June 26, 2008 – 2:12 pm
The following MP3 was recorded on Thursday, June 5
Stephen Dycus and David Mears
Recent litigation brought by the NRDC to protect marine mammals from the Navy’s peace-time use of sonar raises questions about the application of environmental laws to military activities at home and abroad, as well as issues regarding the authority of the President to [...]
