LSU Law Center: Climate Change Law and Policy Project – Page 14 – Climate change poses a grave threat to humankind and the environment. The Climate Change Law and Policy Project focuses on both the global effects of climate change and the unique risks faced by Southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Delta.

“Reverse NEPA” – should an EIS include the impact of protecting an endangered species (a fish) on humans (water district managers and their customers.) 9th Cir says no, and the USSC denied cert.

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Blue Carbon

Blue Carbon Resources

by richards • December 17, 2015

Jenny L Davis et al., Living Shorelines: Coastal Resilience with a Blue Carbon Benefit, 10 PloS one (2015)

Environmental Justice Foundation, Our blue beating heart: blue carbon solutions in the fight against the climate crisis. 2021

Climate Change, Coastal Restoration Mythology, NEPA

Sea Level Rise Affects on Marshes

by richards • December 14, 2015

Sea Level Rise Affecting Marshes Model

John D Boon, John M Brubaker & David R Forrest, Chesapeake Bay land subsidence and sea level change, App. Mar. Sci. and Ocean Eng., Report 1–73 (2010).

Climate Change, Flooding, Law

State and Local Government Liability for Flooding

by richards • November 18, 2015

Jon Kusler, Government Liability and Climate Change: Selected Legal Issues Related to Flood Hazards (2016).

Jon Kusler, Flood Risk In The Courts: Reducing Government Liability While Encouraging Government Responsibility (2011).

Jon A Kusler, A Comparative Look at Public Liability for Flood Hazard Mitigation (2008).

Climate Change

A Comprehensive Restoration Plan for the Gulf of Mexico

by richards • October 26, 2015

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