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Past Issues (Vols. 40–50)

Volume 50 (2019–20)
​Volume 50-1

Articles
FOSSIL FORTUNES:
REGULATING COMMERCIAL PALEONTOLOGY & INCENTIVIZING FOSSIL DISCOVERY
Ashlee A. Paxton-Turner

INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES IN POLICY ANALYSIS: A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK
Gabriel A. Weil

SPECIES . . . IN LAW
Paul Boudreaux

Notes
THE COST OF INNOVATION:
WHY BITCOIN MINING REQUIRES INTERNATIONAL REGULATION
Arya Taghdiri

KEEPING IT REGULATORY:
EXAMINING STATE STATUTES PERTAINING TO SEARCHES FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE VIOLATIONS
Ryan J. Overturf

WATER TO WIND:
THE PATH TEXAS GROUNDWATER LAW PROVIDES TO SEVER THE WIND ESTATE AND
PRIORITIZE MUTUALLY DOMINANT ESTATES
Robert T. Montgomery

Development Articles
Air Quality
John Turney & Patrick Maloney

Water Rights
Shana Horton & Kevin Taki

Water Quality
David Klein & Jensen Martinez

State Casenote 
Zoe Oldham

Legislative Update
Shana Horton & Zachary Tavlin

Recent Publications and Federal Case Notes
Joshua Katz & Drew Roberts

​Volume 50-2

Articles
COMPARING COMPACTS:
EXAMINING THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN MONTANA V. WYOMING TO EVALUATE
NEW MEXICO V. TEXAS REGARDING THE RIO GRANDE COMPACT
Eugene C. White

RED WOLF COALITION V. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES: RED SCARE
Edward Fitzgerald

PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS:
WHAT EVERY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER SHOULD KNOW
Kellie E. Ray

Notes
BLOCKCHAIN FOR CLEAN ENERGY - A "DISTRIBUTES" APPROACH TO SAVING THE PLANET
Benjamin Robert Zeter

THE FINAL STRAW?:
EVALUATING POSSIBLE CHALLENGES TO SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAW BANS
Dayna Smith

WATER ALLOCATION LAWS AND ENERGY PRODUCTION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES:
HOW TEXAS'S UNIQUE LAWS AND POSITION AS AN ENERGY POWERHOUSE PUT IT AT AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Zoe W. Oldham

Development Articles
Air Quality
Joseph Gildan

Water Rights
Patrick Maloney

Natural Resources
Neha Singh

State Casenote
Thomas Kagerer

Federal Casenote
Meredith Luneack

Recent Publications
Emily Meier

Volume 49 (2018–19)
​Volume 49-1

Articles
STATE OF TEXAS V. BERNARD MORELLO:
CORPORATE OFFICER LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE TEXAS WATER CODE
Craig J. Pritzlaff

WHO OWNS THE RAIN?
DIFFUSED SURFACE WATER, STATE WATER, AND RAINWATER HARVESTING IN TEXAS
Ross Crow

Notes
FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE:
DISCREPANCIES IN EMINENT DOMAIN FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS PIPELINES
Valerie Chartier-Hogancamp

BANNING COAL:
ANALYZING THE ERADICATION OF COAL IN NORTH AMERICA
Matthew Clark

GIVE THE FANS WHAT THEY REALLY WANT:
HOW PROFESSIONAL SPORTS STADIUMS ACROSS THE WORLD CAN POSITIVELY
IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT
Kevin McHale
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Development Articles
Air Quality
PROPOSED REPEAL OF THE CLEAN POWER PLAN
John Turney & Kimberly Saindon

Natural Resources
PARKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT v. BOSQUE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, LLC.
Patrick Leahy & Matthew Richardson

State Casenote
CITY OF LAREDO v. LAREDO MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION
Howard Slobodin & Rachel Enav

Washington Update
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
 Jacob Arechiga & Lori Patrick

​Volume 49-2​

Articles

PFAS: UBIQUITOUS AND PERSISTENT CHEMICALS:
ASSESSING LIABILITY AND ALLOCATING RISK;
APPLYING LESSONS LEARNED IN INDUSTRY-WIDE LITIGATION
 Michael Walsh & Patrick Larkin

USING AN EMISSIONS BANKING AND TRADING PROGRAM TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS -
A CASE STUDY IN HOUSTON
 Kenneth J. Alder, Christina Wolfe, & David E. Adelman

Notes

LAND-USE MANAGEMENT:
A GOVERNMENTAL OBLIGATION TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FLOOD PREVENTION
 Katelyn Hammes

PROTECTING CAPTIVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS:
THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERPRETING THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
 Greer Gaddie

RESPONSIBILITY IN CATASTROPHE:
ARE THE FISCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFSHORE OIL LEASING SUFFICIENT TO COVER
THE COSTS OF A MAJOR OIL SPILL?
 Annie Brethour

Development Articles

Air Quality
John Turney & Evan Z. Pearson

Solid Waste
Rachel C. Lau

Water Rights
Shana Horton & Zachary Tavlin

Water Quality
Meng Yu

State Casenote​
Howard Slobodin & Allison Simkins


Volume 48 (2017–18)
​Volume 48-1

Articles

IF WE MUST EVER CROSS THE ALPS AGAIN:
REFLECTIONS ON THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF OIL SPILL RESPONSE
FROM THE FIRST SIPLL OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
Nathan Block, Jake Rodriguez & Ali Abazari

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT RISK A DECADE AFTER "ALL APPROPRIATE INQUIRY"
Andrea Shepard Shaw

ZEN AND THE ART OF PRACTICE:
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS WHEN AN ATTORNEY AND CONSULTANT REPRESENT THE SAME CLIENT
R. Walt Shelton

Notes

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND:
THE FUTURE LEGAL REGIME GOVERNING NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID MINING
Erin C. Bennett

RESOURCES FOR RELOCATION:
IN SEARCH OF A COHERENT FEDERAL POLICY ON RESETTLING CLIMATE-VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
Eli Keene

WIND IN THE WILD WEST TO THE WIND IN THE MIDWEST:
HOW IOWA AND NEBRASKA COULD IMPLEMENT TEXAS STRATEGIES TO INCREASE
INSTALLED WIND CAPACITY
Lisa Garrett

Development Articles

Natural Resources
TOWN OF DISH V. ATMOS ENERGY CORP., 518 S.W.3d 605 (Tex. 2017)
Patrick Leahy & Zimei Fan

Solid Waste
D.C. CIRCUIT DECISION ESTABLISHES CHANGES TO RCRA DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE IN RECENT RULING
Ali Abazari & Garrett Peery

Water Rights
TCEQ'S NEW WATER RIGHTS PERMITTING APPLICATION FORMS
Shana Horton & Nicholas Miller

Water Quality
CHISOLM TRAIL SUD STAKEHOLDERS GROUP V. CHISHOLM TRAIL SPECIAL
UTILITIES DISTRICT, No. 03-16-00214-CV, 2017 WL 2062258 (Tex. App.—Austin May 11, 2017, no pet.)
Emily Rogers & Susan Stradley

State Casenote
STATE V. BRAZORIA COUNTY, 518 S.W.3d 926 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017, no pet.)
​Howard Slobodan & Katelyn Hammes

Federal Casenote
ALASKA OIL & GAS ASS'N V. PRITZKER (9th Cir. 2016)
David Klein & Jori Reilly-Diakun

Washington Update
REDEFINING "WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES" IN THE TRUMP ERA
Jacob Arechiga & Greer Gregory

Recent Publications
ALEXANDER KAZAM, FROM INDEPENDENCE HALL TO THE STRIP MALL:
APPLYING COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION 

Josh Katz & Phillip Chang

​Volume 48-2

Articles

HOUSE SPECIAL IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN CHOWDER:
THE SPREAD OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS THROUGHOUT OUR FOOD SYSTEM
Taylar Green

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONSANTO TRIBUNAL'S FINDINGS
WITH RESPECT TO THE CRIME OF ECOCIDE
Dr. Jackson Maogoto & Dr. Gywnn MacCarrick

REGULATING FOOD WASTE
Sarah Morath


Notes

WIND ADVISORY: NAVIGATING WIND LEASE NEGOTIATIONS AND ETHICS
Kirsten A. Johansson

CONFLICTS IN GROUNDWATER AND MINERAL ESTATES IN TEXAS
Haley King

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S HASTY ROLLBACKS
Claire Krebs

Development Articles

Air
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S UPDATED REGIONAL HAZE PLAN
John Turney & Joshua Kelly

Solid Waste
FUNDING SUPERFUND UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
Ali Abazari, Alisha Mehta, & Victoria Chang

Water Rights
THE FIFTEEN BILLION GALLON ANNUAL WITHDRAWAL—RECHARGE WATER
AND CARRIZO-WILCOX AQUIFER
Shana Horton & Anne Marie Lindsley

Water Quality
CONFLICTS OVER SERVICE TERRITORY—TEXAS WATER CODE § 13.255 & 7 U.S.C. § 9126(b)
Emily Rogers & Paige Cheung

Federal Casenote
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS V. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, 138 S.Ct. 617 (2018)
David Klein & Evan Martin

Washington Update
RECONSIDERATION OF EPA'S 2015 COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS RULE
Jacob Arechiga & Anna Kochut

Recent Publications
ALEXANDRA B. KLASS AND JIM ROSSI, RECONSTITUTING THE FEDERALISM BATTLE
N ENERGY TRANSPORTATION

Josh Katz & Christopher Forester
Volume 47 (2016–17)
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Volume 46 (2015–16)
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Volume 45 (2014–15)
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Volume 44 (2013-14)
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Volume 43 (2012–13)
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Volume 42 (2011–12)
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Volume 41 (2010–11)
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Volume 40 (2009–10)
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