Will Federal Environmental Regulation be Permitted to Infringe on State Vested Water Rights?

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When Is Two a Crowd: The Impact of Federal Action on State Environmental Regulation

Up until the 1970s, environmental protection largely consisted of a patchwork of state laws, local ordinances and common law nuisance protections. By the late 1960s, state and local governments had adopted various environmental measures. Nonetheless, there was a general perception that they were unable or unwilling to address most environmental concerns. Congress responded with an array of envi...

Investigation of environmental water rights of Amirkalayeh wetland

Determination of environmental water rights of Amirkalayeh wetland is one of goals for improving of water quality environmental protection and ecosystem restoration dependent on it. This tends to preserve the natural environment and biological values ​​of wetlands. Amirkalayeh wetland is one of important international wetlands recorded in the International Convention for the Protection of Wetla...

Should physicians be permitted to 'balance bill' patients?

This paper studies the efficiency effects of physician fees when the insurer (possibly the government) pays a fee for each procedure, and the doctor may supplement the fee by an extra charge to the patient, a practice known as 'balance billing.' Monopolistically competitive physicians can discriminate among patients on the basis of both price and quality. Equilibria with and without balance bil...

Should Employers Be Permitted not to Hire Smokers? A Review of US Legal Provisions

Background Increasingly, healthcare and non-healthcare employers prohibit or penalize the use of tobacco products among current and new employees in the United States. Despite this trend, and for a range of different reasons, around half of states currently legally protect employees from being denied positions, or having employment contracts terminated, due to tobacco use.   Methods We undertoo...