ETHICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE-CONFLICTS ARISING IN A TRANSITIONAL WORLD ROBERT S. BALLENTINE, LL.M.t
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INTRODUCTION
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II. COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS IN FEDERAL REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT- EXECUTIVE ORDER 12866................... 497 499 A. The Increasing Cost ofFederalRegulations................ B. JudicialReview of Cost-Benefit Analysis............ ....... 503 1. Entergy v. Riverkeeper, Inc. (Clean Water Act case) ....... 503 2. "Chevron Deference ................ .......... 506 3. Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency (Clean ..... 507 ........................... Air Act case) 4. The ProspectiveInfluence of Chevron Deference Under 508 .......................... Justice Neil Gorsuch 512 ............................................ C. Climate ..... 513 D. HydraulicFracturing,UIC and Downhole Pipe.... E. The Bureau ofLand Management's Methane Rule ................ 516 F. Disclosure ofPayments by Resource Extraction Issuers........ 518 G. Clean Water (or Waters of the United States) Rulefor 519 ........................ "Navigable Waters" ..... 520 1. Sixth Circuit'sStay of the Clean Water Rule ....
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PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE-WHAT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT WILL PRESIDENT TRUMP HELP CREATE?.............. 526 ETHICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS THAT REALIZE 528 .......................... ONLY DIMINISHING RETURNS 530 ........................ ETHICS GUIDANCE FOR COUNSEL
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