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April 2009 Issue

In this issue:

Message from the Chair
Joan E. Drake…1

NRDC v. Winter Part Two: Court’s Deference Ends the Current Debate between Proponents of National Security and Advocates of Environmental Protection
James R. Farrell…2

Alaska Wilderness League v. Kempthorne: The Ninth Circuit Struggles to Determine Whether the NEPA Analysis for Offshore Drilling Plans in Alaska Meets the McNair Test
Amy J. MacKenzie…7

Ninth Circuit Decides “Snowbowl” Case, Drawing Ascertainable Lines under Religious Freedom Restoration Act and NEPA
William C. Scott and Greg L. Gambill…10

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April 2009 Issue

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September 23-26, 2009
17th Section Fall Meeting: The ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit
Baltimore, MD

Global Climate Change and U.S. Law

Ocean and Coastal Law and Policy