Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

by Sheila Hollis
The tragic events of September 11 have had major implications for our environmental, energy and resources law and policies. The Winter 2002 issue of Natural Resources & Environment, has been made available here to the general public, without charge. It represents our Section's contribution to addressing the energy, environment, and resources security concerns that are discussed in its pages. The issue includes an interview with EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman. Other articles provide some perspective on these matters.

We hope you find Security: Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources in a Changed World useful. We invite you to inform others of the Internet availability of this issue if you think it would be of interest to them.

Balancing Homeland Security and Freedom of Information
The hallmarks of America are our freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of movement, freedom of the press and, the subject of this article, freedom of information. The terrorist attacks of September 11 have prompted a reevaluation...
Stephen Gidiere and Jason Forrester

Coordinating Efforts to Secure American Public Water Supplies
Recent media reports claim that Taliban forces in Afghanistan, employing a warfare tactic used in ancient Rome, placed dead animals in community wells to pollute the water supplies of recalcitrant villages. Closer to home...
Tim De Young and Adam Gravley

Energy and Environmental Policy after September 2001
One consequence of the events of September 11 is agreement on the need for the United States to reduce its dependence on imported crude oil. This agreement arises from the vulnerability of...
C. Boyden Gray

Ecoterror: Rethinking Environmental Security after September 11
The threat of a terrorist group using chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons now seems far less remote than it did before, as does the prospect of an act of sabotage at a major industrial facility. The events of the last few months and President...
Michael J. Penders and William L. Thomas

Nuclear Energy and Terrorism
This article explores the vulnerability of nuclear power plants to acts of terrorism. We describe the physical, security, and emergency response requirements applicable to nuclear plants and consider whether NRC security requirements can...
Paul Gaukler, D. Sean Barnett, and Douglas J. Rosinksi

EPCRA Emergency Plans: What to Consider Post-September 11
Thoughts of NIMBY have shifted to "could it happen in my backyard?" Emergency responders now contemplate what once seemed inconceivable: Could a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility be turned into a weapon of mass destruction?...
Beth A. Henning

The Department of the Interior's Role in National Emergencies
The Department of the Interior (DOI) has one of the most diverse missions of all cabinet agencies in the United States. Within DOI, the Materials Management Service (MMS) collects royalties from oil and gas production on federal lands and regulates...
William G. Myers III and Karen E. Mouritsen

The Invisible Hand Will Secure the Electric Grid
Risks to the electric grid can involve destruction of generating plants or harm to the transmission network (wires and switches). The nature of the risk to generating plants depend on...
Joshua Z. Rokach

The Future of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions
To prevent governments from hiding behind the cloak of industry, the CWC applies equally to public and private entities. In contrast, while strongly worded, the BWC has no verification or enforcement protocol...
Timothy K. Webster

Energy Security and Increasing North American Oil and Gas Production
The combination of the new war on terrorism, domestic economic pressures, and increasing tensions in the Middle East has heightened the concern for many legislators and the Bush administration on the United States' reliance on foreign...
Tracey A. LeBeau

Vantage Point

Snapshot Interview
Christine Todd Whitman

Trends & Insights

The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of the World Trade Center and the Fate of New York
Michael B. Gerrard

Environmental Law - Up Close and Personal
Sheila Slocum Hollis

Literary Resources

Issue Editors:
The entire Board of Editors edited this special issue with team leadership from Jean Feriancek, Teresa Salamone, Clif McFarland, Joanne Dunec, Marianne Mason, and Steve McKinney.

Cover art:
Paula Herrmann

Department art:
Mike Callaway

Board Member Listing

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