Tulane Environmental Law Journal, Volume 27, Issue 2, Summer 2014

Special Issue on PLASTIC POLLUTION

The Tulane Environmental Law Journal is in its twenty-seventh year of publication and is a component of the internationally respected environmental law program at Tulane University Law School. The Journal has been, and continues to be, one of the preeminent publications in the world focusing exclusively on environmental law issues. The Journal is published semi-annually and features articles authored by leading academics, practitioners, and student members.

Volume 27, Issue 2—a special issue on plastic pollution—includes:

ARTICLES
• “Introduction: Tulane Law School Gets into Plastics,” Lisa Kaas Boyle
• “The Plastisphere—The Making of a Plasticized World,” Marcus Eriksen
• “Stemming the Tide of Plastic Marine Litter: A Global Action Agenda,” Mark Gold, Katie Mika, Cara Horowitz, Megan Herzog & Lara Leitner
• “Rapidly Increasing Plastic Pollution from Aquaculture Threatens Marine Life,” Charles Moore
• “Tailoring Product Stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility To Prevent Marine Plastic Pollution,” Leila Monroe
• “Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinances: New York City’s Proposed Charge on All Carryout Bags as a Model for U.S. Cities,” Jennie R. Romer & Leslie Mintz Tamminen
• “The Case for a Ban on Microplastics in Personal Care Products,” Rachel Doughty & Marcus Eriksen

COMMENTS
• “Ensuring Consistency: Louisiana Coastal Restoration Through the Lens of the RAM Terminal and the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion,” Devin Lowell
• “Managing Stormwater by Sustainable Measures: Preventing Neighborhood Flooding and Green Infrastructure Implementation in New Orleans,” Bethanne Sonne
• “Louisiana’s Coastal Zone, It’s All Special, but Some Areas Deserve Legal Classification: Using Section 214.29 of Louisiana’s SLCRMA To Designate Special Areas and Protect the Coastal Zone,” William Lindsey
• “Mandatory Drug Take-Back Programs: Will They Survive the Dormant Commerce Clause Challenge?” Caroline Wick

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