ABSTRACT
The beginning of the modern environmental movement is reflected in the Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Federal Power Commission, 1965. The first awareness of environmental issues is evident in this case. Its initial focus was citizens’ aesthetic concerns, but this subject was soon broadened to include concern about ecological impacts. Rather than enthusiastically supporting the environmental ideals that were common in the 1970s, the cases of the 1980s express sober second thoughts about the new environmental legal regime. Future editions of Green Justice will see cases arising out of new regulatory efforts “on the drawing board”: the use of multimedia regulation, ecosystem management, corporate auditing, and pollution prevention. All of these noble efforts will eventually end up in conflicts, in the courts, and in the mix going to make up Green Justice.
