Taryn L. Rucinski

Book Review: Global Environmental Governance: Law and Regulation for the 21st Century

Taryn L. Rucinski — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:20:39 PDT

Searching for the Nano-needle in a Green Haystack: Researching the Environmental, Health, and Safety Ramifications of Nanotechnology

Taryn L. Rucinski — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:21:48 PDT

Since its development in the 1980s, nanotechnology, or nanotech, has been heralded as the next great scientific revolution. However, despite its rapid growth nanotechnology has largely been ignored by the average consumer. As a result, nanotechnology has flourished perpetuating the notion of a technology filled with infinite promise and the possibility to reshape our everyday lives for the better, with the creation of nano-medicines, improved manufacturing techniques, and access to greener energy. But, as with most technology, nanotech similarly comes with a darker side. While it is understood that nanomaterials threaten our ecosystem, the precise mechanisms and impact of these harms are largely unknown as are the potential risks to human health. Moreover, in the absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework, and due to the highly technical and uncertain nature of the science involved, efforts to research the environmental ramifications of nanotechnology can often prove frustrating. For all of these reasons, a primer focusing on the availability of resources in this area seems a timely and appropriate addition to the existing scholarship in the field. As such, this article provides environmental legal researchers and practitioners with a guide to researching the environmental, health, and safety ramifications of nanotechnology. The article discusses effective strategies for researching this topic in the United States and provides an annotated list of key Internet resources, agencies, reports, monographs, and articles.

FOIA Requests Go Digital (Again)—Welcome to the New FOIAOnline

Taryn L. Rucinski — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:14:30 PST

Book Review: Shale Gas: A Practitioner’s Guide to Shale Gas and Other Unconventional Resources

Taryn L. Rucinski — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:24:07 PST

Book Review: Conservation, Biodiversity and International Law

Taryn L. Rucinski — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:56:06 PDT

Minding the Gap

Taryn L. Rucinski — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:52:04 PDT

HUB-BUB

Taryn L. Rucinski — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:49:20 PDT

Pace Law Library Blog

Taryn L. Rucinski — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:44:51 PDT

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Book Review: Laitos, Jan G. The Right of Nonuse

Taryn L. Rucinski — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:14:25 PDT

AALL Programming Reviews The New FDLP: A Collaborative Future for Government Information

Taryn L. Rucinski — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:10:07 PDT

PEN-E

Taryn L. Rucinski — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:51:08 PDT

Pace Environmental Notes provides a gateway to news, commentary, legal research sources, new books and articles, and legislation on Environmental Law, Energy, Land Use Law and related legal topics.

Lincoln at Pace Law School

Taryn L. Rucinski et al. — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:33:06 PDT

An article discussing Pace Law School Library's hosting of the traveling exhibit Lincoln and the Constitution.

The Davis Library: An Archive Advocacy Proposal

Taryn L. Rucinski — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:48:34 PDT

This presentation discusses a proposal to improve upon current advocacy efforts being made at the St. John's Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Library located on its Manhattan campus (formerly the New York College of Insurance Library). Proposed strategies include: creation of an archival independent study course, applying for grant monies; developing public/ private partnerships with industry; and employing open source cataloging software such as the Archivist's Toolkit.

Lincoln, Habeas Corpus and the Suspension of Civil Liberties During the Civil War

Taryn L. Rucinski — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:08:14 PST

This guide is designed to complement “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” a traveling exhibition opening at the Pace Law Library on Monday, March 5, 2012.

An Environmental Legal Practitioner's Guide to the EPA’s Website: http://www.epa.gov

Taryn L. Rucinski — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:59:26 PST

This presentation will provide users with an annotated guide to EPA.gov, the EPA’s public internet portal. Issues discussed will include: the EPA’s organization, strategies for navigating the website, as well as some key databases and general resources that will be of most assistance to the environmental legal practitioner.

The Start of Something Beautiful… St. John’s University’s Division of Library and Information Science Inaugural Student, Alumni and Faculty Symposium

Taryn L. Rucinski — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:46:02 PST

An article discussing the presentations and comments given at the at the St. John’s University’s Division of Library and Information Science Inaugural Student, Alumni and Faculty Symposium Fall 2011.

National Environmental Policy Act Legal Research

Taryn L. Rucinski — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:41:44 PST

A legal resource guide for information relating to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) including primary and secondary source materials, quick links, and database resources.

Clean Water Act Legal Research

Taryn L. Rucinski — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:37:49 PST

A legal resource guide for information relating to the Clean Water Act (CWA) including primary and secondary source materials, quick links, and database resources.

Clean Air Act Legal Research

Taryn L. Rucinski — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:29:17 PST

A legal resource guide for information relating to the Clean Air Act (CAA) including primary and secondary source materials, quick links, and database resources.

An Environmental Legal Practitioner’s Guide to EPA’s Website

Taryn L. Rucinski — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:40:37 PST

Amidst the birth of the United States (U.S.) environmental movement of the twentieth century, one of the most important and far reaching developments in terms of the federal government was the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an agency whose sole purpose was to ensure the protection, development, and enhancement of the natural environment. Since its birth in 1970, the EPA has grown from a relatively small, underfunded department to one of the largest independent agencies within the federal government, with regulatory responsibilities running the gamut from household cleaners to drinking water, to waste disposal and beyond. However, because of the breadth of the agency and its administrative responsibilities, locating useful information in a timely and effective manner can often be frustrating. In an effort to provide insight into this “green haze,” this article is designed to provide the environmental legal practitioner with an annotated guide to EPA.gov, the EPA’s public Internet portal. This article includes a discussion of various strategies for navigating the EPA website and identifies some key databases and general resources that will be of most assistance to the environmental legal practitioner.