Administrative coordination in the implementation of agricultural nonpoint pollution controls

Control strategies for nonpoint source agricultural pollutants rely heavily on federal and state soil conservation agencies. Difficulties in accomplishing pollution control goals result from long standing administrative problems within conservation agencies and from the imposition of new goals that are unfamiliar, sometimes unpopular, difficult to detect, and mandated to soil conservation administrators. Difficulty in detection has caused most states to shy away from major nonpoint control programs. Soil loss has become a major proxy indicator for pollution problems. As a result, soil conservation districts bear the burden of abatement responsibilities. Decreases in federal funding and lack of additional state and local support in many areas raise doubts about district capabilities to carry out these responsibilities. Few states have gone beyond identification and planning activities for abating agricultural nonpoint pollutants. An idealized strategy can be envisioned. A multi-purpose resource management agency would exercise broad authority over land and water problems. State and federal funds would be allocated according to indicators of the severity of local problems. The management agency could require pollution control actions by landowners, with suitable compensation.U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Department of the InteriorOpe

Prescriptions as an Extension of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

A woman has been taking The Pill for three years under her doctor\u27s prescription although she has not seen her doctor in ten months. A professor has a renewable prescription for his heart condition, but has not seen that physician for more than a year. A stroke victim has been taking a prescription pain killer for seven months beyond the time when he was last examined by his physician. Does the doctor-patient relationship exist in situations such as these

Panel Remarks on Liability: Liability Issues: Lessons From StarLink

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I have an enormous opportunity and challenge. Here I am, the final speaker, on this final panel, on this beautiful Friday afternoon, on this beautiful campus. Stay “tuned” for just a few more minutes to hear my remarks regarding liability issues and then we will adjourn to the great outdoors

Ohio Mail and Visitation Prison Regulations and the Evolving Recognition of Prisoners\u27 Rights

Dynamic changes have occurred in recent years in the area of prisoners\u27 rights. The antiquated view that prisoners were without any rights - that prisoners were slave [s] of the State\u27 – has been replaced by the more progressive view that a prisoner retains all rights of an ordinary citizen except those rights expressly or necessarily taken from him by law. As will be seen below, the areas of mail rights and visitation rights have been particularly dynamic. In light of the changing views regarding prisoners\u27 rights, one may wonder what the current Ohio regulations regarding mail and visitation within prisons are; and more importantly, how well these regulations have kept pace with the newly-evolving court decisions on prisoners\u27 rights. In considering these questions, the following discussion will selectively consider the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Administrative Regulations, paying attention only to those considered of particular interest or those paralleling regulations that have been the subject of litigation in other states. It should be noted that there are few Ohio cases in the general area of prisoners\u27 rights. Consequently, most of the comparisons will be with standards evolving in other jurisdictions

Protection of Farmers in Grain Elevator Bankruptcies

The authors discuss the problem of legal protection of the farmer-producer in the event of a grain elevator insolvency. The article focuses upon recent federal and state legislative responses to this escalating legal and political dilemma

Qualified Disclaimers of Joint Tenancies: A Policy and Property Law Analysis

In light of the present position of the Service on the issue of joint tenancy disclaimers and the importance of this issue in many estates, a thorough analysis of this issue is warranted. The following sections of this Article will examine: 1) whether such a disclaimer should be treated as a qualified disclaimer on policy grounds; and 2) whether a disclaimer or the accretive portion of a joint tenancy interest by a surviving joint tenant meets the technical requirements of a qualified disclaimer under federal law in light of contemporary property law

The Legal Needs of Farmers: An Analysis of the Family Farm Legal Needs Survey

The Legal Needs of Farmer