TY - GEN T1 - The Utility of Non-Use Values in Natural Resource Damage Assessments AU - Czarnezki, Jason J. AU - Zahner, Adrianne K. AB - Non-use values are frequently underestimated or ignored in natural resource damage assessments, despite the fact that there are significant social and economic benefits to assessing costs for lost non-use values. The regulations of the Department of the Interior, which bind some CERCLA trustees, create unusual barriers to the consideration of non-use values and are potentially vulnerable to a reasonableness chalĀ­lenge under Chevron v. NRDC. Trustees who are not bound by the DOI regulations should consider calculating and assessing non-use values because of the economic and social benefits of recognizing non-economic injury caused by the destruction or degradation of natural resources. DA - 2005-1-1 PY - 2024 PB - unav JO - Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review IS - 3 VL - 32 SP - 509 ER -