March 10, 2026
by Nadia Hussein
EPA
Federal Rollbacks
Torts
The Federal Judicial Center's removal of climate science guidance marks a strategic, deregulatory move to undermine mechanisms for private enforcement in climate change and environmental justice litigation.
February 24, 2026
by Christiana Boehme
Climate change
EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency's repeal of the 2009 Greenhouse Endangerment Finding substantially curtails greenhouse gas regulation, implicating previous decisions and the Major Questions Doctrine.
February 18, 2026
by Lyla Masterson
Legislation
Regulations
This article explores the disproportionate impact of climate crises on the disabled community and calls for leaders in the legal profession to build a disability-inclusive environmental justice framework.
February 14, 2026
by Giulia Gerard
Litigation
Renewable Energy
The Trump Administration is making good on its promise to expedite environmental permitting—unless you’re building wind or solar.
February 10, 2026
by Gianna Anzalone
International
Technology
Patents encourage innovation by securing rights of exclusion in lucrative markets. Yet when it comes to green technology, the patent system may run the risk of instead acting as a barrier to access.
February 6, 2026
by Hannah Kinsey
Energy
Recent actions by the Trump administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) are disrupting its relationship with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the independent agency housed within it.
February 2, 2026
by Chess Cawley
Climate change
Legislation
State and Local
The Ninth Circuit recently blocked Hawai‘i’s cruise ship Green Fee, delaying necessary climate resilience funding, while weighing constitutional challenges to the nation’s first climate impact fee.
February 2, 2026
by Katie Brateanu
International
Natural Resources
Trump’s pursuit of Greenland threatens its environment, established protections, and Indigenous knowledge systems, revealing how geopolitics can sideline climate vulnerability and those who safeguard it.
January 29, 2026
by Kristina McKean
Legislation
Litigation
Litigation challenging climate superfund statutes in New York and Vermont will continue to unfold in 2026, potentially providing insights to other states considering similar statutes.
January 23, 2026
by Elisabeth Buscemi
Agriculture
Climate change
Legislation
Regulations
H.R. 4673 is scientifically unsound and keeps focus away from substantive discussions on how to make animal agriculture more environmentally sustainable.