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The effects of climate change, including sea level rise and intense heat, threaten to make places like the island nation of Tuvalu uninhabitable within the next several decades.

The United States Needs a Plan for Climate-Driven Migration

January 29, 2021 by Alec Williams Climate change International Oceans Water

By Eleanor Hildebrandt, Staff Contributor

The effects of climate change will make swaths of the planet uninhabitable, displacing millions of people. How can the United States’ legal system facilitate an equitable, humanitarian response to those seeking safe resettlement within its borders?

Cruise Ship Crackdown: Federal Judge Demands More from Polluting Cruise Line Executives

October 31, 2019 by Trevor Herden Chemicals Litigation Oceans

By Lauren Griffith, Staff Contributor

A Polymer Problem: How Plastic Production and Consumption is Polluting our Oceans

April 17, 2019 by Georgetown Environmental Law Review Environmental Law Review Syndicate Oceans Plastic pollution

By Abigail Hogan and Alexander Steinbach, Staff Editors, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law

Is it time to retire single-use plastics? Read more in this analysis posted via the Environmental Law Review Syndicate.