Is a Library-Centric Economy the Answer to Sustainable Living?
October 23, 2023 by Philip Vachon State and Local SustainabilityWe need a consumer economy centered around "libraries of things" so we can do more with less.
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California Says - Student Voices Aren't Pollution
October 16, 2023 by Chris Gaarder State and LocalIf a college student makes a sound, have they created a significant environmental effect?
Disclosure is Not Enough: Assessing New York’s New Flood Disclosure Laws in Light of New Flooding
October 6, 2023 by Connor Kolet Climate change Regulations State and LocalAfter New York City experienced shocking flash floods on September 29th, its lack of long-term solutions to chronic flooding has come under media scrutiny. In this article, Connor Kolet addresses the shortcomings of new short-term disclosure policies for renters in flood zones, and why more needs to be done for low income and vulnerable tenants.
Inadequate Protections for Workers In a Warming World
October 2, 2023 by Agnes Enochs Air Climate change Litigation State and LocalJuly 2023 was the hottest month on record. As extreme temperatures become the norm, many workers find themselves without adequate workplace protections. With heat-related deaths on the rise, more must be done to secure workers' safety in a warming world.
Drought in the American West and Equitable Water Use
April 10, 2023 by Benjamin Wilken State and Local WaterThe American West is dry. Despite extreme weather events like the series of atmospheric rivers that doused the West Coast (from late 2022 until the time of this piece’s composition), capable of dumping up to half an inch of rain an hour,[1] the overall…
No Time to Ease Up on Easements
March 30, 2023 by Chris Gaarder Public Lands State and Local WildlifeThe Internal Revenue Code allows taxpayers to claim an income tax deduction for donating perpetual conservation easements to qualified organizations.[1] The federal government has foregone billions of dollars of tax revenue in exchange for such easements…
Take Me to the River. . . Let’s Conserve the Water
February 13, 2023 by Allie Williams Climate change State and Local WaterUnprecedented, warmer, wetter winter seasons have ski communities across the Alps fearful of how rising temperatures and the looming reality of climate change might impact the winter sports industry in the years to come.[1] By contrast, in the Western…
The Power of the People: Resisting Big Wind in Rural Iowa
January 24, 2023 by Taylor Fisher Renewable Energy State and LocalIowa is often seen as a drive-through state, known for its flat interstates, tall cornfields in the summer, and more recently, the seemingly never-ending array of windmills seen through car windows. At first glance, wind energy seems the perfect renewable…
Hawaiʻi’s Red Hill Water Crisis Isn’t Over
April 28, 2022 by Grace Gibson Fossil Fuels State and Local WaterOn November 20th, 2021, the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Honolulu leaked 14,000 gallons of water and fuel.[1] The facility, constructed in the early 1940s, holds over 100 million gallons of fuel a mere 100 feet above the Southern Oʻahu Basal…
The Elephant in the Room: New York’s Highest Court Takes Up Animal Rights
February 23, 2022 by Gianfranco Cesareo Endangered Species Litigation State and Local WildlifeWhen the New York Court of Appeals agreed in May 2021 to hear the habeas corpus case of an Asian elephant named Happy, it marked the first time that the highest court of any English-speaking jurisdiction agreed to hear a habeas corpus case brought on…