September 28, 2023
by Charlie Dwight
Chemicals
Climate change
Litigation
Regulations
As American consumers focus more on how their consumption habits impact the environment, companies are seeking to capitalize by claiming their products are “green” even if these claims are dubious – a practice known as greenwashing. In this article, Charlie Dwight walks through the legal landscape of greenwashing and argues FTC and SEC enforcement would help crack down on the practice.
September 11, 2023
by Blake Hite
Climate change
Oil and Gas
Oil has long been a key factor in U.S. national security considerations. In this article, author Blake Hite argues the combination of climate change and oil extraction in the Arctic poses unique national security concerns that should be considered before U.S. officials approve additional Arctic drilling.
July 10, 2023
by Avi Wolasky
Energy
Natural Resources
Oil and Gas
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused devastating turmoil. Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are dead and millions more have become refugees.[1] Civilians remaining in Ukraine lack consistent access to food, water, and other essential supplies.[2]…
April 12, 2023
by John Powers
Climate change
Fossil Fuels
By John Powers, Staff Contributor
April 10, 2023
by Benjamin Wilken
State and Local
Water
The 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…
March 30, 2023
by Chris Gaarder
Public Lands
State and Local
Wildlife
The 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…
March 7, 2023
by Kimberly Wood
Energy
Fossil Fuels
Long lines for gas and skyrocketing retail gas prices marked May 2021 as a memorable month for automobile owners. While gasoline shortages in the early 1970s were caused by an international oil embargo, this more recent supply shortfall resulted from…
February 27, 2023
by Eli Rivas
International
On February 6, 2023, a colossal 7.8 magnitude earthquake, followed shortly after by a 7.6 magnitude aftershock struck Turkey, its epicenter closest to the city of Kahramanmaras. Over 50,000 people have died in large part due to building collapses, with…
February 26, 2023
by Doug Hicks
Regulations
Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is finalizing a rule that allows state criminal negligence enforcement programs approved under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) to carry different mens rea requirements than those required for federal CWA…
February 13, 2023
by Allie Williams
Climate change
State and Local
Water
Unprecedented, 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…
