Eating as an Agricultural Act: Food Freedom Laws
March 4, 2020 by Bryce BrendaJoseph Nelson, Staff Contributor
Food Freedom Laws can help us positively reorder our relationships with our food, our neighbors, and the Earth we share.
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A National Problem with No National Solution
February 26, 2020 by Sara Douki Energy Fossil Fuels Natural Resources Oil and Gas Renewable Energy State and Local WaterGabriel Dowdell, Staff Contributor
Should the EPA regulate fracking more heavily? Currently, states that benefit financially from fracking regulate the industry.
Too Much, Too Soon: A Case For Slowing The Rate or Degree Of Withdrawing Federal Regulatory Incentives For Photovoltaic Cells
February 24, 2020 by De Vann Sago Energy Federal Rollbacks Online Supplemental Article Renewable EnergyIn this exclusive online article, Roy Jackson, a recent Georgetown Law graduate, explains how photovoltaic-solar (“PV”) project costs have decreased in recent decades and how investments in this industry may grow stagnant under both recently enacted and proposed federal policy changes.
Court Says Maryland's Public Service Commission can Overrule Local Objections to Renewable Energy Projects
February 13, 2020 by Maxwell Unterhalter Renewable Energy State and LocalBy Kayla Steinberg, Staff Contributor
In July 2019, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s Public Service Commission has the final say on the siting of solar and wind energy projects, prompting concerns by local governments over how to protect farmland from development.
Silencing Children in the Face of Climate Catastrophe
February 10, 2020 by Trevor Herden Air Climate change Fossil Fuels Natural ResourcesBy Molly Green, Staff Contributor.
Do children have a right to a government that protects their interest in a sustainable climate? Will Courts give them a chance to voice the urgency of their climate-based claims?
What If Exxon Had to Pay a Carbon Tax for Its Recent Methane Leak?
February 6, 2020 by Jessica MeltzerShould Exxon have to pay a carbon tax for its recent methane leak?
By Weston Coward, Staff Contributor
Power to the People: Community Choice Aggregation in California
January 16, 2020 by Dani Brooks Energy Natural Resources Renewable EnergyBy Julia Sweitzer, Staff Contributor
California has seen a recent surge in local municipalities establishing Community Choice Aggregation programs to choose their electricity portfolios. But how do these programs work and are they effective?
Good News for Uniontown, Alabama After Years of Legal Battles
November 15, 2019 by Maxwell Unterhalter ChemicalsBy Maxine Walters, Staff Contributor.
Residents in Uniontown, Alabama get a win in their battle over Arrowhead Landfill.
The Decade-Long Legal Battle over Chlorpyrifos and the EPA’s Next Steps
November 6, 2019 by Jessica MeltzerBy Alka Paturi, Staff Contributor
Chlorpyrifos has been the subject of much regulation in recent years. With the European Union on track to ban large-scale agricultural use of chlorpyrifos, where does the EPA stand on this hazardous chemical?
Cruise Ship Crackdown: Federal Judge Demands More from Polluting Cruise Line Executives
October 31, 2019 by Trevor Herden Chemicals Litigation OceansBy Lauren Griffith, Staff Contributor