Current and former Environmental Clinic students take a look at new and developing topics in Environmental Law.
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- The Energy Transition: Balancing Climate and Cultural Harms
By Nina Reed, S23 Environmental Clinic Student The climate crisis has spurred a number of changes across industries. One avenue used to tackle the issue of climate change has been the through the clean energy transition. As the burning of fossil fuels remains the dominant cause of global warming, there have… read more - The Need for Inclusive Siting in Energy Infrastructure Development
By Tiphaine Kugener, S23 Environmental Clinic Student In the coming decades, the United States needs more power generation and energy transmission capacity to meet environmental goals and increasing energy demand. This means using more land. As of April 2021, the US energy sector takes up over 81 million acres of land,… read more - Wetlands: More than Just a Swamp, and Worthy of Legal Protection
By Klara Henry, S23 Environmental Clinic Student Yes, sometimes they teem with mosquitoes. But wetlands are enormously important in supporting a range of animal and plant species–up to 40% of earth’s species live or breed in wetlands–and they do a lot to help humans, too. The United States, unfortunately, has seen… read more - Does the Participatory Model Work in Texas? We’ll See
By Emma Edmund, S23 Environmental Clinic Student The EPA has some work to do, at least according to almost 300 people from across the country, all of whom commented on the agency’s proposal to reduce methane in natural gas and oil development. Many of those who called in during the… read more - Microplastics: A Look at Global Efforts to Slow Accumulation
By Erin Hartmann, S23 Environmental Clinic Student Microplastics are tiny plastic particles (usually less than 5 millimeters in diameter) that do not readily break down into bio-friendly molecules. In fact, plastics can take hundreds to thousands of years to break down. While some microplastics are intentionally created for commercial use,… read more - Chevron Deference: Dead, Alive, or Doomed?
By Graham Rex, F22 Environmental Clinic Student Chevron has done wonderful things to protect the environment. No, not the company Chevron—I’m talking about Chevron, the legal doctrine. Under the Chevron doctrine, courts defer to agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes, so long as such interpretations are reasonable. This idea, articulated in… read more - Mining after the Gold Rush
By Pleasant Garner, F22 Environmental Clinic Student Once I add a key-term to my Google Alerts, it is there forever. As a result, I stay passively apprised of my research topics of yore, even when the research is no longer relevant to my life. A search term I inputted years… read more - The Changing Face of the Legal Remedy in Environmental Justice Actions
By Beebs Hartzell, F22 Environmental Clinic Student Over the past decade, as climate activism has risen to the forefront of the national stage, there has been a correlative rise in attention to environmental justice. The goal of environmental justice, according to the EPA, is to provide everyone with “the same… read more
Alumni Spotlight
Environmental Clinic alumni continuing to explore topics related to protecting our environment and the law.
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Keeping Things Alive
