Community Land Trusts Get a California Makeover
California laws may help community land trusts tackle a housing crisis and other issues.
When Courts Play God, Whose Religion Matters?
A religious freedom law invoked by conservative groups may also protect progressive causes.
Battling Refrigerators in the War on Climate Change
A new U.S. government funding bill ushers in two initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Is the Roadless Rule Exemption a Highway to Environmental Hell?
Despite protests, the U.S. government has opened the largest forest in North America to industrial activity.
Are Vegan “Butter” and “Meat” Labels Protected as Free Speech?
U.S. courts seem to recognize plant-based companies’ constitutional right to use meat and dairy advertising terms.
Zombie Laws Haunt the Energy Market
Scholar argues that energy regulations that once protected consumers now block renewable energy companies.