Environment

Holding “Green Gatekeepers” Accountable

Holding “Green Gatekeepers” Accountable

Scholars urge policymakers to regulate green gatekeepers to reduce greenwashing.

The Case for Taxing Luxury Emissions

The Case for Taxing Luxury Emissions

Taxing luxury emissions can reduce inequality and combat climate change.

Breaking the Climate Disaster Cycle

Breaking the Climate Disaster Cycle

Scholar proposes new strategies for disaster law that focus on proactivity.

Increasing Protections for Farm Animals

Increasing Protections for Farm Animals

Scholar recommends that federal legislators impose humane housing requirements for all farm animals.

Tackling Illegal and Unregulated Fishing

Tackling Illegal and Unregulated Fishing

Scholar recommends that legislators tighten restrictions on unlawful fishing.

Navigating Climate Change with Targeted Reforms

Navigating Climate Change with Targeted Reforms

Scholar calls for targeted environmental law changes to accelerate energy projects for climate action.

SBTi, Climate Pledges, and Share Prices

SBTi, Climate Pledges, and Share Prices

Corporate emissions pledges do not affect stock price, but policymakers could offer non-economic incentives.

Reducing Oceanic Pollution

Reducing Oceanic Pollution

Scholars discuss different legal regimes to reduce marine litter and acidification.

Regulating Agricultural Water Quality

Regulating Agricultural Water Quality

Contaminated agricultural water is a well-known root cause of foodborne illness that regulators have struggled to address.

Ideological Logrolling and Energy Permitting Reform

Ideological Logrolling and Energy Permitting Reform

Partisanship presents a threat to and a possible solution for streamlining energy infrastructure development.

Conserving American Public Lands

Conserving American Public Lands

Scholars discuss a new rule to promote the conservation of federal public lands.

The Court’s Environmental Evolution

The Court’s Environmental Evolution

Richard Lazarus discusses the implications of a shift in the Supreme Court’s attitude toward environmental regulations.