Tag: Environmental law
Who owns the beach? It depends on state law and tide...
Thomas Ankersen, University of Florida
As Americans flock to beaches this summer, their toes are sinking into some of...
BP paid a steep price for the Gulf oil spill but...
David M. Uhlmann, University of Michigan
The largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history began ten years ago, on April 20, 2010. A massive explosion...
A defeat on offshore drilling extends the Trump administration’s losing streak...
Alejandro E. Camacho, University of California, Irvine and Robert Glicksman, George Washington University
The Trump administration’s push to boost fossil fuel extraction has received a...
Trump’s push for new offshore drilling is likely to run aground...
Charles Lester, University of California, Santa Cruz
The Trump administration’s effort to dramatically expand federal offshore oil production has reignited a battle with California that...
President Trump’s national monument rollback is illegal and likely to be...
Nicholas Bryner, University of California, Los Angeles; Eric Biber, University of California, Berkeley; Mark Squillace, University of Colorado, and Sean B. Hecht, University of...
Shrinking and altering national monuments: Experts assess Interior Secretary Zinke’s proposals
Robert B. Keiter, University of Utah; Anthony Moffa, University of Maine; Sarah Schindler, University of Maine, and Syma A. Ebbin, University of Connecticut
Editor’s note:...
Is a healthy environment a human right? Testing the idea in...
Nicholas F. Stump, West Virginia University
Do we have a fundamental right to breathe clean air, drink clean water and eat safe food? The idea...
Does Scott Pruitt have a solid case for repealing the Clean...
Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School
On June 27, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule rescinding the Obama administration’s “Clean Water Rule.”...
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
