EcoPerspectives
EcoPerspectives is an environmental law-focused blog discussing current developments in environmental law, proposals to achieve more environmentally-friendly outcomes, and unique perspectives on environmental concerns impacting the global world we all live in.
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Right to Farm or Right to Monopolize? How Litigation Shields Accelerate Agricultural Consolidation and Environmental Degradation By Grace Cunningham For decades, pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Bayer (formerly Monsanto) has...

Are Youth Plaintiffs Winning the Court Battle but Losing the Climate War? Lessons from Montana and Hawai’i Youth Plaintiff Climate Cases By Swithin Shearer Young people occupy a unique...

Walking the Talk – Can Vermont Law and Graduate School and the village of South Royalton, Vermont become an example of respect for the right to a right to a...
Introduction by Patrick Parenteau Main Article by Adam Orford Pseudo-Science and Bad Law: The Trump Administration’s Proposed Repeal of the Endangerment Finding Patrick Parenteau, Emeritus Professor of Law, Vermont Law...

On the Chopping Block: Trump Administration Moves to Rescind ESA Regulations Protecting Imperiled Species By Delcianna J. Winders The U.S. Supreme Court heralded the Endangered Species Act (ESA or Act)...

State Greenwashing Litigation: California Taking Steps Forward as Federal Enforcement Wanes By Matthew McGovern On September 23, 2024, the Attorney General of California sued ExxonMobil (“Exxon”) and its subsidiaries, alleging...
U.S. Supreme Court Narrowly Construes Permitting Program Under the Clean Water Act, Limiting EPA’s Authority By Stuart Silverman On March 4, 2025, in City and County of San Francisco...

Balancing Environmental Protection with Economic Development: The Greenland Mining Dilemma By Suhana Roy “The principle of sustainable development is a principle of international law that reconciles the right to development...

War Fuels Ecocide: How Militarism Drives Environmental Destruction By Kaya Mark If you asked most people how they feel about war, the odds are they would say war is bad....
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