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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![India’s Climate Diplomacy in 2024: Reflections on Climate Tech and Environmental Diplomacy](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/A.-Sai-C.-Nazareth_EcoPerspectives_Graphic-1-scaled.jpg)
Exploring India's climate diplomacy: From fostering climate tech innovation to advocating for equitable trade policies, India navigates global climate challenges with strategic diplomacy.
![Low on Snow: Climate Resilience Policy and the Push to Prevent the Acceleration of Warming Winters in New England](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/L.-Carita_EcoPerspectives_Graphic.jpg)
Every winter, it seems like New England gets less snow and more rain. To remedy some of the impacts of warming, states in the region must learn from each other’s…
![Green Banks are Too Small to Fail: Green Investment and the Inherent Local Interest](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/E.-Yahr_EcoPerspectives_Graphic.jpg)
The IRA provided a potential route for a national green bank, but green investment remains almost entirely local. A national green bank can be helpful and build off existing frameworks.
![A Call to Incorporate Language Access into Washington, D.C.’s Climate Adaptation Plan](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/E.-Starobin_EcoPerspectives_Graphic.jpg)
D.C. must incorporate a specific language access policy within its climate adaptation plan to adequately address the needs of multilingual residents.
![Photo credits: William Hein](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/E.-Hein_EcoPerspectives_Graphic.jpg)
This blog post discusses the importance of the White House’s recent guidance mandating agency consideration of ecosystem services in agency cost-benefit analysis.
![Well, Well, Well, Well, How the Water Tables: How Recent Court Decisions Have Replenished Hope for Dwindling Aquifers in the West](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/E.-Elliot_EcoPerspectives_Graphic.jpg)
This blog is about recent court decisions out of Idaho, Nevada, and Montana addressing the groundwater crisis facing the western United States and offering avenues of potential resource regulation for…
![The Last Frontier is Shrinking: How the BLM Can Mitigate Climate Impacts in Alaska](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/C.-Smith_EcoPerspectives_Graphic.jpg)
Alaska’s landscape is changing faster than the rest of the U.S., but the Bureau of Land Management’s multiple-use and sustained-yield mandate can help slow that change.
![Wearing Fast Fashion to the Environment’s Funeral: The Need for Conscious Consumers](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/B.-Schrader_EcoPerspectives_Graphic.jpg)
This article brings to light the dark side of the fast-paced, trend-driven fashion industry and its environmental impacts while encouraging individuals to become ethical fashion consumers.
![Action to Protect Public Health and the Environment Must be Taken PFAST](https://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/A.-Danneels_EcoPerspectives_Graphic.jpg)
This blog discusses the urgent need to address PFAS contamination using regulatory efforts, legislative action, and community advocacy from a local to global scale.
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