Summary: The Supreme Court's recent exactions decision in Koontz v. St. Johns Water Management District has prompted concerns that it will stifle the compensatory mitigation practices of environmental and natural…

Summary: A glimmer of (false) hope for public trust plaintiffs.  The Alaska Supreme Court suggested Alaskans might have a right to atmosphere, but declined to provide a remedy.  Adam Murray,…

Summary: Though the U.S. Constitution does not have an explicit right to a safe environment, many commonwealths, including Puerto Rico, do. For decades natural resources on the Island of Enchantment…

Summary: Thanks to the Wilderness Act, nearly 110 million acres across the United States are forever protected in their naturally pristine state. This month, the Wilderness Act celebrates its 50th…

Summary: Allen Smith, a rising 3L at Vermont Law School, spent the summer in Rhode Island working on climate change policy in both the Statehouse and the Department of Environmental…

Summary: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) highly controversial proposed rule would establish baseline environmental safeguards for the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas on federal and Indian mineral lands. Although…

Summary: New drone technology is offering environmental groups an innovative way to ensure compliance with environmental laws. Drones can collect images at a distance while providing environmental groups with important…

 Summary: The country of Haiti does not have a history of effective environmental regulation and this has continued after the devastating 2010 earthquake due to a lack of political and…

 Summary: While many of the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions this term were controversial, the air quality cases were marked victories for the environment. One of the Supreme Court's recent decisions,…