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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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…
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.
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.
This blog discusses the urgent need to address PFAS contamination using regulatory efforts, legislative action, and community advocacy from a local to global scale.
American environmental laws face at least four common challenges that constrain their efficacy, but there are nonetheless actionable pathways to strengthen and reimagine environmental law, especially as climate change continues.
Uncovering the interplay between sustainable travel and cultural preservation in ecotourism, this article reveals environmental promises and potential pitfalls and suggests crucial policy measures to counteract pseudo-ecotourism in the Indian…
Its military presence overseas, and the harm that occurs from this, impels the U.S. to consider the global economy in its calculation of the social cost of carbon.
Almost a decade after AR5 and nine years closer to 2030 (a pivotal year determined by the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement), the old consensus seems to remain but solutions are…
Discussing how vertical farming can address the issue of food scarcity caused by the continuous and drastic increase in the global population. Vertical farming is an agricultural practice that involves…
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