Insulating our own: How Zoning code Updates can Reduce heat Deaths in Maricopa County, Arizona By Grace McGuire Spikes in summer temperatures leave urban dwellers across the globe in search...

From Due Diligence to Circularity: Why America must Follow the European Union’s lead on EV Batteries By Lakshita Dey The electric vehicle (EV) revolution promises a cleaner future but has...

Institutionalizing Environmental Extortion: Why Jobs Projections Don’t Belong in Environmental Permitting Applications By Kathryn LaMontagne In the foundational environmental justice text From the Ground Up Luke Cole and Shiela Foster define Environmental...

Conservation Easements Perpetuate Inequitable Land Holdings By Jill Reynolds Conservation easements reinforce inequitable land holdings. Such easements are conservation tools utilized exclusively by private landowners.[1] For tax benefits, private landowners...

How ICE Raids Impact the Enforcement of Labor Rights for Migrant Farmworkers By Grace Cunningham Migrant farmworkers are the backbone of the U.S. agricultural industry, providing essential work from planting...

Redlining Is Alive and Well Today By Dalia Rodriguez-Caspeta Though redlining was in full force before 1968, its effects are still felt today.[1] The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) oversaw federally...

Dam Removal on the Lower Kennebec River: Using Indigenous Stewardship to Heal By Swithin Shearer Indigenous populations in the United States are spiritually connected to their land and water.[1] In...

Diamond in the Rough: Using Corporate Interests for Environmental Justice Goals By Brett Davis The Supreme Court’s latest term lacked blockbuster environmental decisions like years past.[1] The Court’s biggest decisions...

Lithium Valley Project Dead in the Water? By Jules Mulé On the eastern border of California and Mexico lies the Sonoran desert’s hidden gem: the Salton Sea, the largest body...