Lillian Jordan, ELR Staffer FLS ‘27 For American farmers, 2025 was a year of uncertainty. The U.S. placed tariffs on roughly 71% of imports, prompting major trade partners to retaliate with tariffs of their own.
Read Full ArticleIsabella Ingrao, FLS 2027 Cycling is the most energy-efficient way to travel. But new cycling laws and nearly $1 billion in taxes are hardly enough to save New York City’s bike lanes. New York City
Read Full ArticleZijun Zeng, ELR Staffer, Class of 2026 In modern American law, the doctrine of legal standing operates as a powerful gatekeeping device that often limits plaintiffs’ remedies and perpetuates systemic injustices. To satisfy the standing
Read Full ArticleMichael A. Meloro Jr., Fordham Law School 2026 Perhaps no issue further divides urban and rural environmentalists more than hunting. On one hand, hunting enthusiasts cite land preservation, habitat conservation, wildlife population management, and even
Read Full ArticleKyle Riegler, ELR Staffer ‘26 Over the past decade, plastic bag bans have become a popular environmental policy in cities and states across the country. On the surface, the idea makes intuitive sense: plastic is
Read Full ArticleBy Reyna Lee, ELR Senior Staffer, Fordham University School of Law, Class of 2026 On November 7, 2025, New York and New Jersey state officials approved a proposal for a pipeline project that the New
Read Full ArticleJosh Greenzeig, Fordham Environmental Law Review Staffer, Class of 2027 On November 4th, 2025, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Department of the Interior
Read Full ArticlePatrick Schlesinger (he/him), ELR Staffer, Class of 2026 The seafloor can be an efficient trap for pollutants, but what results when that floor is dredged, and the pollutants scattered? This is the question posed by
Read Full ArticleAri Blemur, Senior Staff Member, 3L The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) reached a 5-4 decision in City and County of San Francisco, California v. Environmental Protection Agency on March 4th, 2025 to
Read Full ArticleHope Gallagher, ELR Staffer Class of 2027 On September 19, 2025, Morocco became the sixtieth country to ratify the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
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