Marcus Lerner, ELR Staffer FLS ‘27 On October 23rd, 2025, the Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum announced that the Trump administration would open the entire 1.56 million-acre coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic
Read Full ArticleDylan Buck (He/Him), Class of 2027, Fordham Environmental Law Review Staffer The explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the massive data centers required to support it are driving a historic increase in electricity consumption
Read Full ArticleJesse Kaplan, ELR Staffer FLS ‘27 Many companies and the federal government are implementing back-to-work initiatives, but often overlook their negative impact on the environment. Full-time remote workers reduce carbon emissions by 54%, and even
Read Full ArticleSophie Lamb (she/her), ELR Staffer, ‘27 Nail salons are touted as oases of relaxation and beauty, but for the over 400,000 nail salon technicians working in the United States–the majority of whom are female and
Read Full ArticleLindsey Couch (She/Her), Fordham Law Class of 2027 It is no surprise that artificial intelligence (“AI”) has taken the world by storm. The convenience and accessibility of these programs draw the attention of everyone from
Read Full ArticleJackson Olsen (Staffer, 2027) Few issues divide the conservation movement quite like wolf policy. Since the reintroduction of 66 grey wolves into Yellowstone National Park in the ‘90s, the wolf population in the western United
Read Full ArticleEliza Oehmler, ELR Staffer, ‘27 The U.S. government just ended its longest shutdown ever. Although government shutdowns inherently affect the environment due to scalebacks of the workforce, the Trump Administration took advantage of this recent
Read Full ArticleBriana Al-Omoush, ELR Staffer, Fordham Law 2027 Digital Assets and Carbon: From Speculation to Sustainability? As cryptocurrency evolves from speculative finance to infrastructure for digital goods, blockchain innovators, such as Toucan Protocol, Carbonplace, and Flowcarbon,
Read Full ArticleBy Peyton Torgan, ELR Staffer, Class of 2027 This past July, the EPA released a proposal to rescind its 2009 Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean
Read Full ArticleBy Dhara Patel, ELR Staffer, Class of 2028 The United States Army may have long ceased its chemical weapons program, but its toxic legacy lives on. Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is a U.S. Army site
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