Dylan 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 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 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 Ari Blemur (he/him), Senior Staff Member, 3L Procedural Background In July of 2018, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (collectively, the “City”) sued twenty-six energy companies in Maryland State court, alleging that the
Read Full ArticleCaroline Johnson ELR Staff, Class of 2026 Current State of Affairs Globalization has resulted in the emergence of powerful multinational corporations that extract resources and labor from developing countries with virtual impunity from legal accountability.
Read Full ArticleAri Blemur 2L ELR Staffer Two new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting regulations will be implemented in 2025 and 2027 by the European Union (EU), affecting the sustainability metrics of an estimated 50,000 companies
Read Full ArticleEmily Benevento (she/her) ELR Staffer ’24 On May 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the previously proposed rules governing environmental, societal, and governance (ESG) disclosures in annual reports and investor
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Nan Zhang (she/they) ELR Staff, J.D. 2023 A Shiba Inu. Pixelated heads. Venezuela. While this sounds like the beginning of a joke about walking into a bar, they are, in fact, all unified by cryptocurrency.
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