Kaeli Brennan, ELR Staff Member, Class of 2027 With half a million acres of New Jersey’s coastline classified as highly vulnerable to coastal hazards such as erosion, harmful algal blooms, big storms, flooding, tsunamis, and
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 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 ArticleReyna Lee (she/her) ELR Staffer, Class of 2026 Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people–regardless of race, color, national origin, or income–with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of
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Air, Forest, Land Preservation, Natural Disasters, Natural Resources, Public Lands, Residential Construction, State and Local, Water
Michael A. Meloro Jr., ELR Staff ‘26 With increasing pressure on zoning mechanisms in suburbs and urban areas alike, some areas–such as Cambridge, Massachusetts–are doing away with single-family housing altogether. However, the wholesale eradication of
Read Full ArticleJahneka Cassells Class of 2026 New York has spent billions combating climate change and will continue to do so. At the end of 2024, New York was the second state (behind Vermont) to enact a
Read Full ArticleCaitlyn Humann (ELR Staffer, 2026) What if your state’s leaders permitted a Waste Management company to operate a Type I solid waste facility on the property next to your house? The facility may be necessary
Read Full ArticleReyna Lee ELR Staffer, (Class of 2026) “ESG” is a set of metrics that companies use to evaluate their impact on the environment and society by measuring their environmental, social, and governance practices. Since ESG
Read Full ArticleBy Roberto Leito, Class of ’26 In May 2019, the New York City Council passed Local Law 97 as part of the landmark New York City Climate Mobilization Act. Arguably the Council’s most progressive environmental
Read Full ArticleJacob Weiser (he/him) Fordham Law, ELR Staffer ’24 A cannabis dispensary will soon open in the center of my predominantly orthodox Jewish community. Religious leaders generally oppose this “grand” opening, fearing that cannabis distribution and
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