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Sophie Lamb (she/her), ELR Staffer, ‘27 On January 1, 2026, Illinois became the first state in the U.S. to codify rewilding into law, a promising progression in environmental restoration and regulation at the state level.
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 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 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 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 ArticleShannon Silverthorne, ELR Staffer, FLS Class of 2027 On October 30, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted 52-45 to pass S.J. Res. 80, a joint resolution overturning a Biden-era policy that restricted the amount of land
Read Full ArticleKaeli 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
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