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 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 ArticleAlexandria Winters (she/her), Class of ‘25 An estimated 99% of farmed animals in the United States are living in factory farms, and 70% of the world’s meat comes from these sources. Our society has become
Read Full ArticleAuthored by: Zhe Zhu (She/her), Fordham ELR Staff Member 2021-22 Edited by: Michael Chambrelli, Fordham ELR Online Editor 2021-22 Orcas cannot thrive in captivity. A female orca named Kiska bashed her head against the glass
Read Full ArticleAuthored by: Kayla Molina, University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D. 2021, M.A. in Environmental History Edited by: Michael Chambrelli, Fordham ELR Online Editor 2021-22 The “effects that scientists had predicted . . . would
Read Full Articleby Jaden Atkins, J.D. Candidate, Class of 2020, University of Arkansas School of Law Imagine the ability to create up to 80,000 burgers from one single sample of a cow’s leg and a simple serum.
Read Full Articleby Isaac Blumenthal The great Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” As a strict vegetarian, Gandhi felt a
Read Full ArticleThe Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act was originally enacted in 1976 to conserve and manage fisheries. In 1996, the Act was amended in response to the large number of overfished and depleted fisheries. It was
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