Shannon 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
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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 ArticleAntonio Aguilera ELR Staffer, Fordham law ’23 (he/him) Every 4 years, the Olympic games fill news coverage with the accomplishments of remarkable athletes from all over the world. Unfortunately, the environmental impact of these games
Read Full ArticleThe environmental justice movement sprang from the intersection of the environmental and social justice movements. Zoning laws around single-family housing contributed to low income and minority individuals living in high-density, environmentally degraded areas. These options
Read Full ArticleOn March 8, 2022, President Biden banned the import of Russian oil in light of its invasion in Ukraine. This action, however, has rippling effects as Americans face rising costs of gas at the pump
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Admin Law, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Justice, Events, Practitioners / Professionals / Professors, Public Lands, Racial Justice, State and Local
Abstract: There is no single solution that can eliminate the adverse environmental impacts of our current unjust political and economic systems. Our means of addressing the intersection of social injustices, societal systems of exploitation, and
Read Full ArticleAlong the Florida Panhandle one can find Apalachicola Bay. The bay is about an hour east of Panama City, and known for its excellent fishing, and acres of national and state forests to explore. The
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Civil Rights, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Rights, Practitioners / Professionals / Professors, Public Lands, Racial Justice
Whiteness as a concept is unstable. “White” people who challenge elite corporate interests, risk being stripped of their white social privilege. At its core it is meant to further the interests of the white capital-holding
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Civil Rights, College Authors, Corporate Responsibility, Environmental Justice, Public Lands, State and Local
by Isaac Blumenthal, Environmental Studies major, Northeastern University, class of 2024 Racism has dominated the headlines. Race-based environmental justice rarely makes the news, and therefore many are unaware of how a disregard for the care
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Air, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, International, Public Lands, Sustainability
by Anmol Dhawan, National Law University, Delhi., Space Generation Advisory Council – Sustainability Project Group Globally, patterns of sea-level rise, forest fires, natural disasters, and climate hazards threaten ecosystems and humankind. The adverse consequences of
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