The Georgetown Environmental Law Review (GELR) is a leading publication of thought-provoking legal scholarship on and practical analysis of environmental law.
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Uranium mining near the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona could contaminate the aquifer that provides the Havasupai with their water supply, jeopardizing the health of the tribe. In this GELR blog post, Omid Rahimdel discusses the impact that uranium mining can have on the Havasupai community. Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/gAJeqj3n
In a case pending before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, seventeen states, a farm owner, and a growers association challenged a final rule recently promulgated by the Department of Labor granting concerted action rights to migrant farmworkers. In this GELR blog post, Bill Shultz discusses the latest move in industrial agriculture's 400-year history of farm worker exploitation. Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/enC7wwY9
The Department of Defense has made significant progress in advancing climate objectives, going from “assessing” climate impacts to building climate concerns into planning and acquisition processes. In this GELR blog post, Robert Elliott discusses ways the Department of Defense can mitigate its climate impact while imrpoving its operational capabilities. Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/esccCQiy
A bill before the D.C. Council, the Resilient and Energy Efficient Historic Properties Amendment Act, would amend the solar panel permitting process for residents in historic districts. In this GELR blog post, Kathryn Blanco discusses how Washington D.C. is attempting to balance climate change adaptation and historic preservation with the Act. Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/e9_rjquT
A regional utility’s role in a $52B lawsuit could have significant implications for the future of climate litigation. In this GELR blog post, Gabriel Hearn-Desautels discusses the first lawsuit to make environmental deception claims against a utility. Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/gyviss3J
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a pollution discharge permit issued by EPA under the Clean Water Act. In this GELR blog post, Berit DeGrandpre discusses the issues of this case in the wake of recent Supreme Court decisions. Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/ektA2fay
To address the transmission interconnection queue, regulators should have new powers, a modern study process, and a central role in planning the future of transmission. In this GELR blog post, Aidan Bassett discusses ways to get proposed electricity generation projects and energy storage facilities connected to the electrical grid. Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/giVE38_6
Diet and food production, especially of meat, has a large impact on climate change. In our first GELR blog post of the school year, Zachary Handler writes about how the U.S. Dietary Guidelines should be used to help deal with the climate consequences of diet. Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/gyW-aY6i