Insights Vol. 19 - Issue 1

Disaster Law and Policy: Accidents Waiting to Happen

by James Ming Chen

Natural disasters aren’t utterly unforeseeable events. We track hurricanes from their origins as tropical depressions. And spring flooding rather predictably follows a winter of heavy snow. To be sure, earthquakes are harder to predict than many other potential catastrophes. But these events do not lie beyond our forecasting powers.

Environmental Law & Politics

by: Richard Lazarus & Sara Zdeb

Global warming may represent the newest frontier in environmental law, but the lawmaking institutions working to address it have more than 30 years of history on which to build.

Standing: Who Can Sue to Protect the Environment?

By Marisa Martin & James Landman

Environmental lawsuits range from the highly local to the global. A plaintiff may file a lawsuit challenging the pollution of a nearby stream, the threats facing polar bears in the Arctic, or the increase in global warming due to unregulated greenhouse gas emissions.

10 Key Principles in International Environmental Law

These are the 10 Ten Key Principles you should know when it comes to International Environmental Law.

Standing: Who Can Sue to Protect the Environment?

By Marisa Martin & James Landman

Environmental lawsuits range from the highly local to the global. A plaintiff may file a lawsuit challenging the pollution of a nearby stream, the threats facing polar bears in the Arctic, or the increase in global warming due to unregulated greenhouse gas emissions.

Learning Gateways: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill | Case Study

This unit is comprised of many parts highlighting the Exxon Valdez story, including a photograph presentation with discussion questions, maps, personal stories, and Supreme Court documents.

Learning Gateways: Environmental policy jigsaw

This lesson serves as a review of important environmental laws and their impact not only on society as a whole, but in the everyday lives of students.

What is an Environmental Impact Statement?

By Tiffany Middleton

The environmental impact statement (EIS) is a government document that outlines the impact of a proposed project on its surrounding environment. In the United States, these statements are mandated by federal law for certain projects.