Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 51.1 Front Matter

The displacement of western agriculture due to drought retreat will likely be more severe than prior western retreats, due to climate change, urbanization, and uncounted water claims. This Article advocates that the federal government respond to the drought retreat crisis by providing economic relief to small farmers via agricultural managed ...

This Article draws on the example of OSHA’s consideration of an emergency heat rule to offer a new way of thinking about the use of emergency power by federal administrative agencies in the climate context.

Combatting climate change will involve a monumental effort to build low- and zero-carbon infrastructure. This Article presents the first national study of federal permitting and environmental reviews for energy infrastructure constructed between 2010 and 2021. The analysis reveals that most projects had streamlined administrative procedures or avoided federal regulation altogether.

States and the federal government lack crucial knowledge related to effective management of the country’s unique environmental treasures. Tribes’ environmental ethics, traditional ecological knowledge, and experience managing natural resources make them uniquely qualified to assume larger responsibilities in stewarding public lands. Shared stewardship will lead to better management of national ...

With billions on the line, an entire new infrastructure to build, novel connections between the transportation and electric and building sectors, and a shifting global trade web, the last thing industry needs is to find out what Samuel Alito thinks James Madison might have thought about batteries. Electoral uncertainty in ...

Ecology Law Quarterly’s Annual Symposium is a forum for leading voices in environmental and energy law, policy, and advocacy. The 2023 Annual Symposium explored the challenges and opportunities of rural lawyering. The event highlighted the unique environmental and social issues faced by rural communities.

The first panel of Ecology Law Quarterly’s 2023 Annual Symposium was entitled “Effects of the Energy Transition on Rural Legal Work.” The moderators were Katalina Hadfield, Christina Libre, Anna Goldberg, and Sabrina Ashjian. Speakers included Mary Cromer, Tanmay Shukla, and Samantha Ruscavage-Barz.