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Ecology Law Currents is the online-only publication of Ecology Law Quarterly, one of the nation’s most respected and widely read environmental law journals. Currents features short-form commentary and analysis on timely environmental law and policy issues.

From the Well Up: A California CALIFORNIA COUNTY CONFRONTS FRACKING AT THE POLLS

Malia McPherson Malia McPherson is a 3L at Stanford Law School. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Introduction On November 4, 2014, the voters of San Benito County passed Measure J, a voter initiative banning hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) and all other high-intensity petroleum operations within county lines. Under California law, only a

Dec 18, 2015

EPA Unveils Final Clean Power Plan: So What’s All the Fuss About?

Eric DeBellis Eric DeBellis is a 3L at Berkeley Law, where he is Senior Executive Editor of the Ecology Law Quarterly. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. On August 3, 2015, the EPA released its highly anticipated Clean Power Plan, establishing the nation’s first greenhouse gas emissions standards for existing power

Dec 03, 2015

From Kyoto To Paris: How Bottom-Up Regulation Could Revitalize the UNFCCC

Luke Grunbaum Luke Grunbaum is a 3L at UCLA School of Law, where he is Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) establishes the basic principles and goals for future international agreements on

Dec 01, 2015

Is CITES Endangered?

Liz Rasheed Liz Rasheed is a 3L at New York University, where she is Submissions Editor for Environmental Law Journal. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. Introduction: What is Illicit Wildlife Trafficking? Illicit wildlife trafficking refers to “any environment-related crime that involves the illegal trade, smuggling, poaching, capture or collection of

Nov 24, 2015