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Opting In to Regionalization: Why the Risks for Western States Are Low

This Article assesses key risks to state authority that could arise from regionalization: federal jurisdiction may interfere with state clean energy policy, restrict states’ control over in-state energy resources, and preempt state law. The Article analyzes each of these risks in the context of Western regionalization and concludes that none ... (read more)

Who Owns Climate Litigation Awards?

This Article illustrates how the fragmentation of global climate harm into individual lawsuits, in which each local government seeks damages for its own mitigation and adaptation costs, could lead to a “first-sue, first-served” climate finance regime. This Article explores the benefits and risks of this litigation effort, the responsibilities of ... (read more)

What if We Understood What Animals Are Saying?: The Legal Impact of AI-Assisted Studies of Animal Communication

This Article explores the burgeoning fields of artificial intelligence and bioacoustics and their potential to reshape nonhuman animal law. (read more)

The Unexpected Implications of Sackett v. EPA on Water Quantity Allocations in the Arid West

This article takes a unique perspective on how the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sackett v. EPA, which further restricted the scope of waters covered by the Clean Water Act, will impact water quantities in the arid West. (read more)

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2024 Annual Symposium — Event 1: Q&A With Armando Quintero

Sophie Allan

October 6th 2025

The first event of Ecology Law Quarterly’s 2024 Annual Symposium was a Q&A Conversation with Director of California State Parks Armando Quintero and Professor Holly Doremus on promoting equitable access to green spaces through policy, studying and encouraging reflection on the cultures within California’s state parks, and working with Native ...

2024 Annual Symposium — Event 2: Panel Discussion on Equitable Access to Green Space

Sophie Allan

October 6th 2025

The second event of Ecology Law Quarterly’s 2024 Annual Symposium was a panel discussion on equitable access to green space. The panel featured Equity Officer for East Bay Regional Park District and Founder of Latino Outdoors Jose G. Gonzalez, Senior Dean of Research & Planning at Contra Costa Community College ...

2024 Annual Symposium — Event 3: Individual Presentations from Speakers on Land Back and Indigenous Stewardship

Sophie Allan

October 6th 2025

The third event of Ecology Law Quarterly’s 2024 Annual Symposium was a series of individual presentations from speakers on land back and indigenous stewardship.

Volume 51.3 Front Matter

Sophie Allan

September 15th 2025

Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 51.3 Front Matter

Volume 51.3 Table of Contents

Sophie Allan

September 15th 2025

Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 51.3 Table of Contents

Public Trust and Water Rights: A Western States Update

Sophie Allan

September 15th 2025

Through a state-by-state review, this Article explores the diverse state responses to the public trust doctrine. This overdue review provides valuable context for practitioners, scholars, and jurists wrestling with the integration of the public trust and water rights. The article sets the stage for the next forty years of water ...

Shifty Air: Environmental Justice and the Working Class

Sophie Allan

September 15th 2025

This Article sets out to expose and examine an overlooked dimension of environmental justice scholarship—the differential treatment of the working class.

Overselling BIL and IRA

Sophie Allan

September 15th 2025

This Article argues that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were less likely to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions than believed when enacted, and that a misconceived narrative of spending effectiveness undercut the perceived urgency of further legislative action on climate change in the United States.

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