Shea Diaz Shea Diaz is on the Georgetown Environmental Law Review. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. In the United States, poor people and people of color experience higher cancer rates,[1] asthma rates,[2] mortality rates,[3] and overall poorer health than their affluent and white counterparts.[4] The ...

David Williams David Williams is a 3L at University of Virginia School of Law and serves as Editor of Virginia Environmental Law Journal. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. In the wake of Massachusetts v. EPA,[1] the EPA fashioned new regulations to cover greenhouse gasses. As part ...

Daniel Carpenter-Gold Daniel Carpenter-Gold is Managing Editor of Harvard Environmental Law Review.This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. It’s done. Like a reluctant Odysseus, we have fastened ourselves to the mast of emissions reductions with Bungee cords (not too tight, now!) and stuffed one ear full of ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Gillian Schroff Gillian Schroff is a 3L at Lewis and Clark Law School, where he is Form & Style Editor for Environmental Law. This post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate. I. Introduction Although only a few inches in size, the delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) has become a topic ...