Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 51.3 Front Matter

Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 51.3 Table of Contents

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 ...

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

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.

This Article describes the emerging role of private entities in returning land and land access to Indigenous peoples.

Irrespective of the method of interpretation, the ESA is clearly designed to protect endangered and threatened species, as well as their habitats, to the greatest extent possible. Removing the definition of “harm” will prevent enforcement of the ESA against ongoing actions and render incidental taking permits nearly useless. Without effective ...

Federal courts have the tremendous power to grant stays, which temporarily stop administrative agencies from implementing and enforcing new regulations. By delaying the benefits or harms of agency actions, these stays can have wide-ranging impacts, even before courts decide the legality of those actions. But the Supreme Court infrequently adheres ...