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Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 52.1 Front Matter

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 51.4 Front Matter

Ecology Law Quarterly’s Annual Symposium invites and learns from voices beyond traditional environmental-legal academia: practicing lawyers, activists, policy advocates, and experts from other environmental fields. The 2024 Annual Symposium featured a host of experts and practitioners breaking down the traditional divide between “mainstream” environmentalism and the environmental movement. Our speakers ...

Ecology Law Quarterly’s 2024 Annual Symposium Introduction by Becky Hunter & Grayson Peters.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Ecology Law Quarterly Volume 51.2 Front Matter

We are honored to introduce Ecology Law Quarterly’s Annual Review for 2023–24 presented in this 51.2 edition. The Annual Review represents a unique opportunity to highlight the academic scholarship of Berkeley Law students. This year’s selection of cases range from covering landmark decisions on our nation’s foundational environmental statutes to ...

This Note argues that Congress can and should pass new federal building electrification legislation to protect, incentivize, and accelerate local electrification efforts.