by Dan Khieninson | Mar 24, 2025 | Climate Change, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal, Uncategorized, Wildfires
The following article, written by Daniel Khieninson, is part of a two-part blog series on the role of land use regulations in mitigating wildfires. In recent years, the threat of wildfires has only grown more visible, and the statistics on fire damage bear this out....
by John Finn | Mar 21, 2025 | Climate Change, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal, Wildfires
The following article, written by John (Jack) Finn, is part of a two-part blog series on the role of land use regulations in mitigating wildfires. In recent years, the threat of wildfires has only grown more visible, and the statistics on fire damage bear this out....
by Francesca Gugino | Mar 14, 2025 | Climate Change, Environmental Law, International Law
The following article, written by Francesca Gugino, is part of a series of reflections on the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024. The series...
by Cassidy Yelincic | Jan 10, 2025 | Climate Change, Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal
Introduction Seven out of ten of the deadliest tornadoes to strike Texas occurred before 1975 which was the year the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 was passed. The deadliest tornado to hit Texas was the Waco Tornado which touched down on May 11, 1953. The tornado resulted...
by Susannah Gilmore | Nov 5, 2024 | Administrative Law, Climate Change, Environmental Law
Introduction Since its enactment, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has amended, expanded, and clarified the National Environmental Policy Act’s (NEPA) scope in regard to its applicability to transboundary and international projects. However, certain...
by Alysia LeComte | Aug 14, 2024 | Climate Change, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Land Use, Transportation, Urban Planning, Zoning
The following article, written by Alysia LeComte, is part of a series of reflections from the Climate Constitutionalism Conference, hosted by Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and Widener University Delaware Law School, and co-chaired by Distinguished...
