by Nicole Trent | Jan 30, 2025 | Administrative Law, Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law
The following article, written by Nicole Trent, 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 covers...
by Pamella Vegna | Jan 15, 2025 | Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal, Uncategorized, Urban Planning, Zoning
INTRODUCTION The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report (“AR6 SYR”) defined Climate Resilient Development (“CRD”) as “the process of implementing greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation measures to support sustainable...
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 Evi Patterson | Oct 15, 2024 | Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal
Boulder, Colorado, has long been on the cutting edge of environmental action. A picturesque community nestled among the flatirons; Boulder has leveraged a variety of land use strategies to manage climate change impacts equitably. In 2006, Boulder made history by...
by Lindsay Matheos and Steven Villegas | Aug 8, 2024 | climate change, Climate Change, Climate Resilient Development, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
The following article, written by Lindsay Matheos and Steven Villegas, 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...
by Cassidy Yelincic | Apr 29, 2024 | Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal, Urban Planning, Zoning
In the early 1900s, North Carolina was known for its unbleached cloth, plaids, ginghams, denims, towels, socks, and flannel, clothing for working people, and tobacco. During World War I, American-made textile goods, specifically blankets and military uniforms, were in...
