by Alexandra Phillips | Apr 24, 2024 | Climate Change, Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal, Sea Level Rise, Zoning
The land is sinking, and the seas are rising. Coastal cities worldwide struggle to deal with the impact of climate change and the rising tides. Sea level rise impacts towns and communities around the globe. Their destruction has shown cities and towns the importance...
by Lauren Lynam | Apr 10, 2024 | Climate Change, Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law, Land Use, Municipal
The California Climate Action Team projects that climate change will cause the sea level to rise between seven and ten inches by the year 2050 and thirty-one to sixty-nine inches by 2100, affecting roughly 6% of the United States population that lives within 3 meters...
by Jorge Roman | Mar 13, 2024 | Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
This article is part of a three-part series on the environmental consequences of the REINS Act. The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (“REINS Act” or “Act”) is a legislative proposal that seeks the amendment of the Congressional Review Act...
by Isabella DiCosmo | Feb 28, 2024 | Environmental Law
Cosmetics are personal care products that many will admit they simply cannot live without. However, the products we use every day may have negative impacts on our health, both physical and mental, and on our environment. While other major product categories’...
by John Nolon | Feb 25, 2024 | climate change, Climate Resilient Development, Environmental Law, Land Use, Urban Planning
Introduction According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Climate Resilient Development (CRD) is an effective method of managing climate change and one of the major strategies available to combat the catastrophic consequences of global warming....
by Harrison Bench | Feb 7, 2024 | Environmental Law, Land Use, Transportation, Urban Planning
Land use and urban planning scholars from around the world have proposed innovative strategies to make parking more sustainable. Adaptive reuse policies allow parking areas to be transformed into spaces for other uses, such as housing, farming, and shopping. Local...
