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From Classroom to Congress: Engaging Youth in International Environmental Policy-Making at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress
The following article, written by Francesca Gugino and Nicole Trent, is part of a series of reflections on the upcoming International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Conservation Congress to be held in Abu Dhabi, October 2025. The series entitled...
Harnessing the Power of Rain and Local Governments to Build Climate Resilience
Due to climate change and increased demand, potable water (also known as drinking water) may be in short supply in the coming years. As global temperatures rise, changes in evapotranspiration and precipitation are supercharging both the high number and rapid...
The Shady Side of Carbon Credits
Carbon credits offset emissions by planting trees, avoiding logging, or otherwise storing carbon, and have been hailed as a vital tool to fight the climate crisis and condemned as permission to pollute. Studies vary as to what percentage of carbon offsets do not live...
Selling the West: The Legal and Environmental Implications of the GOP’s Public Lands Proposal
A consequential legislative proposal emerged from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), in June 2025, threatening to reform the inheritance of American public lands. Tucked into a broader budget reconciliation bill, Mike...
NDEL Conference: Is Traditional Environmental Law Really a Barrier to Achieving U.S. Climate Goals?
On February 15, 2025, scholars, practitioners, students and policymakers convened at the New Directions in Environmental Law 2025 conference at Yale Law School to analyze changes and emerging issues in environmental law. Student reporter Sharaza Shalita prepared this...
NDEL Conference: A Commentary on the Current State of Environmental Law
On February 15, 2025, scholars, practitioners, students, and policymakers convened at the New Directions in Environmental Law 2025 conference at Yale Law School to analyze changes and emerging issues in environmental law. Student reporters Abigail Murphy and Clara...
NDEL Conference: Climate Migration is a Human Rights Issue
The following article is part of a series of reflections on the 2025 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference, also known as NDEL. On February 15, 2025, scholars, practitioners, students, and policymakers convened at Yale Law School to analyze changes and...
NDEL Conference: New Directions in Ocean Law – A Deep Dive into Governance, Technology, and the High Seas
The following article is part of a series of reflections on the 2025 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference, also known as NDEL. On February 15, 2025, scholars, practitioners, students, and policymakers convened at Yale Law School to analyze changes and...
NDEL Conference: Roots and Resistance
The following article is part of a series of reflections on the 2025 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference, also known as NDEL. On February 15, 2025, scholars, practitioners, students, and policymakers convened at Yale Law School to analyze changes and...