Environmental justice is rooted in an understanding that people of color and low-income communities are more likely than the population at large to... MORE
Public nuisance has lived many lives. A centuries-old doctrine defined as an unreasonable interference with a right common to the public, it is... MORE
In the United States the primary tool to value greenhouse gas emissions reductions in cost-benefit analysis is the social cost of carbon (SCC), which... MORE
New legislation on Capitol Hill brings us closer than ever to having comprehensive data privacy protection and a civil right to intimate privacy. The... MORE
This paper, which appeared as Chapter 7 in Johnston, Climate Rationality: From Bias to Balance (2021), explains the economic and energy security... MORE
Roundtable Series for Environmental Law Faculty on the Future of Legal Education
ROUNDTABLE Three Questions Addressed by Authors:
I. How can new... MORE
Although a wide body of scholarly research recognizes multiple kinds of values for water, water security assessments typically employ just some of... MORE
Most environmental statutes passed since 1970 have endorsed a pragmatic or 'precautionary' principle under which the existence of a significant risk... MORE
This paper, published as Chapter 16 in Johnston, Climate Rationality (CUP 2021), explains how the U.S. government has derived its estimates of the... MORE
The result of this month’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, with former governor Terry McAuliffe now poised to take on Republican Glenn Youngkin,... MORE
There is an increasing push by environmentalists, scholars, and some politicians in favor of environmental rights stated in very general terms,... MORE
California has endured devastating fire seasons over the past few years, with billions of dollars of damages, thousands of homes lost, and dozens... MORE
Inadequate housing supply in California’s most expensive metro areas drives a statewide housing crisis that challenges climate policy implementation... MORE
