Environmental Law Society Blog

By Abby King The Argument for Attribution Science in Climate Litigation: Humans have manipulated the earth’s climate beyond its ecological limits. This manipulation has exacerbated natural climate change, leaving in its wake environmental and social destruction that jeopardizes the health… Continue Reading →

By: Will Matushek On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA overturned over 50 years of precedent by holding that wetlands do not fall within the protection of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The case started… Continue Reading →

From November 30 to December 12, 2023 the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28) in order to build upon past achievements and provide… Continue Reading →

by: Jack Friedman When an administrative agency such as the EPA decides to issue a regulation, that action may be challenged in the federal courts. The judicial review provisions of environmental statutes specifically authorize courts to review agency actions, such… Continue Reading →

By: Laura Christensen Garcia At first glance, West Virginia v. EPA may seem like a run-of-the-mill administrative law case where a conservative majority has once again chipped away at the powers of the administrative state.[1] Yet, further analysis reveals a… Continue Reading →

by: Sam Torrence On September 26th Lori Lightfoot, the mayor of Chicago, announced a plan to offer subsidies to developers and building owners to convert vacant offices into residential units in the business district on the historic LaSalle Street. The… Continue Reading →

by Anna Schilling             The world economy is currently undergoing an energy transition towards a more low-carbon and climate friendly future. However, such a transition requires a shift from the current energy resources such as carbon, gas and oil to… Continue Reading →

By: Abby Lehman In February of 2022, Chicago Department of Public Health denied a permit for the proposed RMG-owned Southside Recycling scrap metal facility that was to be sited in Little Village, a majority Latino community on the Southeast side… Continue Reading →

Bhavya Pathak Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2024 On September 13, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly “UNGA” opened its 77th session in New York City. The UNGA is an international policy making organization made up of several… Continue Reading →

By: Olivia Frawley Introduction Residents of America’s urban areas are no strangers to environmental degradation due to concentrated industrialization and the failures of current environmental legislation. Due to many factors including under-representation, economic recession, discriminatory land use practices, and lack… Continue Reading →