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Action to Protect Public Health and the Environment Must be …

WebEcoPerspectives Blog Action to Protect Public Health and the Environment Must be Taken PFAST. By Ashton Danneels, Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of …

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Environmental Justice in 2023: Equal Funding for All

WebIntroduction. From Flint Michigan’s contaminated water supply to Cancer Alley in southern Louisiana, communities of color and low-income communities are …

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Farmworkers and the Pesticide Exposure Crisis – Vermont Journal …

WebFarmworker Injustice. Pesticide laws do not protect farmworkers from exposure to harmful chemicals. Farmworkers often breathe in these chemicals because …

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Frack is Whack: Why Hydraulic Fracturing is Bad for People and the

WebEcoPerspectives Blog Frack is Whack: Why Hydraulic Fracturing is Bad for People and the Planet. By Kristina O’Keefe, Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of …

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EME Homer City v. EPA: Another Victory for Clean Air – Vermont …

WebSummary: While many of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions this term were controversial, the air quality cases were marked victories for the environment. One of the Supreme …

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Not Intentional, But Impactful: Will Climate Change Bring …

WebFor instance, in a 1979 case, Bean v.Southwestern Waste Management Corp., the very first case to challenge environmental racism under Section 1983 civil …

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GETTING TO THE ROOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE

WebThis post is part of the Environmental Law Review Syndicate, a multi-school online forum run by student editors from the nation’s leading environmental law reviews.

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Environmental and Economic Equity in the Electric Vehicle …

Web2022 TOP 10 BLOG Environmental and Economic Equity in the Electric Vehicle Revolution. VJEL Staff Editor: Apryl Larkin. Faculty Member: Jenny Carter For too long …

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2024 Watch List – Vermont Journal of Environmental Law

WebIn June, the state passed two important pieces of legislation, the Housing Opportunities Made for Everyone (HOME) Act, which amends planning and permitting requirements to …

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Factory Farms Endanger Innocent Communities – Vermont Journal …

WebFactory Farming’s Effect on its Neighbors in the Community. Slaughterhouse work perpetuates a vicious cycle of violence and abuse that endangers innocent lives. …

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Ecoperspectives – Vermont Journal of Environmental Law

WebBy Emily Starobin, Staff Editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. May 3, 2024. When climate disaster strikes, language services are a matter of life and death and …

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THE PUBLIC VALUE OF ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE

Web2020] The Public Value of Ecological Agriculture 547 to industrial agriculture, which uses conservation not as a farming method, but as a retroactive tool to mitigate harm.15 While …

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Fukushima’s Wastewater Problem: Balancing the Ocean’s Health …

Web2024 TOP 10 BLOG Fukushima’s Wastewater Problem: Balancing the Ocean’s Health with an Increasing Need for More Low-Carbon Energy. VJEL Staff Editor: Alexander Hume

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Fighting Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: The Power of …

WebToday, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) compose most industrial-scale animal farms. (1) These farms often house thousands of animals in close …

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We Need Lawyers that “Speak Science” Now More than Ever! – …

WebEcoPerspectives Blog We Need Lawyers that “Speak Science” Now More Than Ever! By Erin Miller. May 18, 2020 On Thursday, March 26, 2020, the EPA released a statement …

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Dakota Freeze and Jennifer Carstens*

Web2014] Driving Change 115 across the country.11 Vehicle emissions contribute significantly to this air quality problem, which harms not only asthmatics but millions of others with …

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Green on Top: Zoning Against Climate Change with Green-Roof …

WebSummary: Green-roof zoning laws may provide a solution to the Urban Heat Island Effect, which contributes to anthropogenic climate change through heat pollution originating …

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RECONCILING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WITH LIMATE …

Web526 VERMONT JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW [Vol. 21 Lagoons break down solid and liquid waste into gasses, creating air pollution.26 Liquid waste sprayed onto fields …

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Christine Hyun-Gee Chai and Andrew Mui*

Web2021] Lasting Protection: Equipping Federal TOXICS Regulations 43 affecting domestic chlorine production.7 The rule did seemingly create some constraints against new …

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