Environmental Policy & Law

Prior to receiving his MA in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island, Rafeed Hussain was an Ocean Planning Program Specialist and Special Assignment Photographer at Ocean Conservancy. He is excited to be returning to Ocean...

In this blog and research paper, the authors argue that “dominant American property regimes fundamentally constrain attempts to plan for and achieve socially just and ecologically reparative adaptation.”

Greenhouses in Montreal, Canada tend to be small scale and community operated, with equity missions. In this article, Nathan McClintock and co-authors characterize the everyday governance of these “solidarity greenhouses” and examine the conditions that mediate their emergence and success.

The program empowers LGBTQ students pursuing a law degree and who show leadership and courage on behalf of the LGBTQ community.

In his new role as Assistant Professor, David is exploring how environmental justice organizations influence local and state policy through the implementation of community organizing and coalition building strategies.

Green 2.0 recently featured a Q&A with Candice Youngblood on their blog highlighting environmental leaders. Green 2.0 is a nonprofit organization working to ensure that the environmental movement collaborates effectively and equitably to...

A Renters’ Right to Cooling draws on the experiences of tenants in South L.A., an area disproportionately burdened by the effects of climate change and extreme heat, with less tree shade, green space, and other infrastructure investments than other parts of the city.

Lourdes Vera spoke to NPR about her work volunteering to preserve climate-related data and tools from agency websites before they are stripped by the Trump administration.