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A New Era? Private Sector Leadership in Environmental Law

Is environmental law entering a new era—one defined not just by regulation and litigation, but also by implementation, incentives, and private-public partnerships?In t...

Data Centers, AI, and the Grid: Can Load Flexibility Unlock New Capacity?

As artificial intelligence drives unprecedented growth in electricity demand, data centers are rapidly becoming some of the largest—and most consequential—loads on the...

FIFRA, Explained

From the food we eat to the parks, farms, and neighborhoods around us, pesticide policy quietly shapes everyday life in the United States.In this installment of our Ex...

What’s Next for Environmental Law in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, People, Places, Planet takes stock of a year of profound change in environmental law—and looks ahead to the legal and policy questions that w...

Defensores ambientales: hacia la rendición de cuentas en Colombia

This is a special edition episode in Spanish with our Colombian partner on ELI's Environmental Defenders Database project. If you'd like to learn more, please visit ou...

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