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Energy Exactions: A New Idea for Local Governments
Local governments often require developers to bear the costs of new infrastructure, termed “exactions.” But Professors Rossi and Serkin from Vanderbilt University Law ...
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations With the Attorneys Who Have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Scott Fulton
In this second in a series of conversations with former EPA General Counsels, Kevin Minoli, a partner at Alston & Bird who worked within EPA’s Office of General Counse...
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations with the Attorneys who have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Avi Garbow
In this episode, Kevin Minoli, a partner at Alston & Bird, talks to former EPA General Counsel Avi Garbow, the longest serving General Counsel in EPA’s history. This e...
Combating Deforestation in the Amazon
The Amazon Rainforest is a hotbed of biodiversity and—perhaps most crucial to our current climate crisis—stores approximately 120 billion tons of carbon. But deforesta...
Environmental Disruptors: Global Water Girls
By 2050, the amount of plastic in the ocean is expected to outweigh the amount of fish, making plastic waste diversion from oceans a global priority. In this episode, ...
Herding Cats: Governing Distributed Innovation
Do-It-Yourself biology, 3D printing, and the sharing economy are equipping ordinary people with new powers to shape their biological, physical, and social environments...
Engage the Expert: Environmental Enforcement
In this episode of People Places Planet Podcast, we listen in on a casual conversation between Special Agent Andrea Abat, a criminal investigator at the U.S. Environme...
Carbon Taxation by Regulation
For more than a century, energy rate setting has been used to promote public good and redistributive goals, akin to general financial taxation. Various non-tax subsidi...
What Does 100% Renewable Really Mean? Unpacking Corporate Renewable Energy Statements
Corporate pledges to rely exclusively on renewable energy can boost a company’s environmental image and can have a significant impact on the amount of generated renewa...
Trailblazing Tribes: Agriculture
When it comes to the 573 federally recognized tribes in the United States, agriculture represents not just a source of food security, but an opportunity to express tri...
Environmental Disruptors: 3-D Printing Food Waste for Fine Dining
In the latest episode from People Places Planet Podcast, Azi Akpan of ELI’s Innovation Lab chats with Elzelinde van Doleweerd and Vita Broeken, co-Founders of Upprinti...
Environmental Disruptors: Craft Brewed Sustainability
Brewing a single gallon of beer uses about seven gallons of water. In this episode, we talk to Erin Cox, the Quality Management Systems Supervisor at Great Divide Brew...
Restoration Reflections: Gulf Residents Share Their Experiences in the Deepwater Horizon Restoration Processes
Since 2010, ELI has been supporting Gulf communities as they navigate the Deepwater Horizon restoration process. In this episode, Taylor Lilley, Public Interest Law Fe...
An Inside Look at "Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States"
Last March, ELI Press released Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States, a "legal playbook" for reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 8...
Environmental Disruptors: Brewing Cannabis with Beer Yeast
In this episode, Dave Rejeski, Director of ELI’s Technology, Innovation, and the Environment Program, talks with Jay Keasling, UC Berkeley professor and synthetic biol...
Best If Used: Tackling Food Waste in Music City U.S.A.
On average, Americans waste about 40% of their food. In this episode, we sit down with Linda Breggin, Director of ELI’s Center for State, Tribal, and Local Environment...
Environmental Disruptors: Breaking the Grass Ceiling of Cannabis Cultivation
From sensor devices and LED lighting to automated systems and monitoring software, technology plays a vital role in cultivating sustainability in the cannabis industry...
Environmental Disruptors: Weed Like A Sustainable Cannabis Industry
The cannabis industry is transforming rapidly. But what does this mean for the environment? From air, water, and nutrients, to packaging, waste, and pesticides, the ca...
Environmental Disruptors: Workin' At The (Waterless) Car Wash
How do you wash a car without water? Join us in our second “Environmental Disruptors” episode where we talk to DJ Patterson, owner of EcoGreen, Oklahoma’s first and on...
Environmental Disruptors: Fly Grub, the Future of Animal Feed?
An estimated 25 million tons of fish is used in animal feed per year. Is there an alternative to feeding livestock from limited marine resources? In this inaugural epi...
Checks and Balances on Environmental Policymaking in the Trump Era
There have been a number of changes – or attempted changes – to the environmental legal landscape since President Trump took office on January 20, 2017. In this podcas...
A New Environmentalism
An increasingly fast-paced technological world requires a restructuring in environmental protection strategy. In our first episode, ELI President Scott Fulton and Dave...