Nick Collins
Appears in 56 Episodes
Confidence in Climate Science: How Consensus Emerges in the Scientific Community
Building scientific agreement is a meticulous process. In climate science, this process has faced a lot of outside scrutiny. In this episode, ELI’s Staff Scientist Dr....
Swamps, Science, and Sackett: ELI's Approach to Wetland Preservation
What do Wetlands have to do with wellbeing? As vibrant and critical ecosystems, wetlands provide economic, cultural, and climate benefits to communities worldwide. Yet...
From Dubai with Dedication: Navigating COP28 Climate Commitments
A lot has been said about COP28. It has been described as a success, failure, and everything in between, but what actually happened? This week, host Sarah Backer is jo...
Every Drop Counts: At the Confluence of Water and Law
It’s undeniable that we take water access for granted – until we don’t have it or until water quality degrades, anyways. With at least forty states anticipating water ...
Can Fashion Ever Be Sustainable? Maybe.
Consumers are seeking out ethically made and climate-friendly apparel to gift this holiday season. But how do they know whether their purchases are truly sustainable o...
Governing for Sustainability: A Conversation with Scott Schang and John Dernbach
The United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 integrated goals that address global challenges, including those related to poverty, inequality, cli...
COP28 Special: The Global Stocktake and Climate Equity
Today is the first day of COP28, where participants will discuss the first-ever global stocktake, an assessment of global action on climate change to date. The global ...
Eat Your T(of)urkey: How to Reduce Food Waste This Thanksgiving
An estimated 312 million pounds of food will be wasted this Thanksgiving. In this week’s episode, host Sarah Backer is joined by ELI Senior Attorney Linda Breggin and ...
Dr. Marshall Shepherd and “The Climate Moonshot”
In this week’s episode of People Places Planet Podcast, host Sarah Backer sits down with Dr. Marshall Shepherd, ELI’s 2023 Environmental Achievement Award recipient an...
Weighing The Social Cost of Carbon with Cass Sunstein and Kip Viscusi
In this week’s episode of the People Places Planet podcast, Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein engages in an illuminating discussion with Vanderbilt Professor W. Kip ...
Hear from ELI’s Summer Interns: Substantive Due Process in Climate Litigation, Caribbean Climate Migration, and Community Gardening in California
In this week’s episode of People Places Planet Podcast, ELI’s three summer interns (Anna Guzman, Natalie Triana, and Alex Alvarez) sit down with host Sarah Backer to ...
Not All Environmental Rights Amendments Are Created Equally: The Climate Science Behind Held v. Montana
In this week’s 'court watch' episode of the People, Places, and Planet podcast, Host Sarah Backer and guests ELI Staff Attorney Jarryd Page and Science Fellow John Doh...
Farewell, Georgia Ray! A Special Behind-the-Scenes Episode
Georgia Ray joined ELI as a Research Associate in August 2021 and has been the Host of People, Places, and Planet for the past year. At ELI, Georgia also worked on pro...
From Trash to Triumph: The Mount Growmore Initiative
In this week's episode of the People Places Planet Podcast, host Georgia Ray dives deep into an incredible transformation journey with her guests Debbie Sims, Suzi Ruh...
Protecting Half the Land: Reimagining How We Interact with the Environment with Author Tony Hiss
People view and value the land in different ways, and these attitudes have significant implications for the environmental movement. In this episode of the People Place...
The Fight for Forests: Green Militarization in Latin America
Environmental laws and the judiciary can play a role in preventing deforestation across Latin America. In this episode, host Georgia Ray speaks with Kristine Perry, a ...
Of Fish and Farms: Investigating Land-Based Aquaculture's Promises
Fish consumption is on the rise worldwide, and with it, fish farming. Land-based aquaculture and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) offer a lot of environmental p...
Sedimentary, My Dear Watson: How Coastal Resilience is Affected by Sediment Placement Regulation
Did you know that sediment could be a critical resource for coastal resilience? In this episode of the People Places Planet Podcast, host Georgia Ray speaks with Derek...
Discussions with ELI’s Spring Interns: The Nagoya Protocol and India’s Green Hydrogen Investments
At the Environmental Law Institute, interns have the opportunity to develop independent research projects based off their interests. In this episode of the People Plac...
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Scott Fisher, Local Stewardship Award Winner
Language changes how we perceive the world around us, and Scott Fisher is no stranger to that concept. Conversant in the Hawaiin language, Scott’s work centers communi...
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Bingqing Liu, Scientific Research Award Winner
From remote sensing to carbon sequestration, Bingqing Liu has the research to back it up. Dr. Liu’s work at The Water Institute is taking a deep look at how coastal re...
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Rebecca Swadek, Wetlands Program Development Award Winner
New York City might not be the concrete jungle you think it is. Rebecca Swadek has secured over $22 million in city and grant funding to implement wetlands projects ac...
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Matthew Hough, Promoting Awareness Award Winner
Promoting awareness is never easy–especially when you're talking to an uninformed and sometimes resistant public. Despite the difficulty, Matt Hough has been instrumen...
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Charlotte Michaluk, Youth Leadership Award Winner
Charlotte Michaluk has been a successful, data-driven advocate for wetland conservation and a continuous force in educating the community, notably through her wetland ...
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Adam Davis, Business Leadership Award Winner
Philanthropic and government resources alone can’t afford to restore all our wetlands. Over the past two decades, Adam Davis’ thought leadership has increased private ...
Youth Leadership for Wetlands Protection
Wetlands are critical infrastructure for coastal areas and species, but they are also integral to the culture of local communities. This week’s episode features Louisi...