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Environmentally Speaking — 138 episodes · page 1 of 2
EP138 - Seaweed Farms Between Wind Turbines, and the NIMBY Trap
EP 137 - Chevron Deference, Two Years Later: How Loper Bright Is Reshaping Environmental Law (Part 1)
EP 136 - Understanding Client Confidentiality in Environmental Law
EP 135 - Zoning, Permitting & Property Control: What Stops a Project Before It Starts?
EP 134 - The Chernobyl Effect: Wetlands, Microbes, and Environmental Recovery
EP 133 - When Science Leaves the Bench: Climate Change, Courts, and Political Denial
EP 132 - The Endangerment Finding, Explained
EP: 131 - How Climate Policy Actually Gets Implemented in Rhode Island
EP: 130 - Public Access to the Rhode Island Shoreline & Evolving Coastal Law
EP: 129 - NEPA, Public Comment, and the Push to Fast-Track Federal Permits
EP: 128 – Marine Spatial Planning & Offshore Wind Development
EP: 127 - Coastal Resilience & Municipal Planning in Rhode Island
Ep: 126 - Flooded Out? Inside Rhode Island’s First Buyback Program for At-Risk Homes
EP: 125 - Act on Coasts Study
EP: 124 - Land Use: Politics, Property and Process
EP: 123 - Understanding the Regulator’s Perspective
EP: 122 - Environmental Review of Offshore Wind: Policy Changes and Challenges
EP: 121 - Solutions for Developers Facing Supply Chain Issues
EP: 120 - Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags
EP: 119 - Understanding EPA Policy
EP: 118- The Use of Art in Residential and Commercial Development
EP: 117 - The Difference of Increase in Value vs. Buildable Space
EP: 116 - Huge Supreme Court decision on "Chevron Deference"
EP: 115 - The Sci-Fi Reality of Plastic Eating Bacteria
EP: 114 - How Trees Save Your Home from Floods and Landslides
Ep: 113 - How New Zoning Rules Affect Rhode Island's Housing
Ep: 112 - Understanding PFAS: The Latest Environmental Hazard on the EPA's Radar
EP: 111 - Old Buildings, New Dreams: Exploring Adaptive Reuse Opportunities
Ep: 110 - Arsenic in the Soil: Understanding the Environmental Ramifications of Bridge Reconstruction
Ep: 109 - Navigating Land Use and Zoning: Strategies for Property Development and Zoning Compliance
Ep: 108 - Atmospheric Rivers: Unearthing the Link Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Ep: 107 - Environmental Due Diligence Disasters: Navigating Pitfalls and Hidden Risks for Commercial Transactions
Ep: 106 - Legal vs. Technical: Exploring the Roles of Environmental Experts
Ep: 105 - Understanding the Legalities of Land Use
Ep: 104 - Tipping Towards Disaster: Revealing the Five Catastrophic Climate Tipping Points
Ep: 103 - Reclaiming Abandoned Golf Courses: A Sustainable Solution for Land Restoration
Ep: 102 - The Hidden Costs of Onshore Wind Farms and the Role of Government Bailouts
Ep: 101 - Offshore Wind: Costly Projects, Tax Incentives, and Stakeholder Backlash
Ep: 100 - How AI Affects the Environment
EP: 099 - The Hidden Threats in Real Estate Transactions: Mitigating Environmental Risks for Lenders and Buyers
Ep: 098 - Beavers to the Rescue: Restoring Ecosystems and Mitigating Climate Risks
Ep: 097 - NEPA Modifications: Is Government Moving Faster or Sacrificing the Environment?
Ep: 096 - Controversy in Conservation: Non-Native Species vs. Habitat Restoration
Ep: 095 - Farming in the Face of Climate Change: Adapting to Unpredictable Growing Seasons
Ep: 094 - Analyzing the Pros and Cons of the Tiverton Solar Project
Ep: 093 - Uncertainty on the Shores: Understanding Beach Closures in Rhode Island
EP: 092 - The Future of Wind Energy: Exploring Floating Platforms and the Burial of Electrical Cables
Ep: 091 - Polarization in the Climate Movement: Clean Energy Companies vs. Traditional Environmentalists
Ep: 090 - Extreme Weather and Rising Waters: Vermont's Battle with Climate Change
Ep: 089 - The Impact of Legislative Changes: Streamlining Housing or Sacrificing the Environment?
Ep: 088 - Beyond the Surface: Unveiling the Intricacies of Whale Mortality in Offshore Wind Projects
Ep: 087 - The Rule of Perpetuity: Is it Relevant in Today's Legal World?
Ep: 086 - Defining 'Waters of the United States': A Supreme Court Decision
Ep: 085 - And the Award Goes to…
Ep: 084 - Smoke in the Air
Ep: 083 - A New Kind of Compost
Ep: 082 - Copper Discharge
Ep: 081 - A Young Beekeeper’s breakthrough discovery!
Ep: 080 - Environmental Crimes at Sea
Ep: 079 - A Stinky Situation
Ep: 078 - Celebration of Earth Day
Ep: 077 - We got Hair!
Ep: 076 - Redevelopment
Ep: 075 - Recipe for Disaster
Ep: 074 - Ohio Train Derailment
Ep: 073 - UPDATES
Ep: 072 - Boomers and Sparkers
Ep: 071 - Net Your Problem
Ep: 070 - Short Term Rentals
Ep: 069 - The Problem with the Definition of Pollutants
Ep: 068 - Conflict with Aquaculture
Ep: 067 - ROUTE 79
Ep: 066 - REJECTED!
Ep: 065 - Smart growth
Ep: 064 - Heated
Ep: 063 - Earth Shot Prize
Ep: 062 - School Bus Idling
Ep: 061 - Christmas Tree Drought?
Ep: 060 - Navajo Nations Water Rights
Ep: 059 - The Oil Industry
Ep: 058 - Climate Change impacts on Historic Cemeteries
Ep: 057 - Champlin’s Marina
Ep: 056 - Legal Intervention
Ep: 055 - Offshore Wind
Ep: 054 - Endangered Right Whale
Ep: 053 - Renewable Energy
Ep: 052 - Historic Flooding
Ep; 051 - What's really in the water
Ep: 050 - Food Waste with Leo Pollock
Ep: 049 - The Woodstock of Cleanups
Ep: 048 - Get to Know US!
Ep. 047 - Listener Request: Day-to-Day Work
Ep: 046 - Pushing Renewable Energy
Ep: 045 - Making Agricultural Fun For The Youth
Ep: 044 - Problems with Electricity
Ep: 043 - Conservation Restrictions -vs- Conservation Easement
Ep: 042 - Climate Change with guest Bob Brulli
Ep: 041 - Are Solar Panels Hazardous and Toxic?
Ep: 040 - Special Guest - Alisa Richardson
Ep: 039 - Environmental Quiz