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People Places Planet — 207 episodes
Protecting the Right to Participate: Aarhus & Escazú
Next Generation Geothermal: Closing the Finance & Regulatory Gap (Pt 2)
Next Generation Geothermal: The Technologies Driving the Momentum (Pt 1)
Forever Chemicals, State Solutions: New Mexico's PFAS Playbook
Designing for the Future: Circular Strategies Reshaping Fashion and Textiles
TSCA, Explained
Wetlands Under Threat: Local Tools for Protecting Wetlands in a Post-Sackett World
Earth Day's Legacy: Rebuilding Environmental Governance for the 21st Century
Land Rights, Impunity, and the Fight to Protect Brazil's Environmental and Land Defenders
Welcome to People Places Planet
Monsanto v. Durnell: Federal Preemption, Roundup, and the Future of Pesticide Liability
Place-Based Energy Transitions: Who Decides and Who Benefits in a Clean Energy Future
Centering Equity in Ocean Governance
A New Era? Private Sector Leadership in Environmental Law
Data Centers, AI, and the Grid: Can Load Flexibility Unlock New Capacity?
FIFRA, Explained
What’s Next for Environmental Law in 2026
Defensores ambientales: hacia la rendición de cuentas en Colombia
Groundtruth: Sustaining State Environmental Justice Programs in a Changed Policy Environment
ESA, Explained
Fish, Conflict, and the Future of Our Oceans
Inside NYC's Congestion Pricing Program
Indigenous Approaches to International Law
NFMA, Explained
A Thriving Future for Wetlands: Lessons from Louisiana, Virginia, and Idaho
Celebrating Collaboration: ECOS and the Future of State-Level Environmental Policy
Packaged with Care: Plastic Packaging, EPR, and the Circular Economy
Finding Common Language: Communicating about Environmental Law
CERCLA, Explained
Rethinking Environmental Governance: Reflections from Adapting to High Level Warming
Wading into a Warmer Future: Developing Climate Resilient Wetlands
Leveraging Corporate-Community Agreements for Environmental Justice: An ELPAR Article Spotlight
When the Water Comes: Managing Sea Level Rise
Safe Drinking Water Act, Explained
Food Waste Prevention Week: Highlighting Changemakers in Nashville
Healthy Schools, Healthy Futures: Transforming School Meals for Student Wellness and Sustainability
Clear Skies Ahead: Reducing Bird-Building Collisions
Environmental Defenders: On the Frontlines of Conservation
What's the Buzz? Legal and Scientific Frameworks for Pollinator Conservation
Held v. Montana: A 2025 Update
Water, Borders, and Diplomacy: A Conversation with IBWC Commissioner Giner
AI and the Environment: Balancing Demands, Challenges, and Opportunities
Environmental Justice: The State-Level Perspective
ELI Intern Minisode: The 30x30 Initiative in California and Environmental Justice in the Farm Bill
Here's To New Adventures: Farewell to Our 2022 Research Associates
Planted! How Local Governments are Increasing the Availability of Plant-Based Proteins to Reduce Emissions from Food
Planted! How Local Governments are Engaging the Public on the Benefits of Plant-Based Proteins
Planted! How Local Governments Can Measure and Tackle Food-Related Emissions
State of the Environment: How States Are Leading the Charge on Environmental Protection (feat. Elizabeth Biser and Ben Grumbles)
The Clean Air Act, Explained
Law of the Land: Towards a More Sustainable Food System
Chevron Deference in the Dock: SCOTUS and the Future of Environmental Protection
Enchanted and Endangered: Wetlands Restoration in New Mexico
Science to the People: Engaging Communities in Wetlands Restoration
Shoreline Solutions: Public-Private Partnerships for Florida's Wetlands
No Wetlands, No Seafood: How Wilmington, NC is Balancing Conservation and Development
The Enforcement Angle: New Generation of Nuclear - Advanced Reactors
Reflecting on a Half Century of Environmental Law, Policy, and Governance
Honoring Mud Lake This Earth Day
NEPA, Explained
ELR Spotlight: A Primer on Climate Justice Litigation in the United States
Diplomacy Required: Women, Water, and Peace
Unleash the Green: Legal and Policy Solutions for Green Startups
How Can Business Help Solve the Freshwater Crisis?
Cumulative Impact Analysis: Massachusetts, EPA, and Beyond
Confidence in Climate Science: How Consensus Emerges in the Scientific Community
Swamps, Science, and Sackett: ELI's Approach to Wetland Preservation
From Dubai with Dedication: Navigating COP28 Climate Commitments
Every Drop Counts: At the Confluence of Water and Law
Can Fashion Ever Be Sustainable? Maybe.
The Enforcement Angle: David Uhlmann and OECA
Governing for Sustainability: A Conversation with Scott Schang and John Dernbach
COP28 Special: The Global Stocktake and Climate Equity
Eat Your T(of)urkey: How to Reduce Food Waste This Thanksgiving
Groundtruth: Valuing Lived Experience and Fostering Meaningful Community Engagement
Dr. Marshall Shepherd and “The Climate Moonshot”
Weighing The Social Cost of Carbon with Cass Sunstein and Kip Viscusi
Hear from ELI’s Summer Interns: Substantive Due Process in Climate Litigation, Caribbean Climate Migration, and Community Gardening in California
Not All Environmental Rights Amendments Are Created Equally: The Climate Science Behind Held v. Montana
Farewell, Georgia Ray! A Special Behind-the-Scenes Episode
From Trash to Triumph: The Mount Growmore Initiative
Protecting Half the Land: Reimagining How We Interact with the Environment with Author Tony Hiss
The Fight for Forests: Green Militarization in Latin America
Sensing a Change in the Air: How Local Governments Can Respond and Adapt to Shifts in Air Quality Monitoring Technology
Of Fish and Farms: Investigating Land-Based Aquaculture's Promises
Sedimentary, My Dear Watson: How Coastal Resilience is Affected by Sediment Placement Regulation
Discussions with ELI’s Spring Interns: The Nagoya Protocol and India’s Green Hydrogen Investments
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Scott Fisher, Local Stewardship Award Winner
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Bingqing Liu, Scientific Research Award Winner
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Rebecca Swadek, Wetlands Program Development Award Winner
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Matthew Hough, Promoting Awareness Award Winner
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Charlotte Michaluk, Youth Leadership Award Winner
2023 National Wetlands Awards: Adam Davis, Business Leadership Award Winner
Groundtruth: Cultural Burns as Tools for Wildfire Prevention and Indigenous Healing
Youth Leadership for Wetlands Protection
The Enforcement Angle: Driving California Toward Carbon-Neutrality with Dr. Steven Cliff
Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Resilience with Lawyers and Authors Susan Crawford and Robert Verchick
Drinking Water in LA County
The Youth Review: Government-to-Government Consultation with Tribal Nations During Constant Environmental Change
The Enforcement Angle: Corporate Compliance Monitors
Global Perspectives on International Law Education and Practice with Visiting Attorney Tomkeen Mobegi
Women & Water
The Enforcement Angle: DOJ’s Environment & Natural Resources Division
Red, White & Blue = Green? Parallels Behind U.S. and French Environmental Law
The Enforcement Angle: The New Mexico Environment Department
National Wetlands Award Feature: Wetlands Watch
ELI 2022 Year in Review
Ocean Circulation, Science Communication, and Climate Policy — A Conversation with John M. Doherty
The Youth Review: Electric Vehicles and Just Energy Transitions
Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Compliance
Reimagining the Role of Biogas for Environmental Justice
The Enforcement Angle: INTERPOL’s Pollution Crime Working Group
Conversation with Benjamin F. Wilson: 2022 Environmental Achievement Award Winner
State Protection of Nonfederal Waters
Environmental Impacts of a Digital Sharing Economy
Water Justice and the Constituent Empowerment Model
Independent Research, Aquaculture and Brown Bag Lunches: Insights from ELI's Summer Interns
The Youth Review: Environmental Peacebuilding, Conservation, and Nonprofit Cooperation
Groundtruth: Implementing New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law
Groundtruth: Environmental Justice in the International Arena
ELPAR 2022: Spotlight on Environmental Citizen Suits
The BRIGHT Guide
The Enforcement Angle: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Youth Activism in Puerto Rico
El Activismo de los Jóvenes en Puerto Rico
National Wetlands Awards 2022
Groundtruth: 17 Principles of Environmental Justice—30 Years Later
ELI’s Climate Judiciary Project
Legal and Policy Issues of Sea Level Rise
The Enforcement Angle: Nuts and Bolts of EJSCREEN 2.0
Bridges to A New Era: The Past, Present, and Future of Tribal Co-Management on Federal Lands
Farming for Our Future
Groundtruth: EJ & ESG, Intersected
Climate Change & Food Waste
ELI’s Pro Bono Clearinghouse
Groundtruth: Meet EJ Leader & Advocate, Ben Wilson
The Enforcement Angle: DOJ’s Environment & Natural Resources Division
Protecting Sharks & Rays on the High Seas
Environmental Justice Initiatives at ELI
Glasgow to Dane County: Student Led Climate Action
Groundtruth: Environmental Justice in 2022—Perspectives From EPA
Bubble Trouble
The Enforcement Angle: SEC’s Kelly Gibson
Groundtruth: Operationalizing Environmental Justice
Groundtruth: All of Industry—Corporate Approaches to Advancing Environmental Justice
Is the U.S. Government Ready for the Climate Crisis? Examining Federal, State, and Local Climate Adaptation
Toxic Beauty Products and Environmental Justice
The Enforcement Angle: EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division
Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review
Into the Legal Void: Asteroid Mining and the Second Space Age
Migration With Dignity
Groundtruth: State Stories – Passing Environmental Justice Legislation
National Wetlands Awards 2021
Greening the U.S. Constitution
Engage the Experts: Offshore Wind Development
The Enforcement Angle: TCEQ’s Toby Baker
Groundtruth: New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law
Plant-Based Proteins
Working Remotely During the Pandemic at ELI
The Enforcement Angle: Earthjustice
A Citizen Science Revolution
Gas Stations and the Transition Away From Gasoline
The Enforcement Angle: NJ DEP’s Catherine McCabe
Reviving Regulatory Rationality
Integrating Climate Change into the Law School Curriculum: A Conversation with Prof. Warren G. Lavey
The Enforcement Angle: CARB’s Todd Sax
The Enforcement Angle: EPA’s Susan Bodine
2020 Hurricane Season & Implications for Coastal Communities
Compensatory Mitigation Project Review: Impediments & Best Practices
Engage the Experts: The Shifting Landscape of Renewable Energy Development
Toward A Global Pact for the Environment
What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law?
Engage the Experts: Solar Energy & Wildlife
Remarkable Cities and the Fight Against Climate Change
Reflections from ELI’s 2020 National Wetlands Awardees
Engage the Experts: Wind Power & Wildlife
Climate Science in the Courts
Turning a Blind Eye to Small Drinking Water Systems
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations with the Attorneys who have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Gary Guzy
Inconspicuous Consumption: The Link Between Everyday Practices and Climate Change
The Proposed NEPA Regulations: A Conversation With NEPA Regulations Expert Nick Yost
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations with the Attorneys who have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Ann Klee
Technology, the Environment, and GreenTech
Cool Cities: A/C Ordinances—The Hot New Trend in Fighting Extreme Heat?
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations With the Attorneys Who Have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Roger Martella
Energy Exactions: A New Idea for Local Governments
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations With the Attorneys Who Have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Scott Fulton
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations with the Attorneys who have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Avi Garbow
Combating Deforestation in the Amazon
Environmental Disruptors: Global Water Girls
Herding Cats: Governing Distributed Innovation
Engage the Expert: Environmental Enforcement
Carbon Taxation by Regulation
What Does 100% Renewable Really Mean? Unpacking Corporate Renewable Energy Statements
Trailblazing Tribes: Agriculture
Environmental Disruptors: 3-D Printing Food Waste for Fine Dining
Environmental Disruptors: Craft Brewed Sustainability
Restoration Reflections: Gulf Residents Share Their Experiences in the Deepwater Horizon Restoration Processes
An Inside Look at "Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States"
Environmental Disruptors: Brewing Cannabis with Beer Yeast
Best If Used: Tackling Food Waste in Music City U.S.A.
Environmental Disruptors: Breaking the Grass Ceiling of Cannabis Cultivation
Environmental Disruptors: Weed Like A Sustainable Cannabis Industry
Environmental Disruptors: Workin' At The (Waterless) Car Wash
Environmental Disruptors: Fly Grub, the Future of Animal Feed?
Checks and Balances on Environmental Policymaking in the Trump Era
A New Environmentalism