As our climate continues to change, New York City is facing increasing pressure to adapt to the challenges posed by excessive stormwater runoff. New infrastructure investments—including in green infrastructure such as parks, restored wetlands, green roofs, and rain gardens—can help the City respond to present and future climate impacts, including excess rainfall. Yet securing sustained […]
Cities are often thought of as distinctly human environments. Yet, a wide variety of wild animals continue to make their homes in and around dense urban areas. Experts increasingly accept that human, animal, and environmental health are intrinsically linked. In this vein, cities have the opportunity to consider how they can adapt their built infrastructure […]
At this event, Dr. Raffael Fasel discusses his new book, More Equal than Others: Humans and the Rights of Other Animals, with additional comments from professors César Rodríguez-Garavito, Jeremy Waldron & Mattias Kumm. SYNOPSIS Unprecedented demands have recently arrived at the doorstep of courts and parliaments the world over: nonhuman animals should receive some of […]
The Guarini Center is pleased to invite you to a discussion of Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship, by David Spence. This is the first event in our Energy Transition Discussion Series in Fall 2024! SPEAKERS David Spence, Rex G. Baker Chair in Natural Resources Law in the […]
As climate change litigation continues to rise in frequency and volume, environmental advocates, and state and local governments are driving innovative legal theories to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for greenhouse gas emissions and move climate policies forward through impact litigation. At the same time, the federal government’s ability to pursue affirmative climate policy has […]
