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By Journey Lipscomb
The rise of e-commerce has revolutionized the way America shops. Items appear on doorsteps just hours after being added to online carts, offering consumers an unprecedented level of convenience -- but the allure of same-day delivery and return services hides a more dangerous reality. As demand for the rapid distribution of goods increases, warehouses are cropping up closer and closer to homes, potentially posing significant environmental health threats to local communities and giving rise to a dangerous instance of environmental injustice.
By Samuel Ngoga
2025 Jim Rubin International Fellow
Just half a century ago, the survival of mountain gorillas hung in the balance. In the 1960s and 1970s, relentless poaching and habitat destruction reduced their numbers to fewer than 300. These magnificent great apes, tucked away in the misty slopes of the Virunga Mountains, stood on the verge of extinction.
By Leah Fattor, By Linda Breggin, By Sebastian Duque Rios
Every year, about 45 million gallons of milk go to waste in U.S. schools. At the same time, one-third of the U.S. population is lactose intolerant—meaning one in three children cannot comfortably or safely drink standard cow’s milk.
By Mara Pusic, By Linda Breggin
The Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review (ELPAR) is published annually in an August issue of the Environmental Law Institute’s Environmental Law Reporter (ELR) in collaboration with Vanderbilt University Law School (VULS).
By Mike Rolband
Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 2025 National Wetlands Awardee
By Simone Maloz
Campaign Director, Restore the Mississippi River Delta, and 2025 National Wetlands Awardee
By Bob Sussman
Bob Sussman was Deputy Administrator of EPA during 1993-1994 and Senior Policy Counsel to the Administrator during 2009-2013.
Attacking the Climate Change “Hoax”
By John M. Doherty, By Cecilia Diedrich
Recognizing that plastic pollution poses challenges to our environment and human health, the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee begins its final scheduled round of negotiations tomorrow to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. A recent report co-authored by ELI indicates that plastics also have an impact on the climate.
By John M. Doherty, By Cecilia Diedrich
Recognizing that plastic pollution poses challenges to our environment and human health, the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee begins its final scheduled round of negotiations tomorrow to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. A recent report co-authored by ELI indicates that plastics also have an impact on the climate.
By Cymie Payne
Professor, Rutgers University, Dept Human Ecology and Law School; ELI Fellow; Chair, Ocean Law Specialist Group, World Commission on Environmental Law, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)