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Climate Last Resorts, Michael Pappas Jan 2026

Climate Last Resorts, Michael Pappas

Publications

The United States faces a climate crisis, an affordable housing crisis, and, linking them both, an insurance crisis. At the intersection of these concurrent predicaments lie a set of little-known but surprisingly impactful policies: state Insurer of Last Resort (ILR) programs. ILRs are state policies that provide property insurance when private insurance is unavailable, such as when private insurers determine that climate hazards are too risky to underwrite.

This Article argues that long-overlooked ILR programs are quickly becoming lynchpins for addressing some of today’s most pressing concerns around climate, housing, and insurance. Accordingly, ILRs bear urgent attention and reevaluation. In …


Editor's Note, Emily Derrenbacker Jan 2026

Editor's Note, Emily Derrenbacker

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents, Colorado Environmental Law Journal Jan 2026

Table Of Contents, Colorado Environmental Law Journal

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


On Shaky Ground: America’S Public Lands Face An Uncertain Future, John Leshy Jan 2026

On Shaky Ground: America’S Public Lands Face An Uncertain Future, John Leshy

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Fight For Public Rights On America’S Waterways, Mark Squillace Jan 2026

The Fight For Public Rights On America’S Waterways, Mark Squillace

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Fencing In A Technological Age: Utilizing Federal Regulatory Frameworks To Implement Virtual Fencing On Federal Public Land, Sam Johnson Jan 2026

Fencing In A Technological Age: Utilizing Federal Regulatory Frameworks To Implement Virtual Fencing On Federal Public Land, Sam Johnson

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Précis Of Pfas Legislation In The Southwestern United States, Brenden Catt Jan 2026

A Précis Of Pfas Legislation In The Southwestern United States, Brenden Catt

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


People Over Paper: The Effectiveness Of International Agreements Under Treaty Capture, Eric Nicholson Jan 2026

People Over Paper: The Effectiveness Of International Agreements Under Treaty Capture, Eric Nicholson

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Greening With Justice: Evaluating Denver’S Urban Green Space Policies Through An Environmental Justice Lens, Vicente Tapia Jan 2026

Greening With Justice: Evaluating Denver’S Urban Green Space Policies Through An Environmental Justice Lens, Vicente Tapia

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Peak Bagging: The Land Acquisition History And Public Access Rights That Make It Mostly Possible, Andrea Shipton Jan 2026

Peak Bagging: The Land Acquisition History And Public Access Rights That Make It Mostly Possible, Andrea Shipton

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Idea Of Air, Jonathan Skinner-Thompson Jan 2026

The Idea Of Air, Jonathan Skinner-Thompson

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How we view air, especially clean air, has meaningful normative and practical implications. Today, it is commonly recognized as an exhaustible natural resource. But air was not always thought of as something to be conserved, developed, and used. This Article is the first to explore and interrogate that view.

The shift to seeing air as a resource started in the first part of the twentieth century. Previously, air was characterized by its limitless supply of oxygen: a pure public good. Over time, the quality of that good changed, and a precious resource emerged. That resource—especially its chemical and physical characteristics—inspired …


Planning A New Paradigm: Tribal Co-Stewardship And Federal Public Lands Planning, Monte Mills, Martin Nie Jan 2025

Planning A New Paradigm: Tribal Co-Stewardship And Federal Public Lands Planning, Monte Mills, Martin Nie

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Teaching At The Intersection Of Federal Indian Law And Environmental Law Courses, Mia Montoya Hammersley, Vanessa Ann Racehorse, Heather Tanana, Nadine Padilla, Gerald Torres Jan 2025

Teaching At The Intersection Of Federal Indian Law And Environmental Law Courses, Mia Montoya Hammersley, Vanessa Ann Racehorse, Heather Tanana, Nadine Padilla, Gerald Torres

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A discussion of the important role of Federal Indian Law in the practice of environmental and natural resources law and guidance on incorporating this intersection into traditional environmental law courses and curricula.


Landscape Intactness As A Necessary Component Of Multiple-Use And Sustained-Yield Management Of Bureau Of Land Management Public Lands, Matthew S. Dietz, Alison C. Flint, R. Travis Belote Jan 2025

Landscape Intactness As A Necessary Component Of Multiple-Use And Sustained-Yield Management Of Bureau Of Land Management Public Lands, Matthew S. Dietz, Alison C. Flint, R. Travis Belote

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Greenwashed Forest Management And Wildfire Resilience, Sarah A. Matsumoto Jan 2025

Greenwashed Forest Management And Wildfire Resilience, Sarah A. Matsumoto

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


State Adoption Of A Constitutional Right To A Clean And Healthy Environment: Held V. Montana As A Success For Climate Litigation, Lara Andenoro Jan 2025

State Adoption Of A Constitutional Right To A Clean And Healthy Environment: Held V. Montana As A Success For Climate Litigation, Lara Andenoro

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Dire Straits In The Gulf: Using The Endangered Species Act To Better Protect The World's Rarest Whale From Industrial Threats, Aidan Bodeo-Lomicky Jan 2025

Dire Straits In The Gulf: Using The Endangered Species Act To Better Protect The World's Rarest Whale From Industrial Threats, Aidan Bodeo-Lomicky

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Applying The Rights Of Nature To The Rights Of Animals: Comparing The Lake Erie Bill Of Rights To Happy The Elephant, Mason Liddell Jan 2025

Applying The Rights Of Nature To The Rights Of Animals: Comparing The Lake Erie Bill Of Rights To Happy The Elephant, Mason Liddell

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Colorado Environmental Law Journal Jan 2025

Front Matter, Colorado Environmental Law Journal

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, Colorado Environmental Law Journal Jan 2025

Editor's Note, Colorado Environmental Law Journal

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Mining Association Position Statement On Indigenous Peoples: Respect For Their Rights Advanced, With Some Shortcomings, S. James Anaya Jan 2025

Mining Association Position Statement On Indigenous Peoples: Respect For Their Rights Advanced, With Some Shortcomings, S. James Anaya

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, Emily Derrenbacker Jan 2025

Editor's Note, Emily Derrenbacker

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents, Colorado Environmental Law Journal Jan 2025

Table Of Contents, Colorado Environmental Law Journal

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Interrogating Marine Plastics Pollution Regulations: The Intended Roles Of The Global Plastics Treaty, Ndubuisi Augustine Nwafor Jan 2025

Interrogating Marine Plastics Pollution Regulations: The Intended Roles Of The Global Plastics Treaty, Ndubuisi Augustine Nwafor

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Towards Multispecies Environmental Justice, Laura Street Cole Jan 2025

Towards Multispecies Environmental Justice, Laura Street Cole

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Holding Fossil Fuel Producers Accountable In U.S. And Other Foreign Courts: A Climate Justice Pathway For Sierra Leone, Jamil Sahid Fofanah Jan 2025

Holding Fossil Fuel Producers Accountable In U.S. And Other Foreign Courts: A Climate Justice Pathway For Sierra Leone, Jamil Sahid Fofanah

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Environmental Cost Of Intelligence: Regulating The Climate Impact Of Artificial Intelligence, Emilee Calvin Jan 2025

The Environmental Cost Of Intelligence: Regulating The Climate Impact Of Artificial Intelligence, Emilee Calvin

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Still Silent: How The U.S. Regulatory Framework Fails To Address The Dangers Of Pesticides, Obie Johnson Jan 2025

Still Silent: How The U.S. Regulatory Framework Fails To Address The Dangers Of Pesticides, Obie Johnson

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Ski Resorts And Rural Energy Resiliency: How Colorado’S Ski Industry Could Help Reduce Energy Vulnerability In Rural Mountain Communities, Jonathan Skule Jan 2025

Ski Resorts And Rural Energy Resiliency: How Colorado’S Ski Industry Could Help Reduce Energy Vulnerability In Rural Mountain Communities, Jonathan Skule

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Corporate Climate Targets: Science, Discretion, And Climate-Washing, Nadav Orian Peer Jan 2025

Corporate Climate Targets: Science, Discretion, And Climate-Washing, Nadav Orian Peer

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The use of corporate climate targets has exploded in recent years and now encompasses many of the world's largest and most profitable companies. In a corporate climate target, a company voluntarily commits to reducing its emissions in line with climate science and the Paris Agreement. The broad adoption of these targets raises important questions: are these commitments truly aligned with science in the way they are advertised, or do they raise "climate-washing" concerns; i.e., do they exaggerate the benefits and significance of the climate targets? This Article investigates the role that science actually plays within targets and explores different types …