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State Policy And Regulatory Approaches To Sustainable Aviation Fuel Across The United States, Somtochukwu Attamah, Mary Johnson, Lara Fowler, Michael D. Helbing Jul 2026

State Policy And Regulatory Approaches To Sustainable Aviation Fuel Across The United States, Somtochukwu Attamah, Mary Johnson, Lara Fowler, Michael D. Helbing

Faculty Scholarship

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) represents a critical lever for achieving near-term decarbonization of the aviation industry. SAF can be manufactured for “drop-in” use in existing aircraft and fueling systems, allowing manufacturers to achieve lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) savings relative to standard jet fuel. However, U.S. policy is still disjointed: federal incentives are accompanied by diffuse state efforts, which means uneven market-based feedback and investment risk. After outlining the federal policy context, this Article conducts a comparative analysis of SAF-related policy frameworks across the fifty states. This includes a variety of government solutions offered in the form of enacted and proposed …


Environmental Repair In The Energy Transition, Martin Lockman Jun 2026

Environmental Repair In The Energy Transition, Martin Lockman

Faculty Publications

For nearly a century, American laws have required mines, oil and gas companies, and other potentially hazardous industries to restore land affected by their activities to a safe condition when they are done with it. These laws represent a grand bargain—they allow operators to make profitable but damaging use of land today in exchange for the promise of expensive remediation tomorrow. However, this bargain has proven hard to enforce. Dozens of “zombie” mines scar mountains in Kentucky. Unrecorded “orphaned” wells poison groundwater in Texas. Over the past century, these laws have become the center of a legal arms race. Fossil …


Climate Lies And Unjust Profits, Vanessa Casado-Pérez, Yotam Kaplan, Yael Lifshitz, Niv Meyerson May 2026

Climate Lies And Unjust Profits, Vanessa Casado-Pérez, Yotam Kaplan, Yael Lifshitz, Niv Meyerson

Faculty Scholarship

The climate crisis has reached a perilous tipping point. Our entrenched reliance on fossil fuels remains unchecked, as fossil fuel corporations wield their power to block meaningful reform and entrench their profits. The political horizon offers little relief—an incoming administration is poised to dismantle vital environmental protections, stripping away the few safeguards that stand between us and climate catastrophe.

In this grim landscape, communities across the nation are turning to the courts with renewed urgency, seeking justice and reform through climate litigation. Yet past efforts have fallen short, stymied by two formidable barriers. First, by centering on greenhouse gas emissions …


Appeal No. 1055: City Of Marietta. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management And Deeprock Disposal Solutions, Llc., Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1055: City Of Marietta. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management And Deeprock Disposal Solutions, Llc., Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Steph #1 Well Permit


Appeal No. 1056: Donna M. Murry V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1056: Donna M. Murry V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2025-276 and 2025-320


Appeal No. 1046: David & Kathryn Belknap, Et Al. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management And Eog Resources, Inc., Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1046: David & Kathryn Belknap, Et Al. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management And Eog Resources, Inc., Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Order 2025-123


Appeal No. 1057: Donna M. Murry V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1057: Donna M. Murry V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2025-276 and 2025-320


Appeal No. 1060: Big M Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1060: Big M Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2025-335, 2025-336, 2025-337, and 2025-338


Appeal No. 1061: Big M Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1061: Big M Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2025-335, 2025-336, 2025-337, and 2025-338


Appeal No. 1031: Mason Drilling, Inc.. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1031: Mason Drilling, Inc.. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Order No. 2024-73


Appeal No. 1036: G & M Smith Family, Llc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1036: G & M Smith Family, Llc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Order 2024-287


Appeal No. 1029: Appalachia Minerals, Llc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1029: Appalachia Minerals, Llc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Order 2024-20


Appeal No. 1058: Big M Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1058: Big M Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2025-335, 2025-336, 2025-337, and 2025-338


Appeal No. 1059: Big M Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Apr 2026

Appeal No. 1059: Big M Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2025-335, 2025-336, 2025-337, and 2025-338


Appeal No. 1040: Leonard Wisneski V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Feb 2026

Appeal No. 1040: Leonard Wisneski V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Order 2024-435


Appeal No. 1067: Arrowhead Road Services, Llc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Feb 2026

Appeal No. 1067: Arrowhead Road Services, Llc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Order 2025-512


Resilient Dispute Resolution Systems For International Energy Conflicts, Guillermo J. Garcia Sanchez Feb 2026

Resilient Dispute Resolution Systems For International Energy Conflicts, Guillermo J. Garcia Sanchez

Faculty Scholarship

Energy-related conflicts are on the rise, spanning diverse issues such as the impacts of rare mineral mining on local communities, the impacts of sanctions on energy investments due to the Russia-Ukraine war, and the impacts of expanded subsidies on the electric vehicle and solar panel industries. Increasingly, companies, communities, and governments are clashing over the challenges of pursuing disparate and sometimes competing energy policies. This Article argues that dispute resolution mechanisms in the energy investment sector must be fundamentally rethought. Traditional semi-adjudicatory models, which focus on winners and losers, fail to accommodate the complex and multifaceted nature of contemporary energy …


When Words Flow Like Water: How The Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Environmental Impact Statement Failed To Prevent Hydrogeologic Harm In Minnesota, Carly Gutzmann Jan 2026

When Words Flow Like Water: How The Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Environmental Impact Statement Failed To Prevent Hydrogeologic Harm In Minnesota, Carly Gutzmann

Journal of Earth and Life Science

For the aquifers of Minnesota, the environmental impact statement (EIS) was a promise of protection that never left the page. An environmental impact statement is meant to be an aid in the decision making process in order to ensure that projects consider potential environmental harms that may occur. However, they are often used instead as another regulatory box to check, rather than as active considerations when planning. As such, a project plan can be flawed from the start—if project developers only consider environmental impacts after they have already put considerable time, effort, and funding into their project as-is, they may …


Indigenous Land Seizure & Environmental Injustice: Impacts Of Settler Colonialism, Lydia Moorman Jan 2026

Indigenous Land Seizure & Environmental Injustice: Impacts Of Settler Colonialism, Lydia Moorman

Journal of Earth and Life Science

The fields of conservation and environmentalism prioritize ecosystem health, yet both emerged from western frameworks that displaced and criminalized Indigenous land stewardship. The idealization of “pristine wilderness” narratives served to justify the removal of Indigenous peoples from their homelands and erased millennia of sustainable land stewardship that had maintained ecological balance long before western conservation existed. These narratives not only misrepresented Indigenous relationship with land but also constructed a false dichotomy between humans and nature that positioned Indigenous presence as a threat rather than a source of ecological knowledge. Simultaneously, anthropogenic expansion; such as pipelines, mining, railroads, and other extractive …


China’S Influence Over The Mining Industry In Africa, Safa M. Altamimi, Reda Amer Dec 2025

China’S Influence Over The Mining Industry In Africa, Safa M. Altamimi, Reda Amer

Undergraduate Research Symposium

How much influence does China have over the international supply of minerals from Africa? The purpose of this research is to study China’s involvement in Africa’s mining industry and analyze its impact on US economic interests. China has traded and invested in many mining sites across Africa; However, I will be focusing on DRC, Zambia, and Zimbabwe for my research. Using ArcGIS pro tools, I will create and analyze a map that contains information about mineral deposits and facilities.


Appeal No.1052: Big M. Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Dec 2025

Appeal No.1052: Big M. Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2015-250, 2025-251, 2025-252, and 2025-253


Appeal No.1050: Big M. Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Dec 2025

Appeal No.1050: Big M. Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2015-250, 2025-251, 2025-252, and 2025-253


Appeal No.1045: Renee Beem Caughey V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management & Eog Resources, Inc., Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Dec 2025

Appeal No.1045: Renee Beem Caughey V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management & Eog Resources, Inc., Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's 2025=123


Appeal No.1049: Gaia Exploration, Llc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Dec 2025

Appeal No.1049: Gaia Exploration, Llc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Order 2025-205


Appeal No.1051: Big M. Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Dec 2025

Appeal No.1051: Big M. Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2015-250, 2025-251, 2025-252, and 2025-253


Appeal No.1053: Big M. Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Dec 2025

Appeal No.1053: Big M. Petroleum Corporation V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Appeal of Chief's Orders 2015-250, 2025-251, 2025-252, and 2025-253


The Power Of ‘Net Zero’: Seductive Dispossession On The Critical Minerals Frontier, Dayna Scott Oct 2025

The Power Of ‘Net Zero’: Seductive Dispossession On The Critical Minerals Frontier, Dayna Scott

Articles & Book Chapters

This article draws on insights gained from many years of community-engaged work alongside Neskantaga First Nation, a small remote Anishinaabe community in Treaty No.9, whose Indigenous homelands are being pressured by the global thirst for critical minerals. In line with recent writing on 'green extractivism', I detail how mining's new legitimacy in the boreal peatlands of the far north of Ontario, Canada, gained strength over the past decade from a pitch that associates it with battery metals for electric vehicles, and thus the transition to a 'net-zero' economy. The seduction obscures the social and ecological destruction that mining entails, and …


The Us-Ukraine Strategic Minerals Partnership In The Wake Of Russia’S War Of Aggression, Gregory Shaffer, Sergio Puig Sep 2025

The Us-Ukraine Strategic Minerals Partnership In The Wake Of Russia’S War Of Aggression, Gregory Shaffer, Sergio Puig

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has prompted not only military and diplomatic responses, but also novel forms of international agreements centered on co-investment in resources and infrastructure. This essay examines the “minerals deal” between Ukraine and the United States. The agreement establishes a joint venture for investment in mining, hydrocarbons, and infrastructure in Ukraine. Although the key details are set forth in a Limited Partnership Agreement (LP Agreement) that remains undisclosed, insights can be drawn from the publicly available Agreement on the Establishment of a United States–Ukraine Reconstruction and Investment Fund (UURIF), official statements, a leaked draft of the LP …


Appeal No. 1042: Empire Fluid Solutions, Llc V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Aug 2025

Appeal No. 1042: Empire Fluid Solutions, Llc V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

No abstract provided.


Appeal No. 1043: Empire Fluid Solutions, Llc V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Aug 2025

Appeal No. 1043: Empire Fluid Solutions, Llc V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

No abstract provided.