Climate Torts Against Big Agriculture Shanthi Chackalackal Over the past two decades, the way society has discussed what was once referred to as “global warming” has evolved dramatically, becoming “climate change,” “the climate crisis,” and most recently, “the climate emergency.” This new sense of urgency reflects more than just rhetorical flourish; underlying it are the… Continue reading Chackalackal – Spring 2022
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Lok – Fall 2022
SEC Focus on Climate Change Risk and Disclosure Kathleen Lok As environmental concerns continue to rise, investors and companies have continued to contend with how to report the impact of climate related risks on their business. Currently, the SEC does not require any specific environmental risk reporting, and instead bases disclosures on materiality.[1] This lack… Continue reading Lok – Fall 2022
Meer – Fall 2022
A Hundred-Year Storm that Happens Every Five Years: Encouraging Detroit to Fix its Infrastructure and Changing the Liability Standard Jennifer Meer In June 2021, Detroit experienced one of the heaviest rains the area had seen since August 2014—though there had been at least four other incidents of extreme rainfall within the past five years.[i] The… Continue reading Meer – Fall 2022