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Environmental Democracy Index

The EDI tracks the state of national laws protecting transparency, participation, and justice in environmental decision-making.

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A clarification of the public trust concept as it applies to the climate crisis

Environmental legal theorist Professor Mary Wood clarifies the public trust doctrine as it relates to the atmospheric trust litigation approach she has developed. That apprach is now being tested in U.S. federal court in the historic climate change lawsuit Juliana v. United States.

What would you say to those who feel they are too small to make a difference?

Environmental activist and winner of the inaugural Children’s Climate Prize (2016) Xiuhtezcatl Martinez reflects on the history of great social change, offering a message of hope and solidarity to those who fear their small voices may not be enough to make a difference.

What brought you to explore novel legal approaches to climate disruption?

Professor Mary Wood reflects on how she began to explore novel legal approaches to the global problem of climate disruption.

How do present environmental crises demand a reframing of our own perspectives?