Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) had a profound affect on the world. Not only was she a Supreme Court Justice, but had attained the status of a “rock star.” Like John Lewis, Justice Ginsburg influenced our thinking about justice for all people. Each of these giants of American society believed in the rights for all people, regardless of race or gender. As a result, they did something about it. In this post, I want to explore how RBG affected environmental law. n particular, she was involved in hundreds of cases, and wrote the opinion—majority and dissenting—in many of them. Her case load is impressive. What might surprise you is that she had a lot to say about the environment. She was involved in some landmark cases affecting the Clean Air and the Clean Water Acts.
Climate change is the reality for the cause of the mega-fires in the West. Yet, the President thinks the cause is the lack of raking leaves. Science denialism has led to a colossal debacle in this country.
I’ve wondered what is the main cause of wildfires raging in the West. Are the fires linked to climate change? What role do humans play in starting fires? Are there more fires this year than in the past? Why? Finally, the toll on human and other animal and plant life is immense.
Student activity in social action projects is an important way of helping connect to the real world. Climate change activism is a social action protest that students can be involved in. This activism is citizen science in action. Why should climate change activism be...
We have seen climate change youth leaders march and strike from schools around the world. There are hundreds of thousands of youth activists. They have had hundreds of media appearances. Four of these youth leaders met with two committees in the U.S. House. One met...
There are adults out there that want nothing to do with the young climate change activists that led strikes and marches on Friday. Some estimates indicate that over 4 millions people world-wide marches. They are angry with these youths, and their parents. They think...
