by Emma Weiss '17 & Michael Finewood PhD | Nov 7, 2016 | Environmental Justice, Ethics, Land Use, Recreation, Sustainability
Can park access be increased while still protecting resources? Time for a deeper look into the sometimes-conflicting values of human benefits, public access, and resource protection.
by Jason J. Czarnezki, Johan Elmberg, Magnus Tuvendal | Oct 19, 2016 | Ecology, Ethics, Land Use, Sustainability
For any given property, there are more stakeholders than just the landowner. The latter should not be allowed to deny the former the right to nature’s benefits.
by John Cronin | Jan 19, 2015 | Ecology, Environmental Justice, Ethics, Human Sustainability, Pollution, Poverty
James Gustave Speth: If there is a model it is the civil rights revolution of the 1960s. It had a dream. The dream of modern American environmentalism was founded on the dream of the American civil rights movement. You would not know it today. In his April 16, 1963...
by John Cronin | Jan 6, 2015 | Ethics, Human Sustainability, Poverty, Water
The United Nations says water is a fundamental human right. In 2014, Detroit decided differently. The city shut off water to 17,000 residents who could not pay their water bills. The government-recognized poverty rate in Detroit is 38%. United Way says the real rate...
by Nadya Hall | Jun 10, 2014 | Animal Welfare, Ecology, Ethics, Law & Policy
Nadya Hall is a Pace University student, member of Pace Academy’s Environmental Policy Clinic and Academy summer intern. This post also appears at ePolicy, the Clinic’s blog. Vehicle collisions with wildlife already cost Americans $8 million a year, and...
by John Cronin | May 10, 2014 | Energy, Ethics, International
The following replaces and significantly updates a post from earlier today. The kidnapping of hundreds of school girls by terrorist group Boko Haram is the most recent chapter in the enduring tragedy that is Nigeria. The story has focused world attention on the...