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Sympathy alone cannot close the water gap in Indian Country
Sep 28, 2023Yesterday the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing on tribal access to water—a neglected issue that is increasingly recognized but still unaddressed. […]
Determining the reasonableness of permitting timeframes: Lessons from the Canadian criminal justice system
Aug 28, 2023It has been almost a year since Senator Manchin thrust the phrase “permit reform” onto center stage, arguing that the permitting process for energy projects […]
A permanent homeland for the Navajo Nation requires access to water
Aug 03, 2023Born on the Navajo Nation reservation, it was several years before I became aware of the stark difference in resources available on the reservation versus […]
Conservation Has Always Been a Part of the Bureau of Land Management’s Multiple Use Mandate
Jul 21, 2023Current Conditions on Public Lands Justify the BLM’s Proposed Conservation and Landscape Health Rule On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management proposed new […]
Responding to Questions for the Record
Jun 14, 2023Ideally, congressional hearings provide a forum for lawmakers to gather information, learn more about specific issues, and make informed decisions. After the hearing concludes, committee […]
Testifying Before Congress on Evidence-Based Recommendations for Permit Reform
Jun 05, 2023The Law and Policy Program aims to produce actionable, pragmatic research on emerging legal issues to facilitate sound governmental decisionmaking that protects the environment and […]
Applying Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to Permit Reform
Apr 21, 2023Thirteen years ago, on April 20, 2010, an explosion tore through BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, killing eleven people and spewing over four million barrels […]
Stegner Research Professors File Amicus Brief Supporting Water Access for the Navajo Nation
Mar 22, 2023“For the Navajo people, tó éí iiná até, water is life.” –Amicus Brief of DigDeep Right to Water Project and Utah Tribal Relief Foundation […]
The Tension Between Speed and Safety
Mar 15, 2023On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, the Roosevelt Institute will host a one-day in-person conversation about permit reform in Washington D.C. Common conversations about permit reform […]
The Cost of Denial About Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Feb 23, 2023Carbon capture and sequestration is the latest rage, but is it worth the hype? In Chasing Squirrels in the Energy Transition, Environmental Law, Vol. 52 […]
Talking About Permit Reform with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Feb 08, 2023We recently joined five other experts to explore the nuances of the permit reform debate in an article published by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. […]
Finding and Leveraging Allies
Feb 02, 2023Many tribes are matrilineal. In these communities, women historically played a significant role in holding and dispensing traditional knowledge. Women also held positions of leadership, […]
Piecing Together the Fragmented Legal Doctrines Governing “Pore Space”
Jan 27, 2023As carbon capture and sequestration technologies gain traction, the nature of underground rights is increasingly surfacing as an important, but fractured area of law. I […]
Distinguishing between Productive and Unproductive Causes of Delay in Critical Mineral Permitting
Nov 15, 2022Our latest article, Playing the Long Game: Expediting Permitting Without Compromising Protections, recommends three actions to expedite mine permit processing times without sacrificing analytical rigor: […]
Podcasting with Center for Western Priorities about Permitting Reform
Oct 01, 2022We had a great conversation with Kate Groetzinger and Aaron Weiss from Center for Western Priorities on their podcast, The Landscape. Our conversation can be […]
Utah Scholars Ask Lawmakers to Look at the Data with Permitting Reform
Sep 21, 2022Great article by Zak Podmore in the Salt Lake Tribune about permitting reform. As he points out, assumptions held by NEPA critics don’t always align […]
Do we have to choose between speedy development and the environment?
Aug 30, 2022We were thrilled to have an opportunity to speak with Laura Gersony at Circle of Blue about our research on causes of delay in the […]