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S&S is excited to announce a new partnership with the Harvard Environmental Law Review (HELR), the nation's premier publication on environmental law. We hope to expand our coverage of the legal dimensions of sustainability issues, and to share perspectives across the disciplinary spectrum. [Continue]

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In 2009, a small Alaskan town took 21 of the largest energy companies in America to court over climate change. Last week it lost its appeal in the 9th Circuit. What does this mean for the town and climate change litigation? [Continue]

The EPA has been leading the charge in shaping sustainable development, but the agency needs a new definition of sustainability if it is to continue to play a key role. [Continue]

Could the United States' refusal to accede to the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea come back to haunt it when the scramble for Arctic resources begins in earnest? [Continue]

America's imprisoned population is graying at an accelerating pace, an unnecessary budgetary and humanitarian disaster. We do have solutions. [Continue]

It used to be that when soldiers got involved with conservation, sustainability suffered. Now, new uses of the military are helping preserve valuable resources. [Continue]

New laws attempt to reduce a corporation's legal obligation to maximize profit. [Continue]