Podcast Episodes

Designing for the Future: Circular Strategies Reshaping Fashion and Textiles

Season 8 Episode 21

The fashion and textiles industry accounts for up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, consumes 93 billion cubic meters of water annually, and …

6 hours ago

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TSCA, Explained

Season 8 Episode 20

The Toxic Substances Control Act is the cornerstone of chemical regulation in the United States — but for most of its existence, it was widely consid…

2 weeks ago

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Wetlands Under Threat: Local Tools for Protecting Wetlands in a Post-Sackett World

Season 8 Episode 19

After the Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court decision stripped back federal Clean Water Act protections, local governments found themselves on the frontlin…

4 weeks ago

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Earth Day's Legacy: Rebuilding Environmental Governance for the 21st Century

Season 8 Episode 18

Fifty-six years ago, the first Earth Day helped spark a generation of landmark environmental legislation — and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) …

1 month, 1 week ago

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Land Rights, Impunity, and the Fight to Protect Brazil's Environmental and Land Defenders

Season 8 Episode 17

Environmental and land defenders in Brazil face some of the highest rates of violence in the world, yet most attacks are never investigated, and fewe…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to People Places Planet

Season 8

Ahead of our eighth season, here's a preview of what's to come in People, Places, Planet, a bi-weekly podcast from the Environmental Law Institute. F…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Monsanto v. Durnell: Federal Preemption, Roundup, and the Future of Pesticide Liability

Season 8 Episode 16

Can states hold pesticide companies accountable — or does federal law preempt? In this episode of People, Places, Planet, host Sebastian Duque Rios s…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Place-Based Energy Transitions: Who Decides and Who Benefits in a Clean Energy Future

Season 8 Episode 15

What does a truly just energy transition look like — and who gets to define it? In this episode of People, Places, Planet, host Sebastian Duque Rios …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Centering Equity in Ocean Governance

Season 8 Episode 14

What does equity look like in ocean governance? In this episode of People, Places, Planet, host Sebastian Duque Rios speaks with Yoshitaka Ota of Oce…

3 months, 1 week ago

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A New Era? Private Sector Leadership in Environmental Law

Season 8 Episode 13

Is environmental law entering a new era—one defined not just by regulation and litigation, but also by implementation, incentives, and private-public…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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