Editors' note
| Author | Nicole Waxman - Elizabeth Platt |
| Position | Editor-in-Chief - Editor-in-Chief |
| Pages | 2-2 |
2Sustainable Development Law & Policy
The Sustainable Development Law & Policy Brief (SDLP)
strives to address and analyze cutting-edge legal issues devel-
oping within the elds of environmental law and sustainable
development. For the last nineteen years, SDLP has examined
the tension between the private sector, often blamed for envi-
ronmental degradation, and the public sector, which is often
viewed as having the more environmentally-friendly interests.
The judicial system frequently undertakes the role of
resolving these conicts between the private and public sec-
tors. This issue of SDLP examines the evolving disputes over
which courts preside and the solutions that result. From federal
appellate courts employing varying approaches to hazardous
waste remediation to a rapidly changing Supreme Court, it is
clear that the future of environmental concerns will be decided
by the judiciary. These judicial decisions highlight varying
paradigms for protecting both natural resources and human
populations from environmental harms. The issue further high-
lights potential conicts that may arise in our ever-changing
society on topics ranging from Articial Intelligence to plastic
microbead regulation. Further, how courts construe statutory
rights, such as citizen suit provisions, has the potential to pave
the way for a new era of jurisprudence.
On behalf of the Sustainable Development Law & Policy
Brief, we would like to thank the contributing authors for their
time and insight that made this publication possible. We would
also like to thank our staff and editorial board for their hard
work and dedication to SDLP. Additionally, we would like to
thank our faculty advisors, without whom we would not have
the opportunity to share our views on the future of environ-
mental law through SDLP. Lastly, we would like to thank our
readers for their continuing interest and support over the last
nineteen years.
Sincerely,
Nicole Waxman Elizabeth Platt
Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief
eDitorS’ note
Features:
11 | can courtS Stop citizenS from proSecuting
criminal caSeS unDer the clean water act?
by Hannah Gardenswartz
13 | uSing artificial intelligence to improve
Data accuracy of air pollutantS unDer
the clean air act
by Lauren Palley
22 | ban on plaStic microbeaDS: too narrow,
or JuSt narrow enough?
by Liz Michalowska
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