The Environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure foresees that the information on the environmental effects of a specific activity is used to support the decision on whether to give a project consent, and has the ability to ensure no more than that the decision taken is an informed one. As...

Climate regulation of the electricity sector is one of the most important growing — and rapidly changing — areas of law and policy today. This is both because of the critical role that electricity plays in modern society, acting as economic lifeblood, and because of electricity's part in...

Vermont towns are required to have a town plan. The responsibility of the town planning department, the plan is comprehensive and details the current state of the town and embodies the residents’ vision of the town’s future. Town plans should be compatible with the plans of neighboring...

In this paper, I bring together recent developments in shareholder activism, responsible investing, and "new governance" regulation, to consider the role of public pension funds as a surrogate regulator for corporate sustainable development. Although a handful of public pensions are active in...

The Environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure foresees that the information on the environmental effects of a specific activity are used to support the decision on whether to give a project consent, and has the ability to ensure no more than that the decision taken is an informed one. As...