In wake of President Trump’s stance on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions, some states have taken it upon themselves to introduce legislation that would curb greenhouse gas emissions by taxing fossil fuel products and emissions.
In this blog, 3L staffer Dylan Diedrich examines Kentucky's State Improvement Plan to address regional haze in class 1 areas covered by the Clean Air Act, specifically Mammoth Cave National Park. Diedrich takes the position that Kentucky's State Improvement Plan fails to adequately address the issue of haze. By failing to target appropriate pollution generators, the air haze around Mammoth Cave will fail to improve.
The way lawmakers define and regulate water ownership will determine the future of farming, cities, and ecosystems. In this blog, 2L staffer Keyera Jackson argues that if lawmakers fail to modernize Kentucky’s water laws, the next drought won’t just dry up streams; it could erode the fairness that water law was meant to protect.
Going through all the important changes likely to come from the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025, which intends to address harmful algal blooms, 2L staffer Nathan McCoy appraises whether it is effective in its goals. McCoy eventually concludes a finding that the amendment does indeed address the challenges of harmful algal blooms to the extent it could be considered to have fulfilled its purpose.
In this blog, 3L Staffer Chasity Peters argues that the EPA’s proposal to eliminate greenhouse gas reporting requirements under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program will cost the American people far more than the agency suggests will be saved by ending the requirement due to the increasing costs of climate change.
In this blog, 3L staffer Lydia Deaton discusses the need for additional IP protections within the bourbon industry and the potential use of trade secrets to help protect Kentucky's bourbon distillers. This blog argues that trade secret law offers a practical avenue of protection for bourbon manufacturers, safeguarding mash bills, aging techniques, and blending practices so long as reasonable confidentiality measures are maintained.
