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Agriculture Shifts From Climate-Change Culprit to Victim in New Lawsuit

LEAP Legal Director Daina Bray comments on the vulnerabilities of farmers to climate change and the need for policy to support them.

Agriculture Shifts From Climate-Change Culprit to Victim in New Lawsuit
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Q&A: Former LEAP Student Fellow Brooke Dekolf ’21 Combats Humanewashing

Brooke Dekolf ’21, who recently wrote an article about humanewashing in farming, discusses legal strategies for combatting the practice.
Q&A: Former LEAP Student Fellow Brooke Dekolf ’21 Combats Humanewashing
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Civil Eats

Embattled Meat Giant JBS Cleared for NYSE Listing, Was Trump’s Largest Inauguration Donor

LEAP Litigation Fellow Laura Fox comments on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to approve JBS for listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

Embattled Meat Giant JBS Cleared for NYSE Listing, Was Trump’s Largest Inauguration Donor
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2025 Wyss Scholars Tackle Conservation Through Justice, Policy, and Finance

From policy reform to law to environmental justice, the 2025 cohort of Wyss Scholars are pursuing novel ways to protect landscapes across the U.S.
2025 Wyss Scholars Tackle Conservation Through Justice, Policy, and Finance
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European Journal of Risk Regulation

The Protection of Selectively Bred and Gene Edited Farm Animals under EU Law

A recent paper co-authored by LEAP Student Fellow and 2024 LEAP Student Grant recipient Ilaria Cimadori analyzes the European Union's regulatory framework for selective breeding and gene-editing in farmed animals.

The Protection of Selectively Bred and Gene Edited Farm Animals under EU Law
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Yale Alumni Magazine

Building Better, for Birds

The Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative — a collaboration between LEAP, the Yale Peabody Museum, and campus partners — was featured in the Yale Alumni Magazine.

Building Better, for Birds
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Environmental Law Institute

Clear Skies Ahead: Reducing Bird-Building Collisions

Clinical Lecturer in Law and LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris was interviewed about how cities are adopting policies to reduce bird-building collisions.

Clear Skies Ahead: Reducing Bird-Building Collisions
Eui Young Kim

Q&A: LEAP Student Fellow Eui Young Kim ’25 Writes About Her Relationship with Animals

Eui Young Kim ’25 wrote a series of personal essays exploring her experiences with different animal and the questions raised by those encounters.
Q&A: LEAP Student Fellow Eui Young Kim ’25 Writes About Her Relationship with Animals
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LEAP Welcomes New Animal Agriculture Accountability Project Research Scholar

Ann Linder joins LEAP as a research scholar in its Animal Agriculture Accountability Project.
LEAP Welcomes New Animal Agriculture Accountability Project Research Scholar
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Environmental Research Letters

Early U.S. Meat Industry Knowledge And Response To Global Warming

A recent study co-authored by LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris outlines how the U.S. livestock industry knew about its role in global warming and sought to obstruct efforts to address its climate harms since at least 1989.

Early U.S. Meat Industry Knowledge And Response To Global Warming