Environmentally Speaking

EP138 - Seaweed Farms Between Wind Turbines, and the NIMBY Trap

Clarice brings Marisa a hot take from Denmark. Researchers at Aarhus University are testing whether the open water between offshore wind turbines, which is now treated

EP 137 - Chevron Deference, Two Years Later: How Loper Bright Is Reshaping Environmental Law (Part 1)

Hosts: Marisa Desautel and Clarice Parsons What happens when courts stop deferring to agency expertise? In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, hosts Marisa Desaut

EP 136 - Understanding Client Confidentiality in Environmental Law

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, Marisa Desautel and Clarice Parsons explore attorney-client confidentiality and how it applies across the many types of clien

EP 135 - Zoning, Permitting & Property Control: What Stops a Project Before It Starts?

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, hosts Marisa Desautel and Clarice Parsons unpack one of the most misunderstood aspects of environmental and municipal permitt

EP 134 - The Chernobyl Effect: Wetlands, Microbes, and Environmental Recovery

In this week’s episode of Environmentally Speaking, Marisa and Clarice dive into the unexpected environmental recovery happening in and around the Chernobyl exclusion zon

EP 133 - When Science Leaves the Bench: Climate Change, Courts, and Political Denial

Podcast: Environmentally Speaking Host: Marisa Desautel Guest/Co-host: Clarice Parsons In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, Marissa Desautels and Clarice Parso

EP 132 - The Endangerment Finding, Explained

Podcast: Environmentally Speaking Host: Marisa Desautel Guest/Co-host: Clarice Parsons In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, Marisa Desautel and Clarice Parsons

EP: 131 - How Climate Policy Actually Gets Implemented in Rhode Island

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, environmental attorney Marisa Desautel and co-host Clarice Parsons sit down with Rhode Island State Senator Alana DiMario (Di

EP: 130 - Public Access to the Rhode Island Shoreline & Evolving Coastal Law

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, Marisa Desautel and co-host Clarice Parsons are joined by Rhode Island State Senator Alana DiMario to discuss how environment

EP: 129 - NEPA, Public Comment, and the Push to Fast-Track Federal Permits

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, Marissa Desautel and co-host Clarice Parsons discuss recent federal changes to environmental policy and growing challenges to

EP: 128 – Marine Spatial Planning & Offshore Wind Development

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, environmental attorney Marisa Desautel and co-host Clarice Parsons unpack the concept of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)—a lega

EP: 127 - Coastal Resilience & Municipal Planning in Rhode Island

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, environmental attorney Marisa Desautel and co-host Clarice Parsons dive into how Rhode Island’s coastal municipalities are ad

Ep: 126 - Flooded Out? Inside Rhode Island’s First Buyback Program for At-Risk Homes

This week on Environmentally Speaking, Marisa and Clarice dive into a timely and critical topic—Rhode Island's first-ever buyback program for flood-prone homes along the

EP: 125 - Act on Coasts Study

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, environmental attorney Marisa Desautel and co-host Clarice Parsons discuss Rhode Island’s first state-funded coastal resilien

EP: 124 - Land Use: Politics, Property and Process

Clarice and Kerin sit down to discuss today's political climate and the way it is impacting land use in New England. Kerin discusses the question: "What happens when poli

EP: 123 - Understanding the Regulator’s Perspective

In this episode of Environmentally Speaking, we dive into the crucial role of regulators and explore how businesses and individuals can build productive, trust-based rela

EP: 122 - Environmental Review of Offshore Wind: Policy Changes and Challenges

Welcome back, listeners, to another episode of Environmentally Speaking! After a brief hiatus, we're diving right back into the pressing issues of environmental policy an

EP: 121 - Solutions for Developers Facing Supply Chain Issues

Have you ever wondered how supply chain issues impact developers and what alternatives they might have? Tune into this week's episode of Environmentally Speaking with ho

EP: 120 - Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags

Join Clarice and Marisa as they discuss the ban on single-use plastic bags in this thought-provoking episode of Environmentally Speaking. Have thoughts or experiences to

EP: 119 - Understanding EPA Policy

In this episode, Clarice and Marisa tackle the intricacies of environmental law, focusing on EPA policy documents and their implications. Discover how these documents dif