Melinda E Taylor’s faculty profile
NRDC January 23, 2025
Are Our Public Lands on the Chopping Block Again?
Professor Melinda Taylor discusses the aspect of Project 2025 that, if implemented, would encourage offering public lands to private developers.
Bloomberg Law January 7, 2025
Trump Vow to Restore Offshore Leasing Raises Unsettled Questions
Senior Lecturer Melinda Taylor anticipates legal challenges to Donald Trump's plan to reverse the Biden administration's block of new offshore oil and gas leases, explaining that pertinent law doesn't explicitly grant presidents the power to undo withdrawals.
Bloomberg Law November 7, 2024
Public Lands Outlook Under Trump to Face ‘Copious Litigation’
Professor Melinda Taylor discusses the implications of Project 2025 for oil and gas, mining industries, and private developers, explaining that this plan would decrease protections for federal land.
Bloomberg Law December 29, 2023
Lawyers See Qualified Success as Endangered Species Act Turns 50
Lecturer Melinda Taylor suggests that the Endangered Species Act implementation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a weakness, with insufficient funding hindering effective enforcement.
Bloomberg Law December 27, 2023
Endangered Texas Oil Field Bird Shows Peril Protection Law Faces
Lecturer Melinda Taylor discusses the legal challenges faced by the Endangered Species Act in protecting the lesser prairie-chicken.
Fast Company January 22, 2021
The border wall is destroying ecosystems. Biden can fix it
Professor Melinda Taylor was interviewed by Fast Company for an article about the ecological damage caused by the miles of wall built by the Trump administration and how Biden can take actions to mitigate these problems.