Environmentally Speaking

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Episodes: 136

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Podcast host Clarice Parsons interviews Kerin Browning and Marisa Desautel, managing partners of Desautel Browning Law. They will leave you cracking up while discussing some serious topics around state / federal environmental law, utility / energy statutory and regulatory compliance, civil litigation, and municipal and regulatory zoning and permitting.

Episode Date
EP 136 - Understanding Client Confidentiality in Environmental Law
Jun 11, 2026
EP 135 - Zoning, Permitting & Property Control: What Stops a Project Before It Starts?
May 29, 2026
EP 134 - The Chernobyl Effect: Wetlands, Microbes, and Environmental Recovery
May 08, 2026
EP 133 - When Science Leaves the Bench: Climate Change, Courts, and Political Denial
Mar 19, 2026
EP 132 - The Endangerment Finding, Explained
Mar 06, 2026
EP: 131 - How Climate Policy Actually Gets Implemented in Rhode Island
Jan 22, 2026
EP: 130 - Public Access to the Rhode Island Shoreline & Evolving Coastal Law
Jan 22, 2026
EP: 129 - NEPA, Public Comment, and the Push to Fast-Track Federal Permits
Jan 22, 2026
EP: 128 – Marine Spatial Planning & Offshore Wind Development
Nov 07, 2025
EP: 127 - Coastal Resilience & Municipal Planning in Rhode Island
Sep 19, 2025
Ep: 126 - Flooded Out? Inside Rhode Island’s First Buyback Program for At-Risk Homes
Jul 31, 2025
EP: 125 - Act on Coasts Study
Jun 19, 2025
EP: 124 - Land Use: Politics, Property and Process
Apr 03, 2025
EP: 123 - Understanding the Regulator’s Perspective
Mar 20, 2025
EP: 122 - Environmental Review of Offshore Wind: Policy Changes and Challenges
Mar 06, 2025
EP: 121 - Solutions for Developers Facing Supply Chain Issues
Sep 26, 2024
EP: 120 - Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags
Sep 13, 2024
EP: 119 - Understanding EPA Policy
Aug 30, 2024
EP: 118- The Use of Art in Residential and Commercial Development
Aug 15, 2024
EP: 117 - The Difference of Increase in Value vs. Buildable Space
Aug 04, 2024
EP: 116 - Huge Supreme Court decision on "Chevron Deference"
Jul 18, 2024
EP: 115 - The Sci-Fi Reality of Plastic Eating Bacteria
Jun 20, 2024
EP: 114 - How Trees Save Your Home from Floods and Landslides
Jun 06, 2024
Ep: 113 - How New Zoning Rules Affect Rhode Island's Housing
May 23, 2024
Ep: 112 - Understanding PFAS: The Latest Environmental Hazard on the EPA's Radar
May 09, 2024
EP: 111 - Old Buildings, New Dreams: Exploring Adaptive Reuse Opportunities
Apr 25, 2024
Ep: 110 - Arsenic in the Soil: Understanding the Environmental Ramifications of Bridge Reconstruction
Apr 11, 2024
Ep: 109 - Navigating Land Use and Zoning: Strategies for Property Development and Zoning Compliance
Mar 28, 2024
Ep: 108 - Atmospheric Rivers: Unearthing the Link Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather
Mar 14, 2024
Ep: 107 - Environmental Due Diligence Disasters: Navigating Pitfalls and Hidden Risks for Commercial Transactions
Feb 08, 2024
Ep: 106 - Legal vs. Technical: Exploring the Roles of Environmental Experts
Jan 25, 2024
Ep: 105 - Understanding the Legalities of Land Use
Jan 18, 2024
Ep: 104 - Tipping Towards Disaster: Revealing the Five Catastrophic Climate Tipping Points
Dec 14, 2023
Ep: 103 - Reclaiming Abandoned Golf Courses: A Sustainable Solution for Land Restoration
Nov 16, 2023
Ep: 102 - The Hidden Costs of Onshore Wind Farms and the Role of Government Bailouts
Nov 09, 2023
Ep: 101 - Offshore Wind: Costly Projects, Tax Incentives, and Stakeholder Backlash
Nov 02, 2023
Ep: 100 - How AI Affects the Environment
Oct 19, 2023
EP: 099 - The Hidden Threats in Real Estate Transactions: Mitigating Environmental Risks for Lenders and Buyers
Oct 05, 2023
Ep: 098 - Beavers to the Rescue: Restoring Ecosystems and Mitigating Climate Risks
Sep 28, 2023
Ep: 097 - NEPA Modifications: Is Government Moving Faster or Sacrificing the Environment?
Sep 21, 2023
Ep: 096 - Controversy in Conservation: Non-Native Species vs. Habitat Restoration
Sep 14, 2023
Ep: 095 - Farming in the Face of Climate Change: Adapting to Unpredictable Growing Seasons
Aug 31, 2023
Ep: 094 - Analyzing the Pros and Cons of the Tiverton Solar Project
Aug 24, 2023
Ep: 093 - Uncertainty on the Shores: Understanding Beach Closures in Rhode Island
Aug 17, 2023
EP: 092 - The Future of Wind Energy: Exploring Floating Platforms and the Burial of Electrical Cables
Aug 10, 2023
Ep: 091 - Polarization in the Climate Movement: Clean Energy Companies vs. Traditional Environmentalists
Aug 03, 2023
Ep: 090 - Extreme Weather and Rising Waters: Vermont's Battle with Climate Change
Jul 27, 2023
Ep: 089 - The Impact of Legislative Changes: Streamlining Housing or Sacrificing the Environment?
Jul 20, 2023
Ep: 088 - Beyond the Surface: Unveiling the Intricacies of Whale Mortality in Offshore Wind Projects
Jul 13, 2023
Ep: 087 - The Rule of Perpetuity: Is it Relevant in Today's Legal World?
Jul 06, 2023
Ep: 086 - Defining 'Waters of the United States': A Supreme Court Decision
Jun 29, 2023
Ep: 085 - And the Award Goes to…
Jun 22, 2023
Ep: 084 - Smoke in the Air
Jun 15, 2023
Ep: 083 - A New Kind of Compost
Jun 08, 2023
Ep: 082 - Copper Discharge
Jun 01, 2023
Ep: 081 - A Young Beekeeper’s breakthrough discovery!
May 25, 2023
Ep: 080 - Environmental Crimes at Sea
May 18, 2023
Ep: 079 - A Stinky Situation
May 11, 2023
Ep: 078 - Celebration of Earth Day
May 04, 2023
Ep: 077 - We got Hair!
Apr 26, 2023
Ep: 076 - Redevelopment
Apr 20, 2023
Ep: 075 - Recipe for Disaster
Apr 13, 2023
Ep: 074 - Ohio Train Derailment
Apr 06, 2023
Ep: 073 - UPDATES
Mar 30, 2023
Ep: 072 - Boomers and Sparkers
Mar 02, 2023
Ep: 071 - Net Your Problem
Feb 23, 2023
Ep: 070 - Short Term Rentals
Feb 16, 2023
Ep: 069 - The Problem with the Definition of Pollutants
Feb 09, 2023
Ep: 068 - Conflict with Aquaculture
Feb 02, 2023
Ep: 067 - ROUTE 79
Jan 26, 2023
Ep: 066 - REJECTED!
Jan 19, 2023
Ep: 065 - Smart growth
Jan 12, 2023
Ep: 064 - Heated
Dec 22, 2022
Ep: 063 - Earth Shot Prize
Dec 15, 2022
Ep: 062 - School Bus Idling
Dec 08, 2022
Ep: 061 - Christmas Tree Drought?
Dec 01, 2022
Ep: 060 - Navajo Nations Water Rights
Nov 17, 2022
Ep: 059 - The Oil Industry
Nov 10, 2022
Ep: 058 - Climate Change impacts on Historic Cemeteries
Nov 03, 2022
Ep: 057 - Champlin’s Marina
Oct 27, 2022
Ep: 056 - Legal Intervention
Oct 20, 2022
Ep: 055 - Offshore Wind
Oct 13, 2022
Ep: 054 - Endangered Right Whale
Oct 06, 2022
Ep: 053 - Renewable Energy
Sep 29, 2022
Ep: 052 - Historic Flooding
Sep 15, 2022
Ep; 051 - What's really in the water
Sep 08, 2022
Ep: 050 - Food Waste with Leo Pollock
Sep 01, 2022
Ep: 049 - The Woodstock of Cleanups
Aug 25, 2022
Ep: 048 - Get to Know US!
Aug 18, 2022
Ep. 047 - Listener Request: Day-to-Day Work
Aug 11, 2022
Ep: 046 - Pushing Renewable Energy
Aug 04, 2022
Ep: 045 - Making Agricultural Fun For The Youth
Jul 28, 2022
Ep: 044 - Problems with Electricity
Jul 21, 2022
Ep: 043 - Conservation Restrictions -vs- Conservation Easement
Jul 14, 2022
Ep: 042 - Climate Change with guest Bob Brulli
Jul 07, 2022
Ep: 041 - Are Solar Panels Hazardous and Toxic?
Jun 30, 2022
Ep: 040 - Special Guest - Alisa Richardson
Jun 23, 2022
Ep: 039 - Environmental Quiz
Jun 16, 2022
Ep: 038 - Strain on the Grid
Jun 10, 2022
Ep: 037 - Wetlands Reestablishment
Jun 02, 2022
Ep: 036 – Drought
May 26, 2022
Ep: 035 – Special Guest, Executive Director of Bird’s Eye Cape Wildlife Center, Zak M
May 19, 2022
Ep: 034 – Cross Examination in an Administrative Hearing
May 05, 2022
Ep: 033 – Animal Crossing
Apr 28, 2022
Ep: 032 – Earth Day
Apr 21, 2022
Ep: 031 – Plogging & MS Four Permit
Apr 18, 2022
Ep: 030 – Tragedy of the Commons
Apr 07, 2022
Ep: 029 – The Federal Endangered Species Act
Mar 31, 2022
Ep: 028 – River Keeper
Mar 23, 2022
Ep: 027 – Smart Growth
Mar 08, 2022
Ep: 026 – The Stubborn Crane
Feb 24, 2022
Ep: 025 – Renewable Energy, Not Necessarily Environmentally Friendly?
Feb 17, 2022
Ep: 024 – Attorney-Client Communication
Feb 03, 2022
Ep: 023 – Carbon Footprint
Jan 28, 2022
Ep: 022 – Discovery
Jan 20, 2022
Ep: 021 – Land Use
Jan 13, 2022
Ep: 020 – Oil Spill
Dec 30, 2021
Ep: 019 – Due Process
Dec 17, 2021
Ep: 018 – Hiring an Environmental Attorney
Dec 09, 2021
Ep: 017 – Aquaculture
Dec 03, 2021
Ep: 016 – Witness Testimony
Nov 26, 2021
Ep: 015 – Storm Water Dischargers
Nov 11, 2021
Ep: 014 – Open Meetings Act
Nov 04, 2021
Ep: 013- Becoming an Environmental Attorney
Oct 29, 2021
Ep: 012 – Public Beach Access
Oct 21, 2021
Ep: 011 – Commercial Conveyances
Oct 15, 2021
Ep: 010 – Residential Property Transactions
Oct 06, 2021
Ep: 009 – Wetlands
Sep 30, 2021
Ep: 008 – Gray water
Sep 23, 2021
EP: 007 – Storm Water
Sep 16, 2021
Ep: 006 – Public Utilities Commission of Rhode Island
Sep 09, 2021
Ep: 005 – Intern Experience
Sep 01, 2021
Ep: 004 – Superfund Sites
Aug 26, 2021
Ep: 003 – Public Notice
Aug 06, 2021
EP: 002 – Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Jul 29, 2021
EP: 001 – Registered Agent
Jul 16, 2021