Publications

• Maria Savasta-Kennedy, LEXISNEXIS PRACTICE GUIDE: NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (Matthew Bender) (2025). Original author, 8th edition.

• Maria Savasta-Kennedy, Adaptation and Resiliency in Legal Systems, 89 N.C. L. REV. 1365 (2011).
• Maria Savasta-Kennedy, The Newest Hybrid: Notes Toward Standardized Certification of Carbon Offsets, 34 N.C. J. INT’L L. & COM. REG. 851 (2009).

2024

• George, Andrew; Yelton, Sarah; Bergeson, Chase; Gray, Kathleen M.; Fry, Rebecca; Savasta-Kennedy, Maria, “Policy Options for Protecting North Carolina Communities Served by Private Wells”, https://doi.org/10.15139/S3/QNMWMQ, UNC Dataverse, V1 (2024)

2021

• A Closer Look at RGGI and Grid Reliability (2021) – Jonas Monast and authors from the Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions reviews electric grid reliability in states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
• Power Sector Carbon Reduction: An Evaluation of Policies for North Carolina (2021) – Jonas Monast and authors from the Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.

2019

• Communities in Transition: State Responses to Energy-Sector Job Losses (2019) – CE3 fellow Ethan Blumenthal ’18.
• Harnessing Competition in a Transitioning Electricity System: Opportunities for Traditional Cost-of-Service States (2019) – Jonas Monast, Franz Litz and Kate Konschnik.
• Regulation of North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives (2019) – Lily Faulconer ’21, Madeline Labovitz ’21 and Ethan Blumenthal ’18.

2018

• Valuing Distributed Energy Resources: A Comparative Analysis (2018) – Heather Payne ’11 and Jonas Monast.
• Transitioning to a Lower-Carbon Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities for Municipal Utilities and Electric Cooperatives (2018) – Heather Payne, Jonas Monast, Hannah Wiseman, and Nicolas Eason ’19.

2016

• Illuminating the Energy Policy Agenda: Electricity Sector Issues Facing the Next Administration (2016) – Jonas Monast, Kate Konschnik, Ari Peskoe, Sarah Adair, Christina Reichert, and David Hoppock.
• Law, Policy, and the Future of Solar Financing (2016) – Heather Payne, Victor Flatt, Lissa Broome and Jeff Hughes.

A Closer Look at the Solar Energy Cap in Duke Energy’s Carolinas Carbon Plan– Matt Ashley

Should North Carolina Adopt California’s Unique Inverse Condemnation Law? – Shripad Bangaru

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Provisions for North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives – Benjamin Brown

North Carolina’s ZEV Goals Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022– Sean Gaffney

When Disabled People Draw the Short Straw: The Disproportionate Impact of Plastic Straw Bans – Dev Green

Sackett v. EPA: Wading Through the Muck to Navigate a Path Forward – Patrick Longest

A Review of a Bill to Control PFAS Pollution in North Carolina – Abe Loven

Supreme Court Limits on Regulatory Responses to Climate Change: How Limits to EPA Authority Disproportionately Harm Vulnerable Communities – Mandy Mericle

Rising Temperatures Result in Rising Danger for Workers: Examining the Impact of Extreme Heat on Workers and Potential Legal Changes to Protect Them – Alexandra Miljanic

Flooding Our History– Annalee Blanks

Biomass and its Environmental Justice Impacts on Low-Income and Minority Communities in North Carolina – McKenna Fono

An Analysis of the Conditions of Immigrant Farmworkers in North Carolina During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Morgan Johnson

SEC & ESG: Climate Disclosures on the Horizon – Caitlin McCarthy Sarpal

Is Ecotourism Greenwashed? The Intersection of Ecotourism Regulations, Greenwashing and Indigenous Communities – Chloe Picchio

How Climate Change is Forcing Local Governments to Ask Which Communities are “Worth Saving”– Blythe Riggan

An Analysis of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative – Will Spain

Key Provisions of North Carolina’s New Energy Bill, HB 951 – John Schengber

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in North Carolina – Ninamarie von Nyssen

How the SEC, With Help from the President, Can Bolster Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility – Avery Aulds

North Carolina’s Clean Energy Plan: Ensuring a Just Transition – Mason Butner

COVID-19 Regulations and Their Effect on the Environment – Olivia Clark

An Analysis of the Conditions of Immigrant Farmworkers in North Carolina During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Enzo Codella

FEMA’s NFIP Predicament: Communities Most Vulnerable to Flooding are the Least Likely to Receive Adequate Assistance – Lauren Corey

Recent Developments In ESG Investing: An Analysis Of Securities And Exchange Commission Movement And The Department Of Labor’s Recent ERISA Fiduciary Rulemaking – Ben Marsico

Decarbonizing North Carolina’s Energy Sector – Elisabeth Tidwell

Disaster Housing Recovery Barriers For North Carolina’s Low-Income Communities Already Impacted by Environmental Racism and Injustice – Samantha White