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Alexandra R. Harrington

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Visiting Scholar, McGill University Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University

A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

March 17, 2026

Israeli strikes on Tehran oil depot highlight gaps in international law

Alexandra R. Harrington, McGill University

There is a gap in international law protections when dangerous toxins are released due to attacks on sites like fuel depots.

U.S. President Donald Trump departs with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin and Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought after announcing the agency will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the White House, on Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

February 23, 2026

Countries in the Americas can act to protect the environment without the United States

Alexandra R. Harrington, McGill University

U.S. withdrawal from transnational environmental agreements presents other countries in the Americas with the opportunity to chart a new course.

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