Publications

Perry, K., Ahmad, N., Halliday, S., & Hicks, C. (2023). Federal environmental justice legislation and regulations. 53 Envtl. L. Rep. 10527. https://lawpublications.barry.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/facultyscholarship/article/1269/&path_info=Ahmad___Federal_Environmental_Justice_Legislation_and_Regulations.pdf

Ahmad, N., Outka, U., Stokes, D., & Wiseman, H. (2023). Synthesizing energy transitions. 39 Ga. State U. L. Rev. 1087. https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol39/iss4/12/

Jacobs, F., Harrington, E., & Lyles, W. (2024). Just energy transitions [Special Issue]. Planning Theory & Practice, 25(4). https://www-tandfonline-com.yale.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/14649357.2024.2407697

Njuguna, I., Lyles, W., Outka, U., Harrington, E., Jacobs, F., & Ahmad, N. (2025). Navigating headwinds in the green energy transition: Explaining variations in local-level wind energy regulations. Sustainability, 17(19), 8934. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/19/8934

Helbing, M., Outka, U., & Wiseman, H. (2025). Energy in environmental justice across the US states. Penn State Center for Energy Law & Policy [White Paper]. https://celp.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Energy-in-Environmental-Justice-Across-the-States-FINAL-4-21-25.pdf

Lyles, W., Outka, U., & Collins, L. (2025). Advocacy perspectives on just energy transitions. University of Kansas [White Paper]. https://compassion.ku.edu/sites/compassion/files/images/Sloan_Iterview_White_Paper%20-%20Final.pdf

Sprangler, K., Baka, J., Wiseman, H., Goldberg, Z., Schoenecker, K., & Wienberg, M. (2025). Legitimating grid-scale solar: Shaping Pennsylvania’s farmland as renewable energy landscape. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01622-2

Wiseman, H., Baka, J., & Sprangler, K. (2026). Renegotiating the energy transition. University of Colorado Law Review. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5241997

Ahmad, N., Peoples, K., Fletcher, E., & Pruit, B. (2026). Sustainable energy democratization through community-centric models. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sustainable-distributed-energy-resources-9780198991915?cc=us&lang=en&

Schoenecker, K. (2026). Energy landscape justice: Building solidaristic abstractions through visualization. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Schoenecker, K. (2026). Arrayed relations and runoff regulations: Stormwater governance and solar development. Environment & Planning: E.

Schoenecker, K. (2026). Recognizing senses of place in just energy transitions. Geoforum. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001671852600062X?dgcid=coauthor

Harrington, E., Ahmad, N., Baka, J., Lyles, W., Outka, U., Schoenecker, K., Stokes, D., & Wiseman, H. (2026). Place in energy transitions: An interdisciplinary understanding of land as fundamental to justice. [Under review].

 

Media Coverage

Mar. 2026. “People Places Planet.” Environmental Law Institute. https://www.eli.org/podcasts

Feb. 2026. “New Research Finds Local Governance and Permitting – Not Technology – Drive Energy Infrastructure Outcomes.” Newswire. https://www.newswire.com/news/new-research-finds-local-governance-and-permitting-not-technology-22735057

Nov. 2025. “All Transitions are Local.” The Energy Transition Show. https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-262-all-transitions-are-local/

Oct. 2025. “Barry University to Host Workshop on Energy Transitions Research with Florida Policy Leaders.” Fox 4. https://fox4kc.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/854239800/barry-university-to-host-workshop-on-energy-transitions-research-with-florida-policy-leaders/

Jul. 2025. “SEER presents environmental justice panel at World Justice Forum event in Warsaw.” American Bar Association. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/resources/trends/2025-july-aug/ej-panel-world-justice-forum/

Jan. 2025. “KU Researchers suggest wind power isn’t a red vs. blue issue in Kansas.” KCUR. https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-01-13/ku-research-suggests-wind-power-isnt-a-red-vs-blue-issue-in-kansas

Oct. 2024. “KU researchers build interactive atlas that gathers Kansas wind energy regulations for all 105 counties.” University of Kansas Press Release. https://news.ku.edu/news/article/ku-researchers-build-interactive-atlas-that-gathers-kansas-wind-energy-regulations-information-for-all-105-counties

Mar. 2024. “ABA at COP28: Calling on the legal community for a common cause.” American Bar Association. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/environment_energy_resources/resources/trends/2024-march-april/aba-at-cop28/

Spring 2023. “Just Energy: Faculty Viewpoint Interview.” Barry University. https://www.barry.edu/en/magazine/spring-2023/just-energy/

Feb. 2023. “University of Richmond Law Professor Danielle Stokes Awarded Grant for Research on Energy Transition Policy.” University of Richmond. https://news.richmond.edu/releases/article/-/22717/university-of-richmond-law-professor-danielle-stokes-awarded-grant-for-research-on-energy-transition-policy.html

Aug. 2022. “Sloan Foundation grant to help support equitable transition to renewable energy.” Penn State University. https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/sloan-foundation-grant-help-support-equitable-transition-renewable/

Jul. 2022. “Sloan Foundation awards $500,000 to Support Just Energy Transitions in Florida, Louisiana, Kansas, and Pennsylvania.” Barry University. https://www.barry.edu/en/newsroom/sloan-foundation-awards–20282912622

Jul. 2022. “KU Researchers part of a program to give communities equal voice in switch to renewables.” University of Kansas. https://news.ku.edu/news/article/2022/07/28/ku-researchers-part-program-give-communities-equal-just-voice-switch-renewable-energy

 

Webinars & Conferences

May 2023. “New Directions Workshop.” (Elise Harrington.)

June 2023. “Place-Based Energy Transition Research.” Institute for Policy Integrity, NYU School of Law. (Nadia Ahmad and Elise Harrington, virtual.)

October 2023. “Local Dynamics of Just Energy Transitions: Comparing State and Local Policy in Louisiana and Kansas.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference. (Elise Harrington, Fayola Jacobs, Ward Lyles.)

December 2023. “Engaging in a Global Stocktake through Legal Lens, Climate Law and Governance Initiative.” Middlesex University Dubai. (Nadia Ahmad.)

December 2023. “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Why Lawyers are Essential to Tackling the Triple Planetary Crisis.” International Bar Association at COP 28, Palace Hotel, Dubai. (Nadia Ahmad.)

March 2024. “Managing Just Energy Transition Forum.” University of Richmond School of Law, organized by Danielle Stokes. (Danielle Stokes, Uma Outka, and Nadia Ahmad.)

June 2024. “U.S. Conference of Mayors Workshop, Deep Decarbonization Workshop.” Annual Meeting of U.S. Conference of Mayors. (Nadia Ahmad with City of Orlando official.)

Sept. 2024. “Navigating the Winds of Change: Examining Energy Transition Regulations in Kansas.” KU Institute for Policy and Social Research, Public Luncheon. (Ward Lyles and Ian Njuguna.)

Oct. 2024. “Powering the Future of Kansas.” Kansas Economic Policy Conference. (Ward Lyles on Atlas; Uma Outka on Energy and Local Communities Panel.)

Mar. 2025. “Local Voices in Streamlined Siting Regimes.” Climate Infrastructure Obstacles and Solutions Workshop, Vanderbilt Law School. (Uma Outka and Danielle Stokes.)

Apr. 2025. “Navigating the Winds of Change: Energy Transition Regulations in Kansas.” International Conference on Urban Affairs, Vancouver, Canada. (Ian Njuguna.)

June 2025. “Environmental Justice and the Rule of Law.” World Justice Forum, Warsaw, Poland. (Nadia Ahmad.)

July 2025. “Legal Dimensions of the Green Energy Transition.” IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium, Lima, Peru. (Uma Outka and Danielle Stokes.)

Oct. 2025. “Just Energy Transitions & Place Workshop.” Orlando City Hall. (Nadia Ahmad, Elise Harrington, Ian Njuguna, Danielle Stokes, Zachary Goldberg, Kierra Peoples, Evangeline Fletcher, Brianna Pruitt.)

October 2025. “Environmental Justice Symposium.” Barry University School of Law. (Nadia Ahmad.)

Nov. 2025. “Community Influence in Streamlined Siting Regimes.” Law and Rurality Workshop, USD/Nebraska Law. (Uma Outka and Danielle Stokes, virtual.)

Nov. 2025. “Universal Rights v. Local Realities: Advancing Human Dignity Rights in an Uncertain America.” Washburn University. (Nadia Ahmad.)

Dec. 2025. “Power and Planning: Strengthening Rural Counties in Wind Energy Negotiations.” Kansas Association of Counties. (Ward Lyles.)