Dylan Sorokin

When people are asked what comes to mind when the term environmental disaster is mentioned, a few names pop up immediately in most people’s minds. Chernobyl is one of the names that come up, and it represents a technological and environmental disaster in most people’s minds. The problem, however, is that there are a number of other disasters that may have caused at least as much, if not even more, damage, and yet they don’t get the same level of attention as Chernobyl and other disasters in...

In recent years, the idea of making environmental damage a global crime has gained more attention. This idea is called "ecocide." It is the idea of making environmental damage a crime on a global scale, similar to other crimes such as genocide or war crimes. It might sound a little far-fetched at first, but when you think of things such as large oil spills or the deforestation of the Amazon or the long-term effects of pollutants from industry, you see how environmental damage could indeed...

Each time I hear of an environmental catastrophe, Chernobyl comes to my mind. How ironic that something occurring even before my own...