Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review

The Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review (ELPAR) is published annually in the August issue of the Environmental Law Reporter (ELR) in collaboration with the Vanderbilt University Law School (VULS) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) in Washington, DC. Each year, Vanderbilt Law students work with an expert advisory committee, senior staff from ELI, and Vanderbilt law professors to identify the year’s best academic articles that present legal and policy solutions to pressing environmental problems.

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The result is a one issue, student-edited volume that includes condensed versions of the selected articles, along with commentaries from leading experts from the academy, law firms, business, government and non-governmental organizations. Visit the Publications page to read the latest ELPAR publication.

In conjunction with the publication, ELI and Vanderbilt co-sponsor an annual conference at which the authors of the articles and article commenters present their ideas and views to an audience that includes business, government (federal, state, and local), think tank, and non-profit representatives. 

ELPAR Advisory Committee

ELPAR is designed to bring ideas from the academy to policymakers and practitioners, as well as recognize and incentivize scholars to write articles that include creative and feasible law and policy proposals. This is made possible through the support of an expert advisory committee. 

2024 ELPAR Conference — Registration open now!

Join us in-person in Washington, D.C. or via live webinar on April 5, 2024 for the annual ELPAR Conference. Leading professors, policymakers, and practitioners were invited to discuss the proposals selected this year.

Visit the Conference event page to view the full agenda and register to attend. 


ELPAR Vanderbilt Class 23-24
Vanderbilt University Law Students ELPAR 2023-2024 with ELI Senior Attorney Linda Breggin (first row, third from left) and Professor Michael Vandenbergh (first row, first from left).