Co-hosted by the Environmental Law Institute, Vanderbilt University Law School, and D.C. Bar Environmental, Energy and Natural Resource Community
Please join us on March 28, 2025, from 9:30 a.m.–2:45 p.m. ET (in-person and via webinar) for the 2025 Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review (ELPAR) Conference in Washington, D.C.
Each year, Vanderbilt Law School and the Environmental Law Institute identify innovative environmental law and policy proposals in the academic literature. Leading professors, policymakers, and practitioners were invited to discuss the proposals selected this year.
Topics:
- Investor-owned electric utilities
- Water affordability model law
- Regenerative agriculture carbon credits
Agenda
Articles for Discussion:
- Joel B. Eisen (Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law) and Heather Payne (Carter C. Kissell Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law), Utilities with Purpose, 76 FLA. L. REV. 987;
- Sharmila L. Murthy (Professor of Law and Public Policy, Northeastern University School of Law), Disrupting Utility Law for Water Justice, 76 STAN. L. REV. 597; and
- Alexia Brunet Marks (Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School), Transitioning to Regenerative Agriculture One French Fry at a Time, 24 NEV. L. J. 1029.
In addition to the article authors, the following speakers will provide comments:
- Carrie Apfel, Deputy Managing Attorney, Sustainable Food and Farming Program, Earthjustice
- Robert Ballenger, Divisional Supervising Attorney, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
- Carolyn Berndt, Legislative Director for Sustainability, National League of Cities
- Bonnie McGill, Senior Climate and Ecosystem Scientist, American Farmland Trust
- Tracy Mehan, Executive Director of Government Affairs, American Water Works Association [participating in individual capacity]
- Mike O'Boyle, Senior Director of Electricity, Energy Innovation LLC
- Anjali Patel, Vice President of Clean Energy, David Gardiner & Associates
- Brad Redlin, Water Quality Certification Program Manager, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
- Megan Terrell, Attorney, Plauché & Carr LLP
- Steven Willborn, Chair, Scope and Program Committee, Uniform Law Commission
The in-person component will take place at the Environmental Law Institute’s offices at 1730 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036.
For questions about the conference, please contact Mara Pusic at mpusic@eli.org.
For more information about ELPAR, please visit: www.eli.org/environmental-law-and-policy-annual-review