Once the subject of science fiction, artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. From self-driving cars to “smart” appliances to movie recommendations from your favorite streaming service, AI pervades so many aspects of modern daily life. And while the conveniences AI offers are not without their environmental costs, it can hold great promise for protecting the planet. In this episode, ELI’s Georgia Ray speaks with Jed Anderson, the founder of EnviroAI, to discuss the role of AI in environmental compliance. Jed shares how we can leverage the sophisticated pattern-recognition capabilities implicit in AI technology to better monitor emissions and takes Georgia on a virtual tour of a Texas oil refinery.
From Voting Rights to Farming’s Future: The Year in Alumni Books
News from Columbia Law
December 1, 2022
Over the past year, alumni have published nonfiction books covering legal topics from climate change to voting rights to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. A professor of art crime, a former attorney general, and a leading expert on African American legal history are among the Columbia Law alumni authors who published nonfiction books in 2022. . . .
US Supreme Court Revisits Wetlands Protection in Session Opening Case
Engineering News-Record (by Pam McFarland & Mary B. Powers)
October 3, 2022
The nation's high court opened its 2022 session on Oct. 3 with oral arguments in Sackett v. EPA, a major wetlands case taking yet another look at what the language of the federal Clean Water Act says about methods and tests used to determine when property owners need a federal permit to build on a site containing federally protected waters.
August 2022 Legal Industry News Updates: Law Firm Hiring and Expansion, Industry Awards and Recognition, and Women in the Legal Field
The National Law Review
August 19, 2022
Benjamin F. Wilson, former Chairman of Beveridge & Diamond PC, has been honored with the 2022 Environmental Achievement Award from the Environmental Law Institute. Recognized for his visionary leadership and service to local communities over the span of his entire career, Mr. Wilson has provided representation on a wide range of clients on environmental matters, both at Beveridge & Diamond and in other private practices. He has previously served in the Civil Division of the U.S.
People in Your Neighborhood: La Jollan Mark Laska guides environmental consulting into a ‘new era’
La Jolla Light (by Elisabeth Frausto)
June 8, 2022
La Jolla resident Mark Laska has a unique eye on the environment, helping companies attend to ecological issues and earning accolades for his efforts. Laska founded the consulting firm Great Ecology 20 years ago to “bring higher ecological thinking to leading governments and companies,” he said. “We try to also repair the world through ecology. … We strive toward habitat restoration.” Habitats are degraded through urbanization and contamination or pollution, Laska said.