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BOOK EXCERPT ❧ The space between jurists and advocate at the Supreme Court is only a little more than six feet during oral arguments. As counsel for the state in Massachusetts v. EPA learned, the exchange of fire over that small divide is highly penetrating and usually hostile.
Harvard Law School
CENTERPIECE ❧ Known by its people as Euskadi, a small European region with its own culture has evolved into one of the most environmentally progressive, globally competitive, socially inclusive economies in the world through clear priorities and careful planning to implement them.
Environmental Law Institute
COVER STORY ❧ International law has been transformed by ecological issues. And environmental norms now permeate the legal systems of developing countries and emerging economies alike. However, the challenges are simultaneously increasing in scope and severity.
Santa Clara University Law School
GAME STORY ❧ A game ELI developed with its partners educates local decisionmakers about necessary tradeoffs and hidden opportunities as communities face environmental disasters and enhance their ability to mitigate them through good planning and heightened resilience.
Environmental Law Institute
Earth Day 1970 was a watershed event in U.S. history, creating a system of environmental protection along with a profession to advance it in government, industry, law firms, nonprofits, and universitites. This system has advanced in D.C., state capitals, and town halls. Meanwhile, new challenges — from climate change to biodiversity collapse — keep arising. A half century after the first Earth Day is a good time to ask how good the system of environmental protection is at addressing today’s challenges.
Environmental Law Institute, NYU Law School State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, Vermont Law School, Woods Hole Research Center, Earth Day Network, The Nature Conservancy
100 Percent Clean Energy by 2050 Isn't Certain, But It's No Pipe Dream.
Lessons From When Both Political, Economic Powers Supress Science.
The Global Covenant of Mayors Supports Cities' Voluntary Efforts.
Practice in Era of Sustainability and Private Environmental Governance.
The Supreme Need for Mentoring the Next Generation of Litigators.
Proposal Raises More Questions Than Answers About NEPA Future.
Markets Don't Deny the Existence or Risks of Global Climate Change.
Earth Day 1970 & 2020's Protesters.
On Water Everywhere, Mostly Fit to Drink.
Colleagues' New Jobs, Promotions, and Achievements.
CEQ Chair and Senator Keynote ELI-NEPA Anniversary Event.
Rights to Water Vital to Sustainable Development.
Those Proposed NEPA Rules: A 50th Anniversary Gift?