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Submitting written comments on #ProposedRulemaking can potentially sway the agency before a rule is finalized and establish your client's position for future #litigation. This past Friday, ALI CLE and Environmental Law Institute were honored to have Professor Caroline Cecot (George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School), Gretchen Gehrke (@Enviromental Data & Governance Initiative), Kym Meyer (Southern Environmental Law Center), and Daniel Schulson (Beveridge & Diamond PC) provide balanced insights and best practices on this important form of #LegalAdvocacy, including what kinds of arguments may be persuasive and how to build the record. www.ali-cle.org/VCGW1213P

NELA’s first webinar for 2024 is open for registrations - a timely discussion in this period of federal environmental law reform!

NELA’s first webinar for 2024, “Rethinking the origins and Future of Australian Environmental Law” - a timely discussion in the current setting of Commonwealth environmental law reform.

Save the date 📅 The EPA and ICEL Trinity College, Dublin (Irish Centre for European Law) are holding a joint environmental law conference which will take place on Friday 29th November 2024 in Dublin Castle. The conference will be convened by Dr Tom Ryan (EPA) and Margaret Gray SC KC (ICEL). The conference will explore a number of themes including Environmental Law Enforcement and Emerging Issues in Environmental Law Research. We hope to see you there – further information available soon: bit.ly/4dKIYyB #EnvironmentalLaw #EPAConference #ICELConference #DublinCastle #LawEnforcement #SaveTheDate

Check out how you can hear Professor Nick Bryner speak at GW Law's Environmental & Energy Law Program Environmental Law Fellows Panel on 9/19!

🚨📰 In this Columbia Journal of Environmental Law article, Evan Bianchi, Sean Di Luccio, and our own Martin Lockman and Vincent Nolette examine a single question: Does #NewYork's Green Amendment grant private rights that are enforceable against private parties? 💡 ⚖️ To answer that question, the article examines the 50-year history of private litigation under green amendments, the substance and historical context of the New York's Green Amendment, and the broader structure of New York’s constitution and environmental law. Also included is a discussion on a novel evaluation of the shadow that constitutional changes cast on non-constitutional law. https://lnkd.in/eu8e_g8d

I am honored to have been published in this month's issue of the Environmental Law Institute's Environmental Law Reporter! Last November, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Jarkesy. The case centers on whether and with what protections SEC should be able to enforce securities laws through the agency's in-house judges instead of federal courts. With administrative law in a state of flux, the Court's decision has the potential to redefine the enforcement authority of the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies across the administrative state. In Gathering Storm: SEC v. Jarkesy and Implications for Environmental Enforcement, I evaluate the three Constitutional issues that will be assessed by the Court in their forthcoming decision and identify how EPA may be able to defend its enforcement program in the face of these unprecedented challenges. Read the full article below to learn more!

The TaxProf: 2024-25 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings: The new 2024-25 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings include the environmental law programs at 195 law schools (the faculty survey had a 55% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Pace 2 UC-Berkeley 3 Lewis & Clark 4 Vermont 5 UCLA 6 Columbia 7 Colorado 7 Oregon... http://dlvr.it/T5d20L @SoCalTaxProf #Tax #Policy #Law

We’re excited to share that Widener Law Commonwealth Emeritus Professor John C. Dernbach has received the American Bar Association Distinguished Achievement Award in Environmental Law and Policy! His groundbreaking work in environmental law has shaped policy for decades. Learn more about his impact here: https://lnkd.in/ev5_QTdZ #WidenerLawCW #EnvironmentalLaw #WidenerLawCWExpertise #DistinguishedAchievement

The TaxProf: 2024-25 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings: The new 2024-25 U.S. News Environmental Law Rankings include the environmental law programs at 195 law schools (the faculty survey had a 55% response rate). Here are the Top 50: Rank School 1 Pace 2 UC-Berkeley 3 Lewis & Clark 4 Vermont 5 UCLA 6 Columbia 7 Colorado 7 Oregon... http://dlvr.it/T5d213 @SoCalTaxProf #Tax #Policy #Law