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Clinic Victory for Renewable Energy

Led by Clinic Director and Clinical Professor Wendy Jacobs, HLS students have prevailed in a two-year battle to lift restrictions on the installation of solar power in Massachusetts. For more than two years, the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic … Continue reading

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Clinic Releases White Paper on Oversight of Offshore Drilling in the Arctic

The Clinic today released a white paper on offshore drilling, “Recommendations for Improved Oversight of Offshore Drilling Based on a Review of 40 Regulatory Regimes.”  This paper identifies general program elements from existing safety and environmental programs that would improve … Continue reading

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Clinic Student Presents Oral Argument in Solar Licensing Case

On June 5, 2012, Environmental Law & Policy Clinic student Christopher Rendall-Jackson presented oral argument on a motion for summary judgment in Suffolk Superior Court in Carroll v. Board of State Examiners of Electricians.  Chris is the fourth Clinic student … Continue reading

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Goho Publishes Article on Local Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

The American Planning Association’s journal Planning and Environmental Law today published an article by Clinical Instructor Shaun Goho on the ability of local governments to regulate hydraulic fracturing.  Across the country, cities, towns, and other local governments are moving to … Continue reading

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ELP Welcomes Kate Konschnik as Policy Director

In September, Kate Konschnik will join the ELP as its new policy director. Konschnik will launch the ELP Policy Initiative, which will conduct research and analysis on emerging environmental law and energy law issues for consumption by policymakers at the … Continue reading

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