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New Clinic Publication on Climate Adaptation and Insurance
In April 2012, the Environmental Law & Policy Clinic issued a white paper entitled “Municipal Climate Change Adaptation and the Insurance Industry,” which examines the ways in which coastal communities can work with the insurance industry to promote climate adaptation. … Continue reading
Justice John Paul Stevens receives inaugural Horizon Award
On April 25, 2012, ELP was honored to award retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the author of seminal environmental law decisions including Chevron v. NRDC and Massachusetts v. EPA, with its first ever Horizon Award for achievement in … Continue reading
Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Unlimited Deregulation of Genetically Modified Alfalfa
On April 23, 2012, the Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of organic farmers, producers of organic foods, and organic advocacy organizations in a Ninth Circuit case, Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack, involving a challenge to the Department … Continue reading
Goho Moderates Panel on Shale Gas at MIT Energy Conference
ELPC Clinical Instructor Shaun Goho moderated a panel at the MIT Energy Conference on March 17, 2012. The panel, titled “Managing the Shale Gas Revolution,” brought together representatives from industry, the environmental community, and academia to discuss the regulatory and … Continue reading
Clinic Students Present Work on Offshore Drilling to U.S. Department of Interior
On March 6, 2012, Clinic students Douglas Hastings (JD ’13), Chase Romney (JD ’12), and Sophie Tease (LLM ’12) traveled to Washington D.C. with Clinical Professor and Director Wendy Jacobs to present their work and recommendations on offshore drilling to … Continue reading
