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Clinic Submits Comments on Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement for Offshore Drilling

The Environmental Law and Policy Clinic submitted comments today on the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement for Offshore Drilling.  In the comments, the Clinic argues that the draft’s focus on process safety is overly … Continue reading

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Bruce Babbitt to Receive Horizon Award March 14

ELP and the Environmental Law Society present their second annual Horizon Award to former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt at HLS March 14.  The award presentation and lecture will take place Thursday at noon in Milstein West, and the … Continue reading

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HLS Grad Praises Clinical Experience

Recent HLS graduate Nick McDaniel reflects on the value of his experience at the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic. Hi Dean Minow, My name is Nick McDaniel, and I’m a 2011 HLS graduate and a current Environmental Law Fellow … Continue reading

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Clinic Student Argues and Examines Witnesses in Solar Licensing Case

Clinic student Zak Kearns (JD ’14) today made the opening argument and examined two witnesses in an administrative sanctions hearing as part of the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic’s ongoing work to defend the right of renewable energy companies to … Continue reading

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Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Professors Freeman, Lazarus, and Other Environmental Law Scholars

The Clinic filed an amicus brief today in the case White Stallion Energy Ctr., LLC v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (D.C. Cir. No. 12-1100), which involves challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s landmark regulations governing emissions of hazardous air pollutants, … Continue reading

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