Environmental Law
From climate change to land-use planning, the field of environmental law encompasses a variety of topics. Duke Law is home to a number of faculty members who are experts in the field, helping to study and shape emerging legal issues -- framing what may become the national and international laws and policies of the future. Beyond the numerous classes offered that explore this area of the law, our current students have an opportunity to facilitate scholarship through an environmentally-focused student journal (the Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum), gain hands-on, lawyering experience in the Environmental Law & Policy Clinic, and influence the day-to-day choices of the Duke Law community through the Environmental Law Society.
Scholarship
Salzman, James E. Harnessing the Power of Information for the Next Generation of Environmental Law. Texas Law Review, Forthcoming (with Douglas A. Kysar).
Salzman, James E. and Hunter, David B., Negligence in the Air: The Duty of Care in Climate Change Litigation. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 155, p. 101 (2007).
Wiener, Jonathan B., Think Globally, Act Globally: The Limits of Local Climate Policies. University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 155 (2007).
Salzman, James E., A Field of Green? The Past and Future of Ecosystem Services. Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, Vol. 21, p. 133 (2006).
Wiener, Jonathan B., A Pattern of Parity and Particularity, in Who's Ahead in Environmental Protection: The United States or the European Union? The Environmental Forum (MarApr):52 (2006).
Wiener, Jonathan B., Better Regulation in Europe. Current Legal Problems, 59:pp. 447-518 (2006).
Webcasts
A Charged Atmosphere: The Future of U.S. Policy on Global Warming - Panel 1: Regulation Under Massachusetts v. EPA
November 16, 2007. 2007 DELPF conference; Panelists are Ryke Longest and Frank Princiotta. Moderated by Jim Salzman.
A Charged Atmosphere: The Future of U.S. Policy on Global Warming - Panel 2: New Legislative Approaches
November 16, 2007. 2007 DELPF Symposium; Panelists are Michael Toman, Scott Segal, and Jedediah Purdy. Moderated by Jonathan Wiener.
A Charged Atmosphere: The Future of U.S. Policy on Global Warming - Panel 3: State Preemptions
November 16, 2007. 2007 DELPF Symposium; Panelists are Sean Donahue, Hari Osofsky, and Jonas Monast. Moderated by Douglas Crawford-Brown.
Legislative Approaches to Global Warming: Practical Solutions For a Changing Climate
November 14, 2007. Professor Jonathan Wiener and Tim Profeta, a Duke Law alum and current director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions speak about how legislation is beginning to reflect the changing climate.
"Greening" the Sports and Entertainment Industries
March 19, 2007. Dr. Allen Hershkowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council presents the "green" partnerships he's formed with the Oscars, the Philadelphia Eagles, Warner Music, etc., and how these deals are doing big things for the environment.