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Environmental Law Section Book Club – The Snail Darter And The Dam
In this eye-opening book, the lawyer who with his students fought and won the first Endangered Species Act case to be adjudicated before the Supreme Court – known officially as Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill – tells the fascinating story behind one of the nation’s most significant environmental law battles.Â
Webinar: Split the Check, Please: Dividing Cleanup Costs Among Responsible Parties
As such, distinct technical approaches are often needed considering the Gore and Torres factors to develop an overall allocation. These factors include both technical and nontechnical considerations that the trier of fact must weigh to arrive at the overall allocation. This article reviews the legal and technical framework in allocating cleanup costs at hazardous waste sites and presents several case histories illustrating the integration of fact, science and law in the final allocation.
Legal Career Paths During COVID-19: Non-Profit Organization Perspectives
Across the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life, caused thousands of deaths, and unleased unprecedented economic stress not seen since the 2008 Great Recession. These economic conditions have had an impact on the legal profession.
Environmental Law Section Book Club – That Wild Country
Part travelogue and part historical examination, That Wild Country invites reads on an intimate tour of the wondrous wild and public places that are a uniquely profound and endangered part of the American landscape.  Through this book, ELS members will explore several specific public lands, including Yellowstone National Park, Lewis & Clark National Forest, Arches National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and more.Â
Webinar Replay: Environmental Ethics
How to deal with conflicts and other attorney-ethics issues impacting attorneys practicing in any area of law. However, those issues are heightened when it comes to practicing environmental law.
Webinar: Legal Career Paths During COVID-19: State Government Perspectives
Across the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life, caused thousands of deaths, and unleased unprecedented economic stress not seen since the 2008 Great Recession. These economic conditions have had an impact on the legal profession.
Webinar: Law School-Based Environmental Law Clinics: A Critical Role in Private Enforcement and Legal Training
Throughout California, law schools have served an important role in training the next generation of environmental law practitioners with environmental clinics that advance environmental protections and eliminate environmental burdens in underserved communities across the state.
Webinar: Legal Career Paths During COVID-19: Federal Government Perspectives
Across the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life, caused thousands of deaths, and unleased unprecedented economic stress not seen since the 2008 Great Recession. These economic conditions have had an impact on the legal profession.
Webinar: Legal Career Paths During COVID-19: Local Government Perspectives
Across the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life, caused thousands of deaths, and unleased unprecedented economic stress not seen since the 2008 Great Recession. These economic conditions have had an impact on the legal profession.
Environmental Law Section Book Club – As Long As Grass Grows
We look forward to discussing the lessons ELS members glean from this book, and how we might most like to see these lessons applied in our communities.
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