As we congratulate the class of 2020, we want to highlight our students’ contributions to environmental and energy law research and scholarship. EELP’s student research assistants were hard at work this school year updating and adding to the Regulatory Rollback Tracker and conducting research for our ongoing projects. They also wrote a variety of white papers, analyses, and blog posts. Choose a topic that interests you and dive into some original analysis by our students!
Coastal Areas and Sea Level Rise
- Troubled Waters: Coastal Avulsion, A State Survey by Ari Sillman, JD 2021
- Offshore Wind Development: Federal Permitting Program Challenges by Martin Levy, JD 2020
- Socializing the CZMA: How Redefining “Community Resilience” Is Changing Coastal Management by Hannah Perls, JD 2020
- Research on requirements for state coastal management plans under the Coastal Zone Management Act – Aaron Silberman, JD 2021
- Research on big eye tuna fisheries management for our oceans project – Bryce Burgwyn, JD 2021
Regulatory Rollbacks In-Depth
- Defending Science and Collaborative Conservation: Sage-Grouse and Western Watersheds Project v. Schneider (D. Idaho 2019) by Peter Daniels, JD 2021
- Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Litigation May Cause Circuit Split by Libby Dimenstein, JD 2022
- When industry support for stricter regulation is good business: Considering the car rules and methane standards by Martin Levy, JD 2020
- The Coal Ash Rule Trilogy Spanning Obama, Trump, and the D.C. Circuit by Katherine Clements, JD 2021
- Research on chemical regulation implementation and coal plant decommissioning – Qingyang Song, JD 2022
Changes to EPA’s Science and Public Accountability
- Legal and Legislative Challenges to EPA’s FOIA Restrictions by Libby Dimenstein, JD 2022
- Comments on Proposed Changes to EAB’s Procedures by Elizabeth Melampy, JD 2020
- Science Advisory Board Draft Reports by Cole Jermyn, JD 2021
- Updates to the Environmental Appeals Board Procedures by Elizabeth Melampy, JD 2020
- Updated many EPA Mission Tracker posts – James Pollack, JD/MPP 2020
Public Lands Management
- Interior Rolls Out Controversial E-Bikes Rules by Peter Daniels, JD 2021
- New Regulations Expand Hunting and Fishing on 1.4 Million Acres of Public Lands by Nathan Lobel, JD 2022
- Research on changes to public accountability at the Department of the Interior – James Pollack, JD/MPP 2020
A Look Forward: Undoing the Rollbacks to Promote Environmental Protection
- How to Undo the Environmental Regulatory Rollbacks by Cole Jermyn, JD 2021, and Laura Bloomer
- The Congressional Review Act’s Legal Uncertainties by Kevin Chen, JD 2020
- Why Congress Should Repeal the Congressional Review Act by Kevin Chen, JD 2020
Research for Ongoing Projects
- Research on state public transportation policy focused on dedicated bus lanes and electric buses for the State & Local Climate portfolio – Lia Cattaneo, JD/MPP 2022
- Research on urban forestry and composting programs at the state level for the State & Local Climate portfolio – Cole Jermyn, JD 2021
- Research on climate change mitigation priorities and legal authority in the five U.S. unincorporated territories – Dylan Asafo, LLM 2020
- Research on historical examples of emerging issues becoming material for financial disclosure purposes for the Corporations & Climate portfolio – Sebastian Spitz, JD 2021 and Ross Gitlin, JD 2021
- Research for the Electricity Law Initiative’s comment filed at FERC in November 2019 – Ash Bharatkumar, JD 2021