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May 26, 2022
The Environmental Law Project (ELP) is dedicated to environmental law and policy, fighting climate change, and advancing environmental justice
International Energy Perspectives
May 23, 2022
Samuel Wong L’23 recently shared his experiences in one of the Law School’s Global Research Seminars, which yielded new perspectives on how countries can support clean technology.
Facing Climate Change with Optimism
April 27, 2022
In “Climate Change & the Energy Evolution,” students learn how to use their legal skills to decarbonize the world’s economy.
Cryptocurrency and Climate Crisis
April 11, 2022
Prof. Coglianese moderated a discussion with Duke Law’s Lawrence Baxter on cryptocurrencies and their far-reaching environmental impacts.
Amplifying Community Voices for Environmental Justice
April 5, 2022
Valerie Baron L’12, LPS’13 works alongside communities most affected by the agriculture industry, helping to protect and preserve their rights.
Prof. Cary Coglianese to Discuss Cryptocurrency and Climate Change as Part of Penn’s Energy Week 2022
April 1, 2022
Alexander Sprenger L’22 and Katherine Rohde L’23 named winners of ‘Administrative Law’ essay competition
March 24, 2022
Sprenger wrote about the redefined scope of the Clean Water Act while Rohde’s essay addresses congressional action concerning suicide risks among LGBTQ+ youth.
Franklin Kury L’61, author of Environmental Rights Amendment in PA, releases book with plea for action on climate change
March 21, 2022
The Constitutional Question to Save the Planet: The Peoples’ Right to a Healthy Environment was published in April 2021 by the Environmental Law Institute.
Prof. Cary Coglianese provides insight on how to best advance the EPA’s civil rights objectives: Bloomberg Law
March 16, 2022
Prof. Coglianese offers a lesson from COVID on climate change policymaking: Bloomberg Green
February 14, 2022
Prof. Cary Coglianese’s scholarship is quoted in Psychology Today essay on why effective climate policy is so difficult
January 5, 2022