ACOEL is an invitation-only association of distinguished lawyers dedicated to maintaining and improving the ethical practice of environmental law through rigorous focus, outreach and education.
ACOEL fellows value collegiality, balanced and objective perspective, integrity and rigor in expertise. Our diverse practices, viewpoints and backgrounds help us understand how environmental laws can advance common goals.
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News from ACOEL
ACOEL Announces Newly-Elected Fellows for 2026
ACOEL welcomes the class of 2026 to the College with the election of 19 new fellows, each a prominent environmental practitioner in private practice, academia, a not-for-profit organization, or the government.
Recent Insights from our Fellows
Will Oklahoma Ever Settle Its Chickensh*t Lawsuit?
by Allan Gates
Twenty-one years ago, Oklahoma sued six of the major national poultry companies. (For context, the first iPhone was still in development at the time the complaint was filed.) Oklahoma alleged that poultry litter generated and land applied by the companies’ contract poultry growers in Arkansas and Oklahoma was polluting the Illinois River with elevated levels […] 
A Tale of Two Global Environmental Credit Treaties?
by Jeffrey C. Fort
The Great Power Secession: Texas Air Permitting and the Data Center Boom
by Tracy D. Hester
ACOEL Topic Focus
There has been a lot of discussion on artificial intelligence, data centers, and the environment in the news recently. Read about what ACOEL Fellows have been focusing on and discussing.
Artificial Intelligence & Data Centers
Are State Legislatures Artificially Intelligent or Humanly Thinking?
by Kathy G. Beckett
The Clean Power Plan—And Around We Go
by F. William William Brownell
