Blogs & Resources
ACOEL members contribute regularly to the ACOEL Blog, writing on topics of current interest in their respective fields. Recently-published blogs are featured below, or you can search the ACOEL blog archive using the search feature.
Current Blogs
COP26 Retrospective: Historical Turning Point Toward a Sustainable Future?
January 18, 2022Posted on January 18, 2022 by Daniel C. Esty When the history of the global shift toward a clean energy economy and a sustainable future gets written decades from now, it may well be that the COP26 Climate Change Conference will be seen as a watershed moment. While the...
Environmental Penalties: Disparity and Discretion
January 14, 2022Posted on January 14, 2022 by Jerry L. Anderson Environmental law enforcement seeks to achieve greater compliance by punishing intentional violations and ensuring that violators do not achieve a competitive advantage through avoidance of compliance costs. To achieve that goal, regulators must balance the desire for uniformity with the...
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OBAMA AND THE ENVIRONMENT
February 24, 2009Posted on February 24, 2009 by Elliot Laws As Lisa Jackson completes her first month as President Obama’s environmental chief, she is just scratching the surface on some of the myriad issues...
Oregon as Center of Green Energy?
February 23, 2009Posted on February 23, 2009 by Richard Glick By: Rick Glick and David Blasher of Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP Many postings on this site have featured local and regional climate change policy initiatives. Oregon is no...
EPA’s Roll-Back of Bush-Era Rules Appears to Begin in Earnest
February 13, 2009Posted on February 13, 2009 by Seth Jaffe While a lot of attention has been paid to whether EPA would reverse the Bush EPA decision denying California’s petition to regulate greenhouse...
UNITED STATES NEEDS TO GET ON BOARD IN 2009 WITH THE ONE-WATT INITIATIVE
February 9, 2009Posted on February 9, 2009 by Stephen E. Herrmann TAKE ACTION ON PHANTOM LOADS: The One-Watt Initiative is a fairly simple regulatory program proposed for eliminating unnecessary electricity losses from electronic...
Certification Board Adopts Standards for Environmental Auditing and Program Design
February 6, 2009Posted on February 6, 2009 by Ridgway Hall In December, 2008, the Board of Environmental, Health and Safety Auditor Certifications (BEAC) issued its Performance and Program Standards for the Professional Practice of...
A Quick Economic Stimulus Meets a Slow Environmental Process – Are NEPA Waivers Needed to Reach Energy Independence?
January 30, 2009Posted on January 30, 2009 by Bradley Marten President Obama has pressed Congress this week to enact an economic stimulus package that would “double our capacity to generate alternative sources of...
MIDWEST GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION ACCORD RECOMMENDATIONS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
January 20, 2009Posted on January 20, 2009 by David Flannery The Advisory Groups working on the Midwest Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord and the Midwest Governor’s Association Platform met in Indianapolis on January 14...
Superfund Liability and Apportionment – Burlington Northern v. United States
January 20, 2009Posted on January 20, 2009 by Theodore Garrett Although the Superfund statute is now 28 years old, basic issues of liability and apportionment of liability remain unresolved. This term, the U.S. Supreme...
More Clean Water Act Citizen Suits on the Way?
January 20, 2009Posted on January 20, 2009 by Fournier J. Gale, III At least in the Southeast, the popularity of Clean Water Act citizen suits has waxed and waned over the course of...
ACOEL PRESS RELEASES
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYERS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEWLY-ELECTED OFFICERS AND ADVISORY COUNCIL
December 1, 2021December 1, 2021For Immediate ReleaseContact: admin@acoel.org (Washington, DC): The ACOEL Foundation, created by the American College of Environmental Lawyers...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYERS ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS & REGENTS
October 13, 2021(Washington, DC): The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) is proud to announce its newly elected Officers and Regents,...