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
Can the Administration Persuade States Not to Bring Climate Litigation?
February 11, 2026posted on February 11, 2026 by Seth Jaffe Last year, the United States sued the State of Michigan, seeking a preemptive court order preventing Michigan from filing suit against firms in the “fossil fuel industry”. Michigan moved to dismiss, arguing that the case was not ripe and that the...
Congress Tosses a Wrench in the Gears of Public Land Management
January 07, 2026posted on January 7, 2026 by Peter Van Tuyn Congress recently used the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of 1996 to prevent a number of federal land management plans from going into effect. Congressional application of this law to federal land management plans is unprecedented and calls into question the...
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Be Careful What You Wish For
December 11, 2009Posted on December 11, 2009 by Lee A. DeHihns, III On December 7, 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson stated that greenhouse gases (GHGs) “threaten the public health and welfare of the...
The Challenges and Rewards of Environmental Pro Bono Work
December 10, 2009Posted on December 10, 2009 by Christopher Davis I suspect most of us did not go into environmental law to see how much money we could make as lawyers, but because...
Natural Resource Damages – Why Not a Cooperative Restoration Approach?
December 7, 2009Posted on December 7, 2009 by Susan Cooke There’s lots of talk among environmental lawyers these days about how to litigate Natural Resource Damage (NRD) claims, but relatively little discussion of...
When Does The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 Trump the Clean Water Act?
December 3, 2009Posted on December 3, 2009 by Karen Aldridge Crawford United States v. Milner, Nos. 05-35802, -36126, 39 ELR 20232 (9th Cir. Oct. 9, 2009) In a suit brought by the United...
EPA ISSUES FINAL RULE ON CONSTRUCTION SITE WATER POLLUTION
December 2, 2009Posted on December 2, 2009 by John Crawford by John Crawford, Michael Caples and Gary Rikard On November 23, 2009, EPA finalized technology-based effluent guidelines that are likely to have a...
“Fast-Tracking” of Solar Development Not a Bypass of Environmental Review
November 20, 2009Posted on November 20, 2009 by Linda Bullen On June 29, 2009, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar announced several initiatives to aid development of solar energy facilities on federal lands...
Kentucky Action on PM 2.5
November 19, 2009Posted on November 19, 2009 by Carolyn Brown As has been reported, EPA granted in part petitions to object to the merged PSD construction/Title V operating permit issued by the Kentucky Division for...
Environmental Review for Genetically Engineered Crops
November 11, 2009Posted on November 11, 2009 by Andrew Brown For some genetically engineered (GE) crops, the fields may be quiet, but the courtrooms have been busy. On October 22, Monsanto, Forage Genetics...
EPA Tries to Silence Employees Who (Weakly) Criticize Cap-And-Trade
November 11, 2009Posted on November 11, 2009 by Rodney Brown, Jr. Obama’s EPA finds itself embroiled in a controversy that recalls the Bush Administration: trying to control what the agency’s employees can say...
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ACOEL Announces Newly-Elected Fellows for 2025
April 8, 2025April 8, 2025For Immediate Releaseadmin@acoel.org The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) announced April 8 the election of 18...
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November 12, 2024November 13, 2024For Immediate ReleaseContact: admin@acoel.org (Washington, DC) The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL or College) is proud...