New Sustainability Coordinator for HLS
Through a new partnership with Harvard’s Office for Sustainability, Harvard Law School now has an on-campus sustainability coordinator.
Lazarus discusses recent and future Supreme Court cases on environmental law
On April 1, the Court issued a ruling in one of Lazarus’s most recent cases: Entergy v. Riverkeeper. Here, he discusses that case, as well as trends in environmental law more broadly.
HLS team reaches semifinals of environmental law moot court competition
A team of Harvard Law School students advanced to the semifinals of the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition held in February at Pace Law School in Albany, NY. The team was comprised of Ed Roggenkamp ’09, Kim Smaczniak ’09, and Rachel Evans ’10.
Renovated interior at HLS receives highest rating for environmentally friendly design
A recently renovated office suite at Harvard Law School has been awarded a platinum rating—the highest possible certification—under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system for commercial interiors.
Todd Stern ’77 appointed climate change envoy
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that Todd Stern ’77, a former White House assistant who was the senior U.S. negotiator at the Kyoto climate talks, will be the special envoy for climate change. Stern will serve as the chief U.S. negotiator at U.N. talks on climate change, as well as with individual […]
Environmental Law Program previews upcoming Court cases
On October 1st, Professor Jody Freeman and Visiting Professor Richard Lazarus ’79, director of the Supreme Court Institute at the Georgetown University Law Center, previewed environmental law cases that will be heard by the Supreme Court this term.
A River Runs Through It
When Tony Rossmann ’71 started his own law practice in Sacramento, Calif., in 1976, he never expected he would help bring about one of the largest river restoration projects in the West.
Jody Freeman explains why there’s no time to waste in the field of environmental law
Professor Jody Freeman LL.M. ’91 S.J.D. ’95 joined the faculty in 2005. She recently told the Harvard Law Bulletin why climbing Mount Kilimanjaro didn’t turn her into an environmentalist—and what did.
Startup for an Ailing Planet
Harvard Law School’s new program, and its faculty director, aim to change the way we think about environmental law
Jacobs’ Ladder
A new clinic lets students step up to environmental challenges—and onto the first rungs of their careers