Arizona Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (AJELP) to host Nov. 5th CLE:
Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment:
Three Perspectives
The CLE will feature presentations by Dinah Bear, Robert Glennon and Sheldon Trubatch.
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Dinah Bear is an attorney specializing in the matters dealing with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Among other things, she represents clients opposing the Rosemont mine. Ms. Bear served for almost 25 years as the General Counsel of the President's Council on Environmental Quality.
- Robert Glennon is the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. He is the author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It.
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Sheldon Trubatch, Ph.D., has practiced administrative and nuclear law for thirty five years in a variety of settings including government, corporations, national law firms, solo practice, and startups. He has a Ph.D. in theoretical physics and was an Associate Professor of physics at the California State University, Long Beach.
Saturday, November 5th
10am to 12 pm
James E. Rogers College of Law
Register online at: www.ajelp.com
$25 suggested donation - proceeds benefit the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
Environmental Law Certificate Program Approved
On Monday, September 26, 2011, the Law College approved a Certificate in Environmental Law, Science and Policy. Students who fulfill particular requirements will be awarded a Certificate upon graduation. Students graduating in 2012 are eligible to apply as are students in subsequent graduating classes. The Certificate Program requirements can be found here while additional information regarding courses and practice experiences that will fulfill Certificate requirements can be found here.
"This is very exciting," said Kirsten Engel, a law faculty member and also the Director of the Environmental Law, Science, and Policy Program. "With a Certificate, students will have tangible proof for employers of not only their interest in environmental law, but their additional training and experiences in the field." With the Certificate program, the University of Arizona joins other leading environmental law programs, such as Berkeley, Vermont, Boston College and the University of Colorado, that also offer Certificates.
Engel said that, although other schools give environmental certificates, UA's program is unique: "We stand on the shoulders of a world class research University with top programs in the environmental sciences and policy studies. We have crafted our Certificate program to encourage students to take advantage of not only what we have to offer here at the law school," Engel continued, "but what is being offered in other UA departments, schools and colleges -- from courses to talks, lectures and demonstrations."
"Our Certificate program is rigorous, but innovative," said Vice Dean Marc Miller, who teaches the popular Sustainability and the Law course in the Environmental Program. "It will open new doors for the students who take advantage of it, both in terms of their law school experiences and their future careers."
Professor Glennon Featured in New Documentary
on Global Water Crisis
Professor Robert Glennon is featured in a new environmental documentary by Academy Award Winner Jessica Yu. The firm, "Last Call at the Oasis," is an investigation of the world's water crisis. The film recently premiered in Toronto and should be shown in U.S. theatres within the next 5 - 6 months. The film was developed and financed by Participant Media, the same company that produced "An Inconvenient Truth." ATO Pictures is distributing the film in the U.S.
" I’m delighted to have had a chance to work with Jessica Yu and Elise Pearlstein," said Professor Glennon. "Their documentary is a lyrical and elegant exploration of the world’s water crisis. It exposes the magnitude of the problem yet it inspires us to action to keep the crisis from becoming a catastrophe."
The film's trailer can be viewed here.
Environmental Breakfast Club:
2011-2012 Schedule
September 2, 2011. Jeremy Vetter, Assistant Professor, Department of History.
Topic: “Expertise, ‘Epistemic Rift,’ and Environmental Knowledge in Mining and Agriculture in the U.S. Great Plains and Rocky Mountains”
October 7, 2011. Sheldon Trubatch, Advisor to Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, and Bechtel Regulatory Counsel for the Yucca Mountain Project.
Topic: “Renewed Challenge to the NRC’s Compliance with NEPA: Questioning the Assumption of Zero Release from a Nuclear Waste Disposal Site”
November 4, 2011. Stephanie Buechler, Lecturer, School of Geography & Development;
Chris Scott, Associate Research Professor of Water Resources Policy, Udall Center; and Stephen Yool, Professor, School of Geography & Development
Topic: “Arid Cities in Changing Climates: Urban Land and Water Use in the Desert Southwest”
December 2, 2011. Francina Dominguez, Assistant Professor, Depts. of Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrology & Water Resources; Sandy Dall’erba, Associate Professor, School of Geography & Development; and Yolande Serra, Associate Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences.
Topic: “The Impact of Climate Change on U.S. Agriculture: The Ricardian Approach Revisited”
February 3, 2012. Derek Lemoine, Assistant Professor of Economics.
Topic: “Tipping Points and Ambiguity in the Integrated Assessment of Climate Change”
March 2, 2012. Sabrina Helm, Associate Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences, Co-Director of Consumers, Environment & Sustainability Initiative.
Topic: “Understanding the Human Dimension in Water Conservation: The Example of Residential Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting”
April 6, 2012. Ron Trosper, Professor and Head of American Indian Studies.
Topic: To be determined.