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Clinic Publishes White Paper on Offshore Aquaculture

As part of an ongoing collaboration with the Environmental Law Institute and the Ocean Foundation, the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic issued a new white paper on offshore aquaculture on June 28, 2013.  Offshore Aquaculture Regulation Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reviews the applicability of…
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Goho Quoted in News Stories About Dryden Fracking Ordinance Litigation

Clinical Instructor Shaun Goho was quoted in several news stories in recent days regarding a case challenging a local ordinance that bans hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) within the town’s borders. The town of Dryden, New York, banned gas drilling through a revision to its zoning code in 2011.   A gas drilling…
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Clinic Submits Comments on Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement for Offshore Drilling

The Environmental Law and Policy Clinic submitted comments today on the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement for Offshore Drilling.  In the comments, the Clinic argues that the draft’s focus on process safety is overly narrow, and that the Bureau should “guide organizations to…
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HLS Grad Praises Clinical Experience

Recent HLS graduate Nick McDaniel reflects on the value of his experience at the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic. Hi Dean Minow, My name is Nick McDaniel, and I’m a 2011 HLS graduate and a current Environmental Law Fellow at the Environmental Law…
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Clinic Student Argues and Examines Witnesses in Solar Licensing Case

Clinic student Zak Kearns (JD ’14) today made the opening argument and examined two witnesses in an administrative sanctions hearing as part of the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic’s ongoing work to defend the right of renewable energy companies to conduct business and install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Massachusetts. …
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Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Professors Freeman, Lazarus, and Other Environmental Law Scholars

The Clinic filed an amicus brief today in the case White Stallion Energy Ctr., LLC v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (D.C. Cir. No. 12-1100), which involves challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s landmark regulations governing emissions of hazardous air pollutants, including mercury, from coal-fired power plants.  The Clinic, on behalf…
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Goho Publishes Op-Ed on LNG Exports

Clinical Instructor Shaun Goho today published an op-ed in Yale Environment 360 on proposals to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States.  The article, In U.S., the Lure of Export May Further Fuel Natural Gas Boom, argues that the Department of Energy should authorize new LNG export…
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New Clinic White Paper on Offshore Aquaculture and the Clean Water Act

The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic, in collaboration with the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Ocean Foundation, released a white paper entitled “Offshore Aquaculture Regulation Under the Clean Water Act” in December 2012.  The work of Clinic students Sara Bartel (JD ’13), Russell Feit (JD ’12),…
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Clinic Victory for Renewable Energy

Led by Clinic Director and Clinical Professor Wendy Jacobs, HLS students have prevailed in a two-year battle to lift restrictions on the installation of solar power in Massachusetts. For more than two years, the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic has represented a group of general contractors who specialize in…
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Clinic Releases White Paper on Oversight of Offshore Drilling in the Arctic

The Clinic today released a white paper on offshore drilling, “Recommendations for Improved Oversight of Offshore Drilling Based on a Review of 40 Regulatory Regimes.”  This paper identifies general program elements from existing safety and environmental programs that would improve the regulation and oversight of offshore drilling, and is…
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Clinic Student Presents Oral Argument in Solar Licensing Case

On June 5, 2012, Environmental Law & Policy Clinic student Christopher Rendall-Jackson presented oral argument on a motion for summary judgment in Suffolk Superior Court in Carroll v. Board of State Examiners of Electricians.  Chris is the fourth Clinic student to argue a motion in this litigation, following Thomas Brugato…
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Goho Publishes Article on Local Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

The American Planning Association’s journal Planning and Environmental Law today published an article by Clinical Instructor Shaun Goho on the ability of local governments to regulate hydraulic fracturing.  Across the country, cities, towns, and other local governments are moving to ban, limit, or regulate oil and gas drilling within…
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New Clinic Publication on Climate Adaptation and Insurance

In April 2012, the Environmental Law & Policy Clinic issued a white paper entitled Municipal Climate Change Adaptation and the Insurance Industry, which examines the ways in which coastal communities can work with the insurance industry to promote climate adaptation.  This white paper features the work of Clinic students…
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Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Unlimited Deregulation of Genetically Modified Alfalfa

On April 23, 2012, the Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of organic farmers, producers of organic foods, and organic advocacy organizations in a Ninth Circuit case, Center for Food Safety v. Vilsack, involving a challenge to the Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow the unrestricted use of Roundup-Ready…
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Goho Moderates Panel on Shale Gas at MIT Energy Conference

ELPC Clinical Instructor Shaun Goho moderated a panel at the MIT Energy Conference on March 17, 2012.  The panel, titled “Managing the Shale Gas Revolution,” brought together representatives from industry, the environmental community, and academia to discuss the regulatory and technological challenges posed by the dramatic rise in natural gas…
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Clinic Students Present Work on Offshore Drilling to U.S. Department of Interior

On March 6, 2012, Clinic students Douglas Hastings (JD ’13), Chase Romney (JD ’12), and Sophie Tease (LLM ’12) traveled to Washington D.C. with Clinical Professor and Director Wendy Jacobs to present their work and recommendations on offshore drilling to the Directors of two bureaus within the U.S. Department of…
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ELPC Student Speaks at Conference on Coastal Climate Change Adaptation

Photo available at http://seagrant.uconn.edu/climatelaw/. Sarah Fort (JD ’12) spoke on a panel at the Legal Solutions to Coastal Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut Conference held at the University of Connecticut School of Law and co-sponsored by the National Sea Grant Law Center on February 10, 2012.  The conference was…
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Clinical Voices: Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic

Leah Cohen speaks about her experiences in the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lkOmeGywTM…
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Clinic Student Presents Oral Argument in Solar Licensing Case

On October 18, 2011, Environmental Law & Policy Clinic student Rachel Heron (JD ’12) presented a 3-hour oral argument on a motion for summary decision in an important, precedent-setting administrative proceeding concerning the right of renewable energy companies to conduct business and install solar photovoltaic systems in Massachusetts.  The companies…
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ELPC Releases “Legal Options for Municipal Climate Adaptation in South Boston.”

On August 30, 2011, the Clinic issued a white paper, Legal Options for Municipal Climate Adaptation in South Boston  The paper was produced as part of the Clinic’s ongoing collaboration with the City of Boston in the City’s climate adaptation planning.  It analyzes legal options available to the City…