EELU
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Vanderbilt Law School Hosts Second Annual State of the Environment Conference
Full-day event covers the state of environment, energy, water, land use, and scholarship in Tennessee and beyond Read MoreApr. 17, 2024
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Voluntary Household Actions Contribute 40% of Cumulative Emissions Reductions under the IIJA and IRA
New paper from Vanderbilt scholars quantifies the significance of individual behavior in recent environmental legislation Read MoreFeb. 28, 2024
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On the Cover: Michael Vandenbergh discusses how private action can force corporations into greener practices
"Planet Earth's Future Now Rests in the Hands of Big Business," Time, April 14, 2022 Read MoreApr. 14, 2022
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Matthew LaRue ’20 wins 2019 ABA Water Resources Student Writing Competition
LaRue’s article, “The Stream of Commerce,” analyzes the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and suggests that a new interpretation of navigable waters, one that would include all commercial waters, could bring a much-needed change to the existing legal framework. Read MoreOct. 4, 2019
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Driving the response to climate change
Colleen Newman, Heeba Momen, and Sam Downs contributed to this article. Earlier this semester, Vanderbilt Law School’s Energy, Environment, and Land Use (EELU) Program held its second annual State of the Environment Conference, supported by the Sally Shallenberger Brown Program Fund. This unique event, aimed to convene faculty,… Read MoreJan. 25, 2018
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Article by Emily Taylor ’16 on “Waters of the United States” to Be Published in Environmental Law Reporter
Article Taylor completed as a semester-long research project supervised by Clean Water Act expert J.B. Ruhl to be published in the peer-reviewed journal of the Environmental Law Institute. Read MoreJul. 15, 2016
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WalletHub: Energy Expert Jim Rossi discusses household ways to cut energy consumption
Colleen Newman, Heeba Momen, and Sam Downs contributed to this article. Earlier this semester, Vanderbilt Law School’s Energy, Environment, and Land Use (EELU) Program held its second annual State of the Environment Conference, supported by the Sally Shallenberger Brown Program Fund. This unique event, aimed to convene faculty,… Read MoreJul. 13, 2016
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Megan McLean ’16 wins Environmental Law Institute writing competition
McLean's winning paper, "Throwing Shade: The Case against Judicial Interference with Solar Net Metering Policies," will be published in the Environmental Law Reporter. Read MoreApr. 29, 2016
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Article co-authored by J.B. Ruhl wins Ecological Society of America’s Sustainability Science Award
The article, published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, has been honored for its “contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability.” Read MoreMar. 28, 2016
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Jim Rossi and team of energy law scholars address scope of Federal Power Act in amicus brief
Amicus brief filed by 26 "Interested Energy Scholars" argues on behalf of the plaintiffs in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association. Read MoreOct. 13, 2015