- Center for State, Local and Regional Environmental Programs
- Program on the Constitution, Courts, and Legislation
- Nanotechnology Program
- Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review
General
2013
- Big Data: A Game Changer for Environmental Managers, Advocates and Regulators? (Washington, DC — October 22, 2013)
- A Summit on Private Environmental Governance: Facing the Challenges of Voluntary Standards, Supply Chains and Green Marketing (Washington, DC — June 10, 2013)
Program on the Constitution, Courts, and Legislation
2013
- The Impact of Koontz and other Supreme Court Decisions on Watershed and Wetland Management from a Scientific Perspective, D. Bruce Myers, First Annual ELI-Stetson Wetlands Workshop: Legal and Scientific Responses to Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District and the Future of Wetland Mitigation (Gulfport, FL — Nov. 12, 2013)
- The Future of Standing in Environmental Cases: Trends in the DC Circuit and Beyond (Washington, DC — May 15, 2013)
- Less than Equal? Congress’ Efforts to Deny Fee Recoveries under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 31st Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (Eugene, OR — March 2, 2013)
2012
- Supreme Court Review & Preview (Cambridge, MA — September 25, 2012)
- What Does the Health Care Ruling Mean for Environmental Law? (Teleconference — July 31, 2012)
- The D.C. Circuit's Rulings on EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rulemakings (Teleconference — June 27, 2012)
2011
- Supreme Court Review & Preview (Cambridge, MA — September 28, 2011)
- Analysis: SCOTUS AEP v. CT Decision (Teleconference — June 30, 2011)
- Assessing Jurisdiction Under the New Clean Water Act Guidance (Washington, DC — June 28, 2011)
- American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut: The Next Landmark Supreme Court Climate Case (Washington, DC — April 13, 2011)
- A Decade of Clean Water Act Confusion: Navigating SWANCC and Rapanos, 29th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (Eugene, OR — March 4, 2011)
2010
- Supreme Court Preview (Washington, DC — September 28, 2010)
- The Supreme Court Revisits NEPA: A Post-Argument Panel on Monsanto v. Geertson Farms, with Cory Andrews, Gregory Garre, Eric Glitzenstein, and George Kimbrell (Washington, DC — April 27, 2010)
- Environmental Protection in the Balance: Citizens, Courts, and the Constitution, symposium with the Hon. Peter W. Hall, Richard Lazarus, J. Peter Byrne, Leslie Carothers, and Richard Frank (Georgetown Law Center, Washington, DC — February 26, 2010). Listen to recordings of the event.
2009
- Drawing a Line in the Sand? Florida Beach Case Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Recognize Novel Category of Property Takings, with Doug Kendall, Ilya Shapiro, and Julia Wyman (Washington, DC — November 3, 2009). Listen to a recording of the seminar.
- Rapanos/SWANCC Update: CWA Litigation Challenges and Prospects for a Fix, 27th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (Eugene, OR — Feb. 27, 2009)
2008
- Of Whales and Sonar: Environmental Protection and Naval Training Collide in Winter v. NRDC, with Joel Reynolds, Paul Kamenar, Dr. Chris Parsons, and James Walpole (Washington, DC — October 15, 2008)
- "Summers v. Earth Island Institute - Closing the Door on Facial Challenges to Agency Action?" with Amanda C. Leiter, Scott Nelson, and Damien M. Schiff (Washington, DC — September 8, 2008). Listen to a recording of the seminar.
2007
- “Climate Change and the Constitution: Global Warming Litigation Heats Up,” co-sponsored by ELI and the National Association of Environmental Law Societies (Washington, DC — November 2007)
- “Risky Business? Massachusetts, Risk-Based Harm, and Standing in the D.C. Circuit,” with Amanda Leiter, Chet Thompson, David Weinberg, and Brian Wolfman (Washington, DC — September 2007)
- “Massachusetts v. EPA: What are the Implications for the Future?” co-sponsored by ELI and the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Constitutional Law Committee (Washington, DC — May 2007). Listen to a recording of the seminar.
- “Access to Courts after Massachusetts v. EPA: Who Has Been Left Standing?” co-sponsored by ELI and the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Constitutional Law Committee (Washington, DC — May 2007). Listen to a recording of the seminar.
2006
- “Access to Courts after Massachusetts v. EPA: Who Will Be Left Standing?” co-sponsored by ELI and the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Constitutional Law Committee (Washington, DC — December 2006). Listen to a recording of the seminar.
- “Supreme Court Preview,” with Professor Richard Lazarus, E. Donald Elliott, and Amanda Cohen Leiter (Washington, DC — October 2006). Listen to a recording of the seminar.
- “After Rapanos and Carabell,” co-sponsored by ELI, the DC Bar, and the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Constitutional Law Committee (Washington, DC — July 2006)
- Legal Briefing on Supreme Court Decision in Rapanos v. United States, presented by ELI President Leslie Carothers to House Legislative Staff (Washington, DC — June 2006)
- “Trends in Constitutional Environmental Law,” 24th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (with ELI Visiting Scholar Jim May) (Eugene, OR — March 2006)
- “The Jurisprudential Legacy of William Rehnquist on Environmental, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Takings Law,” discussion with ELI Visiting Scholar Jim May (Washington, DC — March 2006)
- “Hot Topics: Clean Water Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court: Constitutional Issues in Rapanos and Carabell,” ABA Annual Conference on Environmental Law (Keystone, CO — March 2006)
- Trends in Constitutional Environmental Law, 24th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (Eugene, OR — March 4, 2006)
2005 and earlier
- “What Do Environmentalists Want from the Supreme Court?” (Washington, DC — August 2005)
- Keynote Address by ELI President Leslie Carothers, Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (Eugene, OR — March 2005)
- “Judging NEPA: Judicial Decisionmaking in Environmental Impact Assessment Cases,” 23rd Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (Eugene, OR — March 2005)
- “How to Protect Environmental Protections?” co-sponsored by ELI, the American Constitution Society, and the Center for American Progress (Washington, DC — March 2005)
- “Environmental Law in the Courts,” University of Chicago Law School (Chicago, IL — January 2005)
- "Environmental Law Update 2004: The Practical Impacts of This Year's Legal Struggles" (Washington, DC — March 2004)
- Do Endangered Species Act Challenges Still Have Teeth?
- What Roles Should Federal and State Governments Play in Fighting Air Pollution?
- Who Should Pay for Food Safety?
- "Arsenic and Old Case(s): Debating the Constitutional Scope of the Safe Drinking Water Act and Other National Environmental Laws: A Panel Discussion by Counsel in Nebraska v. EPA" (Washington, DC — June 2003)
- "The New Judicial Activism: Consequences for Environmental Protection and Beyond," co-sponsored by ELI, the University of Chicago Law School Environmental Law Society, and the American Constitution Society (Chicago Chapter) (with Professor Cass Sunstein) (Chicago, IL — May 2003)
- "'New Federalism' in a New Deal World: Ramifications for Civil Rights and Environmental Protection," co-sponsored by ELI, the Brennan Center for Justice, and the American Constitution Society (NYU Chapter) (New York, NY — October 2003)
- "Supreme Court Review and Preview," with Professor Richard Lazarus (Washington, DC — October 2003)
Nanotechnology Program
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Entering the Marketplace: Public & Private Product Regulation at Home and Abroad
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Webinar #1: The Regulatory Structure of Products (Wednesday, November 13)
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Webinar #2: Setting Standards Beyond Regulations (Tuesday, November 19)
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Webinar #3: Bringing a Product to the Marketplace (Wednesday, December 4)
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Webinar #4: Product Marketing (Thursday, December 12)
- TSCA Reform Series
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The Standard of Safety (July 21, 2011)
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Hazard, Use, and Exposure Data (September 20, 2011)
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Chemical Prioritization (October 4, 2011)
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Information Confidentiality (CBI), Availability and Sharing (October 26, 2011)
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Risk Management (November 30, 2011)
- Environmental Governance at the Leading Edge of Technology (Washington, DC—2011)
- Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Securing the Promise of Nanotechnologies, Webcast of the Report Launch event at the Woodrow Wilson Center (Washington, DC— 2009)
- Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Securing the Promise of Nanotechnologies, Presentations and Audio of the Report Launch event at Chatham House (London, UK— 2009)
- NanoGovernance 2008: Innovative Approaches to Nanotechnology Environmental Governance (Washington, DC—2008)
- “Where Does the Nano Go? End-of-Life Regulation of Nanotechnologies?” Webcast of the Report Launch event at the Woodrow Wilson Center (Washington, DC — 2007)
- Nanotechnology Governance: Environmental Management from a Global Perspective (Nashville, TN — 2006)
- Securing the Promise of Nanotechnology: Is U.S. Environmental Law Up To the Job? (Washington, DC — 2005)
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