Environmental Law
Feature Story
A fundamental relationship
Salzman’s new book explores history through the lens of an essential resource: drinking water.
In Drinking Water: A History, Professor James Salzman examines the history, science, and commodification of a basic human need that is often taken for granted.
News Highlights
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Buell comments on feds banning BP from new gov't contractsProfessor Samuel Buell speculates that the U.S. government worked with BP on the timing of the new federal contracts suspension before agreeing to the criminal plea deal.
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Wiener co-chairs World Congress on RiskProf. Jonathan Wiener co-chaired the 2012 World Congress on Risk in July in Sydney, Australia, focusing on global challenges relating to climate change, public health and synthetic biology.
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DELPF conference focuses on conservative environmental policyLet market competition drive innovation in energy, environmentalism, panelists argue at 2012 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum.
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Repeat honor: Salzman article on historic baselines named best of year“Gaming the Past: The Theory and Practice of Historic Baselines in the Administrative State" by Prof. James Salzman included on Land Use & Environmental Law Review's list of top 10 articles.
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Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum publishes special issue on hydrofrackingScholarship explores regulation and costs of hydraulic fracturing.
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Purdy examines connections between food movement, climate change"We should unlock our own utopian imagination to think about living well for the future on the planet we have made," says Prof. Jedediah Purdy. "The cultural change around food is a modest but important reminder that we can."
From the Clinic
Duke’s Environmental Law and Policy Clinic provides legal aid to nonprofit organizations in a range of environmental law and policy issues. Students from both Duke Law School and the Duke Nicholas School of the Environment participate in the clinic and work directly with clients on all aspects of their representation. Recent cases include:
- Assisting the North American Butterfly Association in pursuing endangered species protections for endangered butterflies in South Florida;
- Assisting Scenic NC in drafting proposed guidelines for clearcutting for billboards;
- And addressing state laws that govern fracking for natural gas.
Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
Programs
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Degree Programs
Learn more about the JD/Master of Environmental Management and the Environmental Law Certificate for LLM students. -
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Stanback summer fellowships
Nicholas School internship program provides grants to Duke Law students.
Faculty
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Featured FacultyWilliam R. and Thomas L. Perkins Professor of Law, Professor of Environmental Policy, Professor of Public PolicyProfessor Wiener is a leading expert on international law, environmental law and climate change, and risk analysis and management. Before coming to Duke, he worked on U.S. and international environmental policy at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and at the U.S. Department of Justice. He is a University Fellow of Resources for the Future (RFF).
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Charles S. Murphy Professor of Law and Public Policy Studies, Co-Director of the Program in Public Law, Duke Law School
Video
From "Silent Spring" to "A Force for Nature"
Natural Resources Defense Council founder John H. Adams '62 and his wife Patricia Adams discuss the history of the environmental movement with Professors Ryke Longest and Michelle Nowlin '92.
Ducktown Smoke
Duncan Maysilles '79 discusses his book, Ducktown Smoke, a story of environmental devastation from sulfur dioxide pollution in Southern Appalachia.