As part of the Human Rights in Practice speaker series, join Eva Okoth (Natural Justice), and Kristin Casper (Greenpeace International), for a discussion of the use of litigation and other legal strategies to secure human rights and climate and environmental justice in Kenya and around the world. The discussion is moderated by Monica Iyer (Duke Law School). The event is organized by the Center for International and Comparative Law and the International Human Rights Clinic.

Community Visions for Environmental Justice Organizing will explore how technical assistance providers such as academics, students, lawyers, researchers, and scientists can support community-based and community-led movements for environmental justice. Session III focuses on youth movements for environmental justice.
Sponsored by the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, the Howard University School of Law, Shaw University, Vermont Law School, and the Yale School of Forestry and the Environment.
The speakers include:

Community Visions for Environmental Justice Organizing will explore how technical assistance providers such as academics, students, lawyers, researchers, and scientists can support community-based and community-led movements for environmental justice. Session I focuses on legislation and executive action.

Sponsored by the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, the Howard University School of Law, Shaw University, Vermont Law School, and the Yale School of Forestry and the Environment.

Moderator: Marianne Engelman Lado

John Knox, Henry C. Lauerman Professor of International Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, discusses his work as Special Rapporteur, including initiatives on climate change and human rights, as well as a call for the global recognition of the human right to a healthy environment.

Hear the voices of grassroots leaders addressing disaster preparedness and relief, and join a discussion across disciplines on lessons and next steps at the 2019 Environmental Justice Symposium. The event includes a community tour, dinner, and panel on Friday, and a keynote, panel, and group discussions on Saturday.

Appearing: Donna Chavis, Yesenia Cuello, Marianne Engelman Lado, Esther Calhoun, Leslie Fields, Ruth Santiago

Symposium title: 2019 Environmental Justice Symposium, Resilient Communities: Environmental Justice in the Face of Disaster

Hear the voices of grassroots leaders addressing disaster preparedness and relief, and join a discussion across disciplines on lessons and next steps at the 2019 Environmental Justice Symposium. The event includes a community tour, dinner, and panel on Friday, and a keynote, panel, and group discussions on Saturday.

Appearing: Mustafa Santiago Ali (National Wildlife Federation), speaker ; Jeff Anstead (Haliwa Saponi Indian Tribe), welcome.

Symposium title: 2019 Environmental Justice Symposium, Resilient Communities: Environmental Justice in the Face of Disaster

An overview of major environmental justice concerns in the state and the organizing being done by communities to address them.

Hear the voices of grassroots leaders addressing disaster preparedness and relief, and join a discussion across disciplines on lessons and next steps at the 2019 Environmental Justice Symposium. The event includes a community tour, dinner, and panel on Friday, and a keynote, panel, and group discussions on Saturday.

Appearing: Vernice Miller-Travis, Naeema Muhammad, Omega Wilson, Ryan Emanuel, Omari Wilson

Duke Law panelists disuss Juliana v. United States, a case the Supreme Court allowed to proceed in the 9th Circuit, which concerns the constitutional and public trust implications of climate change. Specifically, the youth plaintiffs argue that (1) the United States' actions that have contributed to climate change have unconstitutionally deprived future generations' right to life, liberty, and property; and (2) that the atmosphere is protected by the Public Trust Doctrine.

This panel discusses the ways that the Research Triangle can develop in a sustainable manner. Focuses include “green building”, policy or legal impediments, and the interaction between historic land use.

Panelists:

Kofi Boone, NC State University, Department of Landscape Architecture
Timothy Johnson, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
Floyd McKissick, Jr., North Carolina Senate, District 20
Danielle Spurlock, UNC Chapel Hill Department of City & Regional Planning

For the conclusion of the symposium, panelists will discuss how communities can continue developing in a sustainable manner. The panel delves into elements such as the interactions between human health and climate change, policy tools need to sustain development, and resilience to pollution and climate change.

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This panel will discusses the significance of alternative modes of transportation for sustainable urban development. This topic is examined through multiple lenses, including environmental justice reform, political and policy barriers, and efficient urban transit.

Panelists:

Ellen Beckmann, Senior Transportation Planner, City of Durham
JoHanna Cockburn, Director, NCDOT Bicycle/Pedestrian Division
Patrick McDonough, Planning/Transit Development, GoTriangle
Karen Rindge, Executive Director, Wake Up Wake County

On Feb. 9, 2018, the Duke Environmental Law & Policy Clinic held its first annual Environmental Justice Symposium, focusing on access to water and sanitation in underserved communities.

Panelists: Colin Bailey, Executive Director of the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water

Catherine Flowers, Executive Director of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise

Omega Wilson, President of the West End Revitalization Association

Moderator: Jamie Cole, Environmental Justice, Air, and Materials Policy Manager for the North Carolina Conservation Network

106 graduates of Duke Law School and 84 from the Nicholas School of the Environment have participated in the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic since it was established in 2007 at Duke Law as a partnership between the two schools. Students have engaged in cross-disciplinary research, analysis, advocacy, and problem-solving on matters of environmental justice, sustainability, and public health, addressing such matters as watershed, ocean, and coastal pollution, air quality, biodiversity loss, nutrition, and public health.

The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Clinic, NC WARN, and The Climate Times held a panel discussion on the economics and environmental risks associated with natural gas production and use. Guest speakers included geoscientist and shale gas expert J. David Hughes, and Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology at Cornell, Dr. Robert Howarth.

Sponsored by the Duke Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

Philip Warburg examines America's prospects for building a sustainable energy future with solar and wind power at its core. Warburg, the former president of the Conservation Law Foundation (New England's leading environmental advocacy group) and a past director of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense in Tel Aviv, assesses the diverse and often complementary applications of these two renewable energy technologies, as well as their interaction with energy law. Warburg has extensive experience with environmental law and policy reform in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum held their annual symposium on February 5, 2016. A range of experts contributed to the discussion about water law and policy.

Coal Ash Panel

Appearing:

Moderator: Michelle Nowlin (Supervising Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Clinic; Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law)

The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum held their annual symposium on February 5, 2016. A range of experts contributed to the discussion about water law and policy.

Western Water Law & Policy Panel

Moderator: David Hinton (Nicholas Professor of Environmental Quality, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment)

The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum held their annual symposium on February 5, 2016. A range of experts contributed to the discussion about water law and policy.

North Carolina Water Issues Panel

Moderator: Megan Mullin (Associate Professor of Environmental Politics, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment)

The Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum held their annual symposium on February 5, 2016. A range of experts contributed to the discussion about water law and policy.

Water Financing Panel

Moderator: Dr. Dan Vermeer (Director, Duke Center for Energy Development, & the Global Environment; Associate Professor of the Practice of Energy & Environment, Duke University Fuqua School of Business)

In his latest book, After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene, Professor Jedediah Purdy defines and details the Anthropocene epoch - the age of humans - and calls for a new way of thinking about political, legal, and cultural solutions to environmental problems. Tracing critical changes in our relationship with the natural world, the book has been praised by critics for its depth and urgency. In an era where humans and the environment are inextricably tied, how do we approach environmental politics, economics and ethics?

A panel discussion and talk about the EPA's proposed rule under the Clean Air Act 111(d). This rule will regulate the greenhouse gas emissions of existing power plants. The anticipation of the new compliance standards has created a whirlwind of legal inquiries of interest to regulators and companies alike. Insights of Professor Jonas Monast (Duke Law School), Professor William Pizer (Sanford School of Public Policy), and Professor Jonathan Wiener (Duke Law School) will cover both economic and international perspectives on the issue.

The keynote speech and a panel discussion from Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum's 25th Anniversary Symposium, "Carrots and Sticks: Moving the US National Food System Toward a Sustainable Future."

The keynote (0:45-37:45) was delivered by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine).

The panel topic "Distribution Channels," (43:52) was addressed by the following panelists:

Dr. Dan Vermeer, Director, Duke Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment

Laurie Ristino, Director, Center for Agriculture & Food Systems, Vermont Law School

A panel discussion from Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum's 25th Anniversary Symposium, "Carrots and Sticks: Moving the US National Food System Toward a Sustainable Future."

The panel's topic, food labeling, was discussed by the following speakers:

Jonathan Wiener, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law

Mary Jane Angelo, Director, Environmental & Land Use Law Program, UF Levin College of Law

Jason Czarnezki, Executive Director, Environmental Law Programs, Pace Law School

A panel discussion and closing remarks from Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum's 25th Anniversary Symposium. The closing remarks are made by Dr. Kelly Brownell, dean of Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy.

The panel topic, "Carrots and Sticks: Moving the US National Food System Toward a Sustainable Future," was addressed by the following panelists:

Baylen Linnekin, Executive Director, Keep Food Legal Foundation

Ryan Butler, CFO, Green Button Farm

Portia McKnight, Co-owner, Chapel Hill Creamery

Tina Prevatte, Co-CEO, Firsthand Foods

Welcoming remarks and a panel discussion from Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum's 25th Anniversary Symposium, "Carrots and Sticks: Moving the US National Food System Toward a Sustainable Future."

Duke Law School Dean David F. Levi delivers the initial remarks. (0:20-9:30)

The panel's topic, "US Food Law and Policy," is addressed by the following panelists:

Margaret Lemos, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law

Susan Schneider, Director, LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law, University of Arkansas School of Law