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The Enforcement Angle: TCEQ’s Toby Baker
Heather Palmer, a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP, talks with Toby Baker, Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, on a wide range of issues, ...
Groundtruth: New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law
Julius M. Redd, an attorney at Beveridge & Diamond, speaks with New Jersey Senator Troy Singleton and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissi...
Plant-Based Proteins
ELI’s Linda Breggin talks to Nigel Barrella, a regulatory attorney and consultant for The Good Food Institute, about plant-based proteins.
Working Remotely During the Pandemic at ELI
We talk to three members of ELI’s Research and Policy Department to hear about their working-from-home experiences and the challenges and unexpected opportunities of t...
The Enforcement Angle: Earthjustice
Justin Savage, a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP, speaks with Earthjustice’s Sam Sankar, the Senior Vice President for Programs, and Stacey Geis, Managing Attorney for Ea...
A Citizen Science Revolution
Jay Benforado, Chief Innovation Officer at EPA’s Office of Research and Development, Graeme Carvlin, an official at Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, and Meghan Smart, an ...
Gas Stations and the Transition Away From Gasoline
We talk to Matthew Metz and Janelle London, co-executive directors at Coltura, about a recent article they wrote for ELR. In it, they posit that state and local govern...
The Enforcement Angle: NJ DEP’s Catherine McCabe
In the latest episode of People Places Planet Podcast, Justin Savage, a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP who co-leads the firm’ global environmental practice, talks to NJ ...
Reviving Regulatory Rationality
Prof. Michael Livermore (University of Virginia School of Law) and Prof. Richard Revesz (New York University School of Law) discuss their new book, Reviving Rationalit...
Integrating Climate Change into the Law School Curriculum: A Conversation with Prof. Warren G. Lavey
Tune in to hear Prof. Warren G. Lavey discuss his article, Toolkit for Integrating Climate Change into Ten High-Enrollment Law School Courses (2019), and learn why an ...
The Enforcement Angle: CARB’s Todd Sax
The United States has created an intricate system of laws, regulations, policies, and programs to respond to environmental and public health concerns. Enforcement is v...
The Enforcement Angle: EPA’s Susan Bodine
The United States has created an intricate system of laws, regulations, policies, and programs to respond to environmental and public health concerns. Enforcement is v...
2020 Hurricane Season & Implications for Coastal Communities
What is driving this year’s record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season? And what implications is it having on coastal communities in the Gulf of Mexico? In this podcast...
Compensatory Mitigation Project Review: Impediments & Best Practices
Rebecca Kihslinger, Director of ELI’s Wetlands Program, discusses a new ELI research report that aims to identify some of the main impediments to efficiency in compens...
Engage the Experts: The Shifting Landscape of Renewable Energy Development
As renewable energy development is happening throughout the country, changes in environmental regulations and related court decisions are impacting project development...
Toward A Global Pact for the Environment
International environmental law is often characterized as fragmented and heterogeneous; there is currently no single, overarching framework that outlines a set of rule...
What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law?
We talk to Prof. Randall S. Abate about his forthcoming book, What Can Animal Law Learn from Environmental Law? (2d ed. ELI Press 2020). Tune in to learn about what an...
Engage the Experts: Solar Energy & Wildlife
There are many benefits to solar energy, but what about its impacts on wildlife? In this episode, we "engage the experts” and listen in on a conversation between Brook...
Remarkable Cities and the Fight Against Climate Change
We talk to Prof. Jonathan Rosenbloom about his new book, Remarkable Cities and the Fight Against Climate Change: 43 Recommendations to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and the ...
Reflections from ELI’s 2020 National Wetlands Awardees
Since 1989, ELI has honored over 200 champions of wetlands protection through the National Wetlands Awards program. In this episode, we invite our 2020 National Wetlan...
Engage the Experts: Wind Power & Wildlife
There are many benefits to wind energy, but what about its impacts on wildlife? In this episode, we "engage the experts” and listen in on a conversation between Brooke...
Climate Science in the Courts
Despite our era of information and disinformation, a new report from ELI reveals judicial agreement on the causes, extent, urgency, and consequences of climate change....
Turning a Blind Eye to Small Drinking Water Systems
Drinking water contamination in Flint, Michigan, has garnered nationwide attention, but it is neither isolated, nor a primarily urban problem. In this episode, we talk...
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations with the Attorneys who have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Gary Guzy
In this episode, Kevin Minoli, a partner at Alston & Bird, talks to former EPA General Counsel Gary Guzy, who served as General Counsel from July 1999 to January 2001....
Inconspicuous Consumption: The Link Between Everyday Practices and Climate Change
What do everyday practices like streaming a movie online, purchasing a new pair of jeans, or eating a burger have to do with climate change? In this episode, Senior At...
The Proposed NEPA Regulations: A Conversation With NEPA Regulations Expert Nick Yost
On January 10, 2020, CEQ proposed a comprehensive rewrite of the NEPA regulations. To help listeners better understand the proposal, ELI Senior Attorney Jim McElfish t...
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations with the Attorneys who have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Ann Klee
In this episode, Kevin Minoli, a partner at Alston & Bird, talks to former EPA General Counsel Ann Klee, who served as General Counsel from June 2004 to July 2006. Thi...
Technology, the Environment, and GreenTech
Last October, policymakers, lawmakers, technologists, NGOs, and leaders from some of the world’s most innovative companies joined ELI in Seattle, Washington, at its in...
Cool Cities: A/C Ordinances—The Hot New Trend in Fighting Extreme Heat?
Extreme heat kills more people than any other natural disaster, and heat waves are growing longer, hotter, and more frequent, due to climate change. Cities are particu...
The General Counsels' Opinions: Conversations With the Attorneys Who Have Led EPA's Office of General Counsel – Roger Martella
In this third in a series of conversations with former EPA General Counsels, Kevin Minoli, a partner at Alston & Bird who worked within EPA’s Office of General Counsel...