Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review
The Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review (ELPAR) is a joint publication between Vanderbilt University Law School (VULS) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) in Washington, D.C. Each year, Vanderbilt Law students work with an expert advisory board and senior staff from ELI to identify the year’s best legal and policy solutions to pressing environmental problems. The result is a one issue, student-edited volume that includes condensed versions of the selected articles, along with commentaries from leading experts from the academy, law firms, business, government and non-governmental organizations. The comments represent a broad range of perspectives.
The authors of the articles and comments present their work at an annual conference in Washington, D.C., that is co-sponsored by ELI and VULS. The attendees have an opportunity for dialogue with the panelists and with other audience members. Our audience includes representatives from businesses, state and federal government, think tanks, and non-profit organizations.
This year’s conference will focus on climate change. The conference will take place from 9 a.m. – 12:00 noon on Friday, April 10, 2009, on Capitol Hill. Read the Conference Agenda HERE.
Second Annual ELPAR Articles:
Article: Thomas D. Peterson, Robert B. McKinstry, Jr, & Dr. John C. Dernbach, Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change Policy in the United States That Fully Integrates Levels of Government and Economic Sectors. 26 Va. Envtl. L.J. 227
Commenters:
o Gary S. Guzy, General Counsel, APX
o Michael B. Gerrard, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
o Raymond B. Ludwiszewski, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
o Robert D. Brenner, Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Review, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA and Anna M. Wood, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Air & Radiation, U.S. EPA
Article Editor: Yun Chen
Student Moderator: Patrick Lynch
Article: Dr. J.B. Ruhl, Climate Change and the Endangered Species Act: Building Bridges to the No Analog Future. 88 B.U. L. Rev. 1
Commenters:
o Wm. Robert Irvin, Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs, Defenders of Wildlife
o Donald C. Baur, Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group, Perkins Coie, LLP
Article Editor: Daniel Lanigan
Student Moderator: T. Monique Powell
Article: Robert N. Stavins, A Meaningful U.S. Cap-and-Trade System to Address Climate Change, 32 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 293
Commenters:
o Richard E. Ayers, Founder, Ayers Law Group
o Kathleen A. McGinty, Founding Partner, Peregrine Technology Partners, LLC
o Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Fellow and Director of Climate Strategy, Center for American Progress
Article Editor and Student Moderator: Robby Pinnamaneni
Article: Vladeck, David C., Information Access--Surveying the Current Legal Landscape of Federal Right-to-Know Laws, 86 Tex. L. Rev. 1787 *
Commenters:
o Mark Cohen, Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
o Gary Bass, Founder and Executive Director, OMB Watch
Article: Wagner, Wendy, Using Competition-Based Regulation to Bridge the Toxics Data Gap, 83 Ind. L. J. 629 *
Commenters:
o Mark Greenwood, Partner, Ropes and Gray
o Richard Denison, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
* These articles will not be presented at the conference but will be available, with comments, in the publication.
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