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During the past year, our faculty leaders have been in high demand providing their expertise in testimony before Congress, and other various governmental bodies on topics ranging from climate change to a national ocean policy. Our courses continue to expand to include not only the traditional offerings in environmental and natural resources law, but also the emerging areas of energy law and global climate change. Our Environmental Law Clinic continues to flourish with challenges to a national vessel permit's ballast water requirements and the delisting of gray wolves, among others. With the law school on the university's quarter system, our program now has seamless access to the many other stellar programs and centers across the university. We have hosted many exciting events, and plan for many more in the coming year! We look forward to collaborating with those of you who share our interest in the increasingly important energy and environmental law issues we face in our teaching and scholarship. Best, Meg Caldwell, Director of the Environmental & Natural Resources Law & Policy Program and Senior Lecturer on Law, and Director of the Center For Ocean Solutions
Faculty Leaders
Our esteemed faculty provided testimony in recent months, on topics ranging from climate change to a national ocean policy. Buzz Thompson testified before the Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife on March 3, 2009 on "Managing Our Ocean and Wildlife Resources in a Dynamic Environment: Priorities for the New Administration and the 111th Congress." Michael Wara testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, on the potential role of carbon offsets as a cost containment mechanism for a US greenhouse gas emissions trading market. Michael Wara also testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment on the performance and potential role of international carbon offsets in US climate policy on March 5, 2009. Deborah Sivas testified before the California Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Utilities and Commerce in March 2, 2009 on the legal landscape for regulating cooling water intake systems and, in particular, on the relationship between the state and federal regulatory systems. Sivas also testified before the California Energy Commission on May 11, 2009 regarding the electric system consequences of efforts by the State Water Resources ControlBoard (SWRCB) to mitigate biological harm from the use of ocean water bypower plants employing water intake equipment known as once-throughcooling (OTC). On June 18, 2009, Meg Caldwell testified before the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans, and Wildlife on a bill to establish a national ocean policy, the “Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act.” Caldwell also presented her recommendations for a national ocean policy and national marine spatial planning framework to the U.S. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and its Working Committee in Washington, D.C. on September 9 and 10, 2009. On September 17, 2009, Caldwell testified before the California Ocean Protection Council on interagency collaboration and management of geospatial information for marine spatial planning. On September 18, 2009, Caldwell again addressed the U.S. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force with recommendations for national ocean governance and scientific research needs to support marine spatial planning in federal waters.
Thompson Named Special Master to US Supreme Court
In November 2008, the United States Supreme Court appointed Buzz Thompson to serve as the Special Master in Montana v. Wyoming, an interstate water dispute involving the Yellowstone River. To date, he has issued two memorandum opinions in the case, both dealing with the State of Wyoming's motion to dismiss. Back to top^
CoursesAlthough we are a small school (our total J.D. enrollment is 510, or about 170 per year), this academic year, we are offering 12 courses on energy and environmental law: environmental law and policy; environmental science for managers and policy makers; land use; water law; administrative law; animal law; climate change law and policy; climate change workshop; environment and energy workshop; regulated industries; and basic and advanced environmental law clinic. In addition, we are offering over 35 enrichment courses that are of particular relevance to environmental students. See our Brief Guide for Academic Year 2009-2010. Back to top^
Environmental Law Clinic
The Environmental Law Clinic provides an opportunity for students to work in the environmental advocacy arena on behalf of a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, from national groups like the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Ocean Conservancy to such regional and local grassroots groups as the Center for Biological Diversity, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Voices of the Wetlands. Under clinic director Deborah Sivas '87, students engage in natural resource litigation, administrative practice, and policy work involving federal public lands, marine and coastal resources, biodiversity, water quality, and global climate change. The current docket includes: a challenge to the delisting of the gray wolf and a challenge to EPA’s nationwide vessel general permit.
Interdisciplinary TiesOur program has a strong a focus on interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship. In this regard, we have ties to other world-class Stanford University research centers and programs, including: Woods Institute for the Environment; Center for Ocean Solutions ; Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Program on Energy & Sustainable Development; Program on Food Security and the Environment; Precourt Institute for Energy; Global Climate & Energy Project; Precourt Energy Efficiency Center ; and TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy. Back to top^
Joint DegreesThe Law School provides 20 Joint Degree programs, four of which are of particular interest to environmental students: Business (MBA, 4 years); Emmet Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) (MS, 3 years, PhD); International Policy Studies (MA, 4 years); and Public Policy (MPP, 4 years). Back to top^
Student Journals & OrganizationsThe Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program works closely with students in related student journals and organizations, including the Stanford Environmental Law Journal ; the Stanford Journal of Law, Science and Policy; the Stanford Journal of Animal Law & Policy; the Stanford Environmental Law Society; the Energy Society of Stanford Law School; and the Stanford Law School Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. Back to top^
Recent EventsThe Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum Workshop Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2009: Marine Spatial Planning: The Science, Business, and Policy Case Economic & Policy Implications of Water Banking The Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum Workshop (@Duke) Energy Security & Climate Change: Moving from Aspirations to Reality & Compliance Climate Change & Marine Systems: Managing for Resiliency Can Cleantech Save the Economy While Saving the Planet? Litigating Takings & Other Legal Challenges to Land Use & Environmental Regulation Hot Topics: Protecting High-Risk Communities in the Face of Global Climate Change The Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum Workshop
Upcoming EventsEnergy Seminar, Wednesdays, 4:15-5:15, Building 420, Room 40 Mary D. Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board, Keynote Speaker: "Leading the Fight Against Climate Change," Shaking the Foundations, 1PM, Room 290, Stanford Law School Waxman-Markey Talk with Michael Wara, TBD Back to top^ |
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