Environmental Law (journal)

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Overview

Environmental Law publishes four issues each year and contains articles, essays, book reviews by lawyers and academics, and student-written notes and comments. Topics of discussion range from in-depth analysis of recent cases to more abstract discussions of the latest pollution prevention theories. The journal also publishes a Ninth Circuit Review on an annual basis as well as a "letters to the editor" section entitled "Clear the Air". Environmental Law is edited entirely by students. [1]

The "Ninth Circuit Review" surveys recent decisions from the Ninth Circuit involving federal environmental statutes, Native American rights, common law environmental protections, procedural aspects of citizen suits, and all other topics exploring environmental issues. "Clear the Air" provides a forum for critics and skeptics to respond to articles published in the journal. The quick publication schedule for these letters enables researchers and practitioners to solicit answers and information from subscribers.

Professor Scott Crespi ranked Environmental Law as the third most influential environmental law review in the United States, behind Boalt’s Ecology Law Quarterly and the Harvard Environmental Law Review . [5] [6]

The journal is printed on unbleached, 100% recycled post-consumer paper with soy ink. [7]

History

Letter from President Richard Nixon Environmental Law, Vol 1.pdf
Letter from President Richard Nixon

Established in 1969 by Dean Harold Wren and Professor Bill Williamson, Environmental Law was Lewis & Clark Law School’s first law review. [8] The journal was launched amid the growing national awareness of environmental issues and was a catalyst behind the law school’s environmental and natural resources program, which is commonly ranked as the best in the nation. [9] [10]

Throughout the mid-1960s and 1970s, the United States Congress enacted a series of significant environmental laws, including the Wilderness Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act. During this time, President Richard Nixon acknowledged the establishment of the nation's first law review dedicated to environmental law by writing a letter to the journal to thank Lewis & Clark Law School for its participation in the national movement. Environmental Law, President Nixon stated, provided "fresh hope" for answering "the great question" of the Seventies. The letter was republished on the first page of the first volume of Environmental Law and followed by articles by Senator Edmund S. Muskie and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. [11]

Admissions

Members are selected either by virtue of their grades during their first year of law school or by completing an anonymous writing competition, which is held during the summer months. The general membership of the journal determines the number of applicants that may be admitted. Prospective students are required to have a minimum grade point average.

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References

  1. 1 2 See generally, Environmental Law's Homepage
  2. ↑ Forest Conservation Policy: A Reference Handbook, p. 255
  3. ↑ Sample, V. Alaric; Antony S. Cheng (2004). Forest Conservation Policy: A Reference Handbook . ABC-CLIO. p.  255. ISBN   1-57607-991-0. lewis and clark environmental law review.
  4. ↑ See, e.g., 1 Envtl. L. 1.
  5. ↑ Gregory Scott Crespi, Ranking the Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, and Land Use Planning Journals: A Survey of Expert Opinion, 23 WM. & MARY ENVTL. L. & POL’Y REV. 273 (1998).
  6. ↑ Journals of the Century, p. 229
  7. ↑ "Overview". Environmental Law. Lewis & Clark Law School. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  8. ↑ Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law: A Long Perspective
  9. ↑ "US News & World Report: Best Law Schools for Environmental Law". Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  10. ↑ "Best Environmental Law Programs". top-law-schools.com. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  11. ↑ See 1 Envtl. L. 1.
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