B.A., Smith College; L.L.B., Yale
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Professor Babcock served as general counsel to the National Audubon Society from 1987-91 and as deputy general counsel and Director of Audubon’s Public Lands and Water Program from 1981-87. Previously, she was a partner with Blum, Nash & Railsback, where she focused on energy and environmental issues, and an associate at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae where she represented utilities in the nuclear licensing process. From 1977-79, she served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy and Minerals in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Professor Babcock has taught environmental and natural resources law as a visiting professor at Pace University Law School and as an adjunct at the University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Catholic University, and Antioch law schools. Professor Babcock was a member of the Standing Committee on Environmental Law of the American Bar Association, and served on the Clinton-Gore Transition Team.
Contributions to Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
Book Chapters & Collected Works
"Diving into Georgia's SCOTUS water war victory," coverage by Gray, April 2, 2021, featuring Professor Hope Babcock.
"This Pipeline Case Could Gut 100 Years of Safeguards for Federal Parks," coverage by Politico, March 3, 2020, quoting Professor Hope Babcock.
"How Green Was My Virtue," coverage in The New Republic, March 28, 2019, featuring Professor Hope Babcock.
"Can a lake have rights? Toledo votes yes.," coverage by The Christian Science Monitor, March 21, 2019, quoting Professor Hope M. Babcock.