Supreme Court May Alter Scope of Clean Water Act with Maui Case
January 13, 2020 Environmental LawThis term, the Supreme Court will decide its first major case on the Clean Water Act in over a decade.
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Georgetown Law’s JD Summer Corps Helps Students Make Up for Opportunities Lost to the Pandemic
In early March, when it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic would force Georgetown University to suspend on-campus classes and activities -- at least temporarily -- Georgetown Law’s faculty and staff pivoted quickly.
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Modernizing International Environmental Law: Honoring Professor Edith Brown Weiss
November 27, 2019 Environmental Law Faculty International & Comparative LawFor 40 years, Edith Brown Weiss, the Francis Cabell Brown Professor of International Law, has taught students at Georgetown Law while working tirelessly as one of the chief voices in international environmental law.
Georgetown Climate Center Welcomes Bill Gates for Energy and Climate Discussion
September 17, 2019 Environmental Law Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyOn Tuesday, September 10, the Georgetown Climate Center was pleased to welcome technologist, investor, and philanthropist Bill Gates to the Georgetown Law campus for discussion with a panel of invited leaders from academia, civil society, finance, industry…
On the Hill: Professor from Practice Vicki Arroyo on Investing in Transportation Infrastructure
July 10, 2019 Congress Environmental Law FacultyOn July 10, Assistant Dean and Professor from Practice Vicki Arroyo (L’94), executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) at Georgetown Law, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in a hearing entitled “Investing…
Georgetown Climate Center: Leading the Way on Mitigating Climate Change
February 26, 2019 Environmental LawWhen Georgetown Law launched what is now called the Georgetown Climate Center in February 2009, the future for action to fight climate change could not have looked brighter.
Professor Sheila Foster: Celebrating the (Urban) Commons
October 16, 2018 Business & Financial Regulation Environmental Law Technology, Communication, and Intellectual Property“Celebrating Commons Scholarship” was the theme of a conference at Georgetown Law October 5-6, where scholars explored economics, inequality, stewardship, housing, development, the environment and more in the context of commons theory.
Georgetown Climate Center Honored for Community Engagement Project
October 15, 2018 Environmental LawGeorgetown Climate Center officials say its effort to help a Washington, D.C. neighborhood plan for climate change was unique. Now they can call it award-winning.
Saving the Planet, One Frog at a Time
September 28, 2018 Clinics Environmental Law FacultyIn an aggressive deregulatory era for environmental protection, and with an unprecedented sense of urgency, environmental law scholars at Georgetown Law prepare the next generation of attorneys.
A Bicoastal Work Week for the Georgetown Climate Center
September 14, 2018 Clinics Environmental LawThe Georgetown Climate Center’s involvement in a pair of events in early September demonstrates how its efforts to address climate change extend both locally and globally.
Jeanie Namugga (LL.M.’18): Improving Uganda from an Environmental Perspective
June 21, 2018 Environmental Law Health Law Impacting ChangeWith the discovery of commercially viable amounts of oil in Uganda in 2006, protecting the environment has become an especially hot topic.