The 2015 Summer School Series is co-sponsored by the D.C. Bar's Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section.
Each summer, ELI convenes a complimentary seminar series that offers an introduction to the legal and policy foundations of environmental protection in the United States. The series is cosponsored by the D.C. Bar's Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section.
ELI's Summer School is a series of brown-bag lunch seminars taught by experts in their fields, introducing the audience to the major environmental statutes (including NEPA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, TSCA, RCRA, and CERCLA) and land use law. Faculty will also incorporate major regulatory and judicial updates to the laws.
Who will benefit: All are welcome. Students and emerging professionals will have unique opportunities to learn, hear updates, ask questions, and network. The series is intended for:
- undergraduates,
- law students and graduate students, and
- working professionals new to or looking for a refresher course in environmental law (such as interns, summer clerks, and associates, or second-career professionals).
NEPA, ESA & Fundamentals of Environmental Law
The oldest major environmental statutes that we know today have existed for little more than 40 years. This session served as an introduction to the framework of environmental law and also highlighted two major statutes:
- the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), known as the "Magna Carta" of environmental law, and
- the Endangered Species Act (ESA), known as the “pit bull” of environmental law.
This course highlighted how modern environmental law has evolved and discussed ways it is meeting today’s challenges.
Faculty:
James M. Auslander, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Jane Davenport, Staff Attorney, Defenders of Wildlife
Materials:
James Auslander presentation (NEPA)
Jane Davenport presentation (ESA)
NEPA supplemental materials: (158 pages: includes CEQ NEPA Regulations, CEQ 40 Most Asked Questions, NEPA-Statutory Language, AASHTO NEPA Process Overview, NEPA Flowchart-MD Dept of Transportation, CEQ 40th Anniversary Guidance, and CEQ Guidance on Various Issues Under NEPA)
ELI Resources:
NEPA Deskbook (4th ed., 2014)
Endangered Species Deskbook (2nd ed., 2010)
**See the entire Summer School 2015 schedule HERE.**