Co-sponsored by the American Planning Association
An ELI Public Seminar
The role of local government in protecting the environment and fostering sustainable development is often unclear and misperceived. In his new book, Protecting the Environment Through Land Use Law: Standing Ground, Professor John R. Nolon highlights the critical role of local environmental law in balancing land development interests with natural resource conservation.
Standing Ground proposes creative solutions for overcoming jurisdictional barriers in environmental protection and sheds new light on what a productive partnership between local, state, and federal government looks like and how much more can be achieved when local legal authority is harnessed.
The event provided a discussion with Prof. Nolon and a panel of experts on the power of local environmental law. Drawing on the key principles laid out in Standing Ground, the panelists discussed how local laws interact with hydraulic fracturing, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), stormwater management, resiliency, and urban revitalization.
The discussion also celebrated the release of the book, co-published by ELI Press and the American Planning Association. ELI members receive a 15% discount on all ELI and West Academic publications (contact mcmurrin@eli.org for your discount code). For more information about or to order a copy of Standing Ground, please go HERE.
Panelists:
John R. Nolon, Distinguished Professor of Law, Pace University School of Law (moderator)
Julia Anastasio, Executive Director & General Counsel, Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA)
Eva Krause, Principal Planner, Washoe County Community Development and Planning Commissioner, The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Brenden McEneaney, Director, Resiliency, Urban Land Institute
Materials:
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