Prof. Nolon on Sustainable Development

Today, November 10, 2010, at 4:00 pm,  Prof. John Nolon, James D. Hopkins Professor of Law at Pace Law School, will present on Sustainable Development Law: Keeping Pace as part of the Hopkins Lecture.  The event will be held at the Judicial Institute at Pace Law School.  For more information, email bthornton@pace.law.edu.

Professor John R. Nolon is Counsel to the Land Use Law Center and Director of the Kheel Center on the Resolution of Environmental Interest Disputes.  Prof. Nolon has been Visiting Professor of Environmental Law at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies since 2001.  He served as a consultant to President Clinton's Council on sustainable Development in the mid-1990s and, during that time, studies and wrote about sustainable development in South America as a Fulbright Scholar.  In 2009, he was presented the National Leadership Award for a Planning Advocate by the American Planning Association.  Prof. Nolon's current focus is on sustainable development law and managing climate change through land use practices.  He participates in the Experts meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  He has written a book on climate change and sustainable development law and is redrafting his law school casebook to include chapters on these topics.  

Can't make it here on time?  You can still attend by watching the lecture video in real time.

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

The EPA has announced National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week for October 24-30th in order to raise awareness of the risks associated with childhood lead exposure. According to recent statistics,

Lead paint poisoning affects more than 1 million children today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that nearly 250,000 children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to require public health intervention, based on data from a 2003–2004 national survey.

For general information see:
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Toolkit
EPA Lead FAQ

For further reading see:
Lead Renovation Repair & Painting Rule, 73 Fed. Reg. 21,692 (Apr. 22, 2008) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. pt. 745).

Alan Kaminsky et al., The Lawyers Guide to Lead Paint, Asbestos, and Chinese Drywall (2010).

Montrece McNeill Ransom et al., Toward Eradication: How Law and Public Health Practices Can be Used to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning, 22 Tulane Envtl. L.J. 1 (2008).

John S. Gray et al., Negligence in the Air? Should Alternative Liability Theories Apply in Lead Paint Litigation, 25 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 147 (2008).

Peter G. Earle et al., Negligence in the Paint: The Case for Applying the Risk Contribution Doctrine to Lead Litigation- A Response to Gray & Faulk, 25 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 179 (2009).

Lawyer2Lawyer Discusses BP Oil Spill

One of the worst environmental disasters of recent years, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, is the topic of discussion in the latest podcast by Lawyer2Lawyer.

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill is considered one of the worst environmental disasters in recent years, with gallons of oils seeping into the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. Attorney and co-host, Bob Ambrogi welcomes Attorney Rhon E. Jones, Environmental Section Head at Beasley Allen, Crow, Methvin, Ports & Miles, and P.C. and Professor Robert Force, Director of Maritime Law Center at Tulane University Law School, to discuss the latest on this devastating spill. They look at the environmental legal issues and concerns surrounding the spill, maritime law, and touch upon the launching of a criminal investigation.

October 2009 Briefcase

The October 2009 issue of the Briefcase, a newsletter written by the Pace University School of Law Center for Career Development, is available. This issue features some important deadlines, emissions trading, energy and climate law resources, relevant CLE classes, and upcoming programs and events. Enjoy reading!

PEN-e

Pace Law Library offers the finest Environmental Law Library collection in the nation. As a part of the outreach services, the Law Library is proud to announce the creation of a blog dedicated to Pace Environmental Notes - an electronic edition that highlights new documents and events in the areas of Environmental Law, Energy Law, and Land Use Law. Under the direction and guidance of Jack McNeil, Associate Director of Pace Law Library, this blog together with Pace Environmental Notes, custom bibliographies, research instruction and research assistance support the mission of Pace Law School Environmental Program.