My colleague Univ. of Arizona Law Kirsten Engel on her environmental priorities in the new legislative session. azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/02/0…

In a new article, Univ. of Arizona Law’s Justin Pidot coins a new term to describe the phenomenon of attempting to “manipulate substantive environmental law by suppressing or manipulating information.” regrev.us/3btCV2O

UPDATE: 2,000+ DOJ Alumni have now signed a statement condemning President Trump’s and Attorney General Barr’s political interference at U.S. Department of Justice. Read their full statement defending the rule of law: medium.com/@dojalumni/doj…

Check out Justin Pidot's article for all things compensatory mitigation, including how it is used to balance competing interests in public land use, the Bureau of Land Management’s authority to impose it, and more! tinyurl.com/r5e8yv8

My take on the Supreme Court's decision holding that the Clean Water Act regulates some discharges into groundwater that result in pollution of surface waters. American Constitution Society blog. acslaw.org/expertforum/th…

Justin Pidot Robert Thomas www.inversecondemnation.com American Constitution Society x.com/CookeWJ1/statu…

In our new Expert Forum blog, Justin Pidot explains why the #SCOTUS ruling in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund is a victory for both environmentalists and "those of us who believe that statutes should be read in light of their purposes" bit.ly/2xOCe5c

Terrific article in High Country News about efforts to restore the Yaqui catfish to Arizona including those of my colleague James Hopkins and the Yaqui Human Rights Project. hcn.org/issues/52.7/fi…

.⁦Jayni Hein⁩ addresses pipeline cases. “The reason the pipelines have faltered is mainly due to legal errors and injudicious project approvals. It’s a bureaucratic failure rather than any kind of policy directive.” slate.com/technology/202…

How should America protect public safety in a time of pandemic? Two colleagues and I discuss constitutional norms to shape policy and (we hope) bridge ideology in a new draft essay. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Check out this interview with Massaro, Marvin J. Slepian MD , and me about our paper "Constitutional Norms for Pandemic Policy." Univ. of Arizona Law news.arizona.edu/story/constitu…

My thoughts on environmental law under Joe Biden in conversation with Tony Perkins AZPM . Am I hopeful? Darn right. news.azpm.org/p/news-topical…

Prof. Shi-Ling Hsu examines the crony capitalism of today's Republic party and attendant harm to the economy, public health, and the environment . Slate slate.com/news-and-polit… via @slate

One week.

Thrilled to be joining the amazing team at the Council on Environmental Quality as General Counsel. Now we just need Brenda Mallory to be confirmed to serve as our Chair.

Congratulations Chair Brenda Mallory!

Today, co-chairs Susan Rice Archived and Secretary Deb Haaland convened the first The White House Council on Native American Affairs meeting with Cabinet Secretaries and top Administration officials. The meeting comes within the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris Administration.

Yesterday, I visited Kenai Fjords NP in Alaska. We climbed aboard a NOAA vessel to check out the incredible coastline and see the rich fjord estuary ecosystem, teaming with wildlife! 🚢

Hiking Exit Glacier, we saw just how far the glacier has retreated from climate change. National Park Service scientists continue to monitor and record the glacier’s recession.

The Manchin-Barrasso permitting bill is a bad deal for climate and a blow to environmental justice. legal-planet.org/2024/07/27/jus…