Jan
14
2013
Sponsored by the Widener Environmental Law Center 2013 Environmental Law Distinguished Speaker Series | DOWNLOAD The Brochure (.pdf) | WHEN: February 7, February 19 & April 18, 2013 WHERE: Widener University School of Law Delaware AND Harrisburg Speaker Series blog: blogs.law.widener.edu/envirolawcenter Dinah Shelton February 7, 2013—12:15 p.m. Delaware Campus “Environmental Rights in the Jurisprudence of […]
Nov
12
2012
Cambridge, United Kingdom—Stars and a full moon covered the sky over this city on the night that the eye of Hurricane Sandy crossed over my house in Pennsylvania. And, at the end of BBC’s all-night coverage of the presidential election, Mitt Romney gave his concession speech just as the sky began to lighten. Such is […]
Jun
22
2012
What role can law and lawyers play in the quest for sustainability? That question has been discussed in a wide variety of side events here, including a Colloquium on Environmental Law and Justice at the Supreme Court of the State of Rio de Janeiro, a World Meeting of Environmental Lawyers at the Rio de Janeiro […]
Jun
19
2012
The U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development here in Rio de Janeiro is occurring on the 20th anniversary of the famous 1992 Earth Summit, also in Rio de Janeiro. At the Earth Summit, heads of state did not just say that sustainable development is a good idea. They also, and more importantly, pledged to make it […]
Sep
08
2010
“The motto for the Environmental Law Center is Law for Sustainability,” says Distinguished Professor John C. Dernbach, adding, “Governors and Senators make a lot of decisions that create and implement law.” With that in mind, Professor Dernbach has worked closely with some of his students to provide information on the Environmental Law Center’s blog about […]
Sep
01
2010
Coming soon in September 2010, we will be adding a new section to the Environmental Law Center Blog. The new section is based on a simple but powerful premise: Sustainable development would make Pennsylvania more livable, healthy, secure, and prosperous. Policies that promote sustainability would help grow our economy, create jobs, improve quality of life […]
