ELPP Lecture Series

The Environmental Law and Policy Program's Lecture Series features speakers from a wide range of backgrounds in government, academia, public interest groups, and private practice.  The lecture series provides Michigan students the opportunity to learn from leaders of the environmental movement in the United States, builds relationships between the Law School and the environmental community, and contributes to debate about the environmental challenges facing our nation and the world.  Students often meet privately with speakers during their visits to the University of Michigan Law School.  Some lecturers are co-sponsored by other schools and programs at the University of Michigan.  All lectures are open to the public; admission is free.

Speakers during 2008–2009 include:

APRIL 13 Jerome Ringo President, The Apollo Alliance, San Francisco, CA Fmr. Chair of the Board, National Wildlife Federation (2005-2007) "The Color of Green:  The Next Inconvenient Truth" Co-Sponsored by Center for Ethics in Public Life The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute Program in the Environment The School of Natural Resources and Environment The School of Public Health Urban and Regional Planning Program

MARCH 5 Richard J. Lazarus Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Supreme Court Inst., Georgetown University Law Center "Environmental Litigation Before the U.S. Supreme Court: A Case Study of the Roberts Court"

NOVEMBER 13 Thomas L. Sansonetti Partner, Holland & Hart LLP, Cheyenne, Wyoming "A Westerner's Perspective on the Environmental Agenda for the Next Administration"

OCTOBER 6 Ronald J. Tenpas Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice (ENRD) "Emerging Trends in Environmental Litigation: National Security and Greenhouse Gas Emissions"