Lectures and Forums

The Environmental Law and Policy Program brings renowned scholars in the field of environmental law and policy to the Law School each year, giving students the opportunity to explore current issues and learn from leaders in the environmental law movement in the United States. Notable speakers who visited Michigan Law in recent years include Joseph L. Sax, one of the original leaders of the environmental law movement and a former Michigan Law professor; Larry Schweiger, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation; Carol Browner, former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm.

Videos from events that have occurred during the current academic year are provided below. Additional information about the various ELPP lecture series, forums, and conferences—as well as videos for events that occurred during previous academic years—can be found using the navigational links on the left.

collapse : April
The Controversy over Fracking: Will Michigan and Ohio Be the Next Frontier?
Program: ELPP Panel Discussions
Date: 4/17/2012
Time: 4-5:30pm
Location: 250 Hutchins
Description: 
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," of oil and gas wells has generated considerable controversy across the country, particularly over impacts on water resources.  Some in the industry predict that Michigan and Ohio will experience a boom in energy production because of this technique.


Trip Van Noppen
Program: ELPP Lecture Series
Date: 4/10/2012
Time: 4-5:30pm
Location: 250 Hutchins
Description: 
President
Earthjustice
San Francisco, CA
"Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Where Law and Politics Intersect"


Robert S. Anderson
Program: ELPP Careers in Environmental Law Series
Date: 4/5/2012
Time: 12:10-1:10pm
Location: 0220 LS South Hall
Description: 
Senior Counsel
Environmental Crimes Section, ENRD
U.S. Department of Justice
Missoula, Montana


Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Oil Pipelines in the Great Lakes Region; Learning from the Enbridge Spill in Marshall, MI
Program: ELPP Panel Discussions
Date: 4/3/2012
Time: 12:00-1:10pm
Location: 138 Hutchins
Description: 
In July 2010, close to one million gallons of crude oil flowed 30 miles down the Kalamazoo River, stopping short of Lake Michigan. It was the largest inland oil spill in midwest history--and it came from a pipeline that transports oil across the region.  


collapse : March
Todd S. Aagaard
Program: ELPP Lecture Series
Date: 3/6/2012
Time: 12:10-1:10pm
Location: 1020 LS South Hall
Description: 
Associate Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
"A Functional Approach to Risks and Uncertainties under NEPA"
 


collapse : February
Peter H. Oppenheimer
Program: ELPP Careers in Environmental Law Series
Date: 2/13/2012
Time: 12:10-1:10pm
Location: 138 Hutchins
Description: 
Section Chief, International Section
Office of the General Counsel
National Oceanic and Atmosperic Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Audio


Barton H. "Buzz" Thompson, Jr.
Program: ELPP Lecture Series
Date: 2/6/2012
Time: 4-5pm
Location: 0225 LS South Hall
Description: 
Professor, Stanford Law School and the Perry L. McCarty Director and Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
"Water as a Public Commodity"
Video


collapse : November
Lisa Heinzerling
Program: ELPP Lecture Series
Date: 11/17/2011
Time: 12:10-1:10pm
Location: 250 Hutchins
Description: 
Professor of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
"Climate Change at EPA"


Gary W. Ballesteros
Program: ELPP Careers in Environmental Law Series
Date: 11/7/2011
Time: 12-1pm
Location: 138 Hutchins
Description: 
Vice President, Law
Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI
Audio


collapse : October
Battling Asian Carp: How Biology, Law, and Politics are Threatening the Great Lakes
Program: ELPP Panel Discussions
Date: 10/24/2011
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Location: 250 Hutchins
Description: 
Asian Carp, the species of giant fish, are poised to invade the Great Lakes and wreak ecological and economic havoc.


Rachel Jacobson
Program: ELPP Lecture Series
Date: 10/10/2011
Time: 12-1pm
Location: 116 Hutchins
Description: 
Acting Asst. Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
U.S. Department of the Interior
"Natural Resource Damages and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill"
Video


Murray Feldman
Program: ELPP Careers in Environmental Law Series
Date: 10/6/2011
Time: 12-1pm
Location: 120 Hutchins
Description: 
Administrative Partner, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Group
Holland and Hart LLP, Boise, ID
Audio


Carol M. Browner
Carol M. Browner, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1993–2001), 2007–08 ELPP Lecture Series
Steven E. Chester
Steven E. Chester, Director, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 2007–08 ELPP Lecture Series
Lisa Heinzerling
Lisa Heinzerling, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, ELPP inaugural Conference (Fall 2008)
Miriam Horn
Miriam Horn, Environmental Defense Fund, author, former senior editor at U.S. News and World Report, panelist, ELPP inaugural Conference (Fall 2008)
Jerome Ringo
Jerome Ringo, President, The Apollo Alliance; Chair of the Board, National Wildlife Federation (2005–2007), 2008–09 ELPP Lecture Series
Larry J. Schweiger
Larry J. Schweiger, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Wildlife Federation, 2009–10 ELPP Lecture Series
Todd D. Stern
Todd D. Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change, U.S. Department of State, 2010–11 ELPP Lecture Series
Ronald J. Tenpas
Ronald J. Tenpas, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice (ENRD), 2008–09 ELPP Lecture Series
B. Lynn Winmill
The Honorable B. Lynn Winmill, Chief Judge, United States Court, District of Idaho, 2007–08 ELPP Lecture Series
Jennifer M. Granholm
The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor, State of Michigan (2002–2010), ELPP inaugural Conference (Fall 2008)
Gary S. Guzy
Gary S. Guzy, Deputy Director and General Counsel for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, ELPP Conference 2010
John C. Cruden
John C. Cruden, President, Environmental Law Institute, featured speaker, ELPP Conference 2012
Richard J. Lazarus
Richard J. Lazarus, Howard and Katherine Aibel Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, featured speaker, ELPP Conference 2012
Bob Perciasepe
Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, keynote speaker, ELPP Conference 2012
 
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