Environmental Law and Policy

According to environmental and energy law expert Ari Peskoe, the public is paying for the energy infrastructure used to power Big Tech.

During an online briefing sponsored by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard, Jody Freeman and other climate experts warned of lasting damage from executive orders and cuts to research funding.

Harvard Law alumni win landmark South Korean climate case, the first ruling of its kind in Asia

In his new book ‘Climate Justice,’ Cass Sunstein discusses what nations owe each other in a warming world.

A senior staff attorney at the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program explains how L.A.’s devastating wildfires could shape insurance in California.

Salata Institute panelists predict legal and regulatory setbacks, and areas of hope as the Trump administration prepares to take over.

At Harvard Law’s Rappaport Forum, experts debated the limits of the federal agency’s ability to regulate American industry, health, and safety, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo.

Five decades in, the Endangered Species Act remains one of the country’s most muscular environmental laws — and, despite its popularity, a continued target

As the Supreme Court wraps up another blockbuster term, Harvard Law School faculty members reflect on the ways the justices’ most recent decisions might reshape the law.

Harvard Law faculty members share their thoughts on where the Supreme Court justices ultimately landed on prominent cases — and on the longer-term implications of the Court’s decisions.

During a discussion led by Harvard Law School Professors Richard Lazarus and Jody Freeman, a panel of legal and government experts addressed the prospects for U.S. climate law over the next five years.

Harvard Law expert Ari Peskoe explains how new federal energy rules might impact how Americans tap into the electricity grid and predicts legal challenges from opponents.

“Seize your newfound power, your influence, your hearts, and your expertise and put it to good use,” United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland urged graduating Harvard Law School students at the 2024 Class Day ceremony.

Harvard Law’s Jody Freeman, Richard Lazarus, Andrew Mergen, and Carrie Jenks discuss the impact alumnus Dan Emmett’s $15 million gift to establish the Emmett Environmental Law Center will have for students, faculty, staff, and environmental law practitioners nationwide.

A gift by alumnus Dan Emmett ’64 and the Emmett Foundation will bolster the work of the law school’s Environmental Law and Policy Clinic and Environmental and Energy Law Program.

James Pollack ’20 discusses the impact of first-ever federal rules on “forever chemicals” in drinking water.

Richard Lazarus sees the Supreme Court's conservative majority as threat to environmental protections developed over past half century.

‘Inclusive climate-resilient development benefits the global population, including people with disabilities,’ says Michael Ashley Stein of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability.