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Professor Arnold Reitze and the Origins of Environmental Law at ӰƵ
American poet Robert Frost famously remarked that the road he did not take had made all the difference. For former ӰƵ School of Law Professor Arnold Reitze, the road he took through Cleveland made all the difference—not only for for himself, but also for the field of env...
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Law’s Jonathan Adler calls for conservatives to take climate policy seriously
Following the release of the most recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, penned a piece calling for conservatives to take climate pol...
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Should Firms Be Required to Make More Extensive Disclosures About Climate Risk?
Professors Madison Condon of Boston University and Kevin Haeberle of William and Mary Law School discussed climate change, financial markets and corporate disclosure in a May 25. 2021 webinar sponsored by the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. The webinar is available for on-demand viewi...
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Webinar Examines the Law and Economics of Climate Adaptation
Professors Matthew E. Kahn of Johns Hopkins University and Robin K. Craig of the University of Utah discussed adaptation to climate change from both a legal and economic perspective in a webinar on April 28, 2021, sponsored by the Coleman Burke Center for Environmental Law. The webinar is available ...
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Burke Center Webinar: Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights
Professors Karen Bradshaw of Arizona State University and Holly Doremus of the University of California at Berkeley discussed Professor Bradshaw’s new book Wildlife as Property Owners: A New Conception of Animal Rights in a webinar on March 1, 2021, sponsored by the Coleman P. Burke Center for Envir...
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Professor Adler previews environmental policy in the Biden Administration 
On January 21, Jonathan H. Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, participated in a webinar on "The Future of Environmental and Energy Policy in the Biden Administration." Adler pointed out that the BIden Administration...
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Remembering law school alumnus and benefactor Coleman P. Burke
Coleman P. Burke, a 1970 law alumnus so dedicated to the planet that he committed $10 million to launch an environmental law center here last year, died Nov. 8 at his home in New York. Known affectionately to his friends and fellow alumni as “Coley,” Burke brought an inquisitive spirit to his law c...
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Webinar Explores Massachusetts v. EPA with Professor Richard Lazarus, author of The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court 
Professor Richard J. Lazarus of Harvard University discussed his new book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate Change History at the Supreme Court, in a webinar on Oct. 22, 2020. sponsored by the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. The webinar is available for on-demand viewing and for onlin...
Professor Adler appointed to Ohio attorney general's scientific advisory council
In October 2020, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the formation of a Scientific Advisory Council to serve as a sounding board regarding the best ways to preserve and safeguard Ohio’s natural resources. Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial professor of law and director of the Coleman ...
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A familiar environment: CWRU School of Law alum Nagusky Returns to Teach climate law course
This past spring, ӰƵ School of Law welcomed Beth Nagusky (‘82) back to teach an elective course on climate law for first-year students. Professor Nagusky graduated from the School of Law in 1982 and moved to Maine soon after, pursuing a diverse career in environmental l...