The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the repeal of the Endangerment Finding on February 12, 2026. Touted by the EPA Director, Lee Zeldin, as the "single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history," the Endangerment Finding provided the scientific basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Environmental and health groups have filed […]
Join ELQ and BJIL for a conversation about indigenous rights and land dispossession in the context of nature preservation. John Rider explores a Ugandan community’s international campaign to reclaim access to its native lands. The article centers on a group in Uganda known as the Benet Mosopisyek, who were displaced from their native land by the […]
Speaker: Carrie La Seur, Principal, La Seur Law Firm PLLC How did a legacy agricultural organization become one of the most formidable architects of modern anti-regulatory litigation? In this talk, author and practitioner Carrie La Seur previews her forthcoming Ecology Law Quarterly article, which dissects the Farm Bureau’s sophisticated legal strategy to dismantle environmental, labor, […]
Corporations face a period of profound transition. Regulations are rapidly evolving, internal teams are being reorganized, capital markets are redefining materiality, and AI is reshaping sustainability data. This conference brings together leaders across sectors to assess where corporate sustainability is heading and what credible governance requires in 2026 and beyond. More information and registration
This year's annual Ecology Law Quarterly Symposium, "Rural Unincorporated California: The Growth of Cities and Who is Left Behind," will focus on the gap in resource access faced by disadvantaged, unincorporated communities in California. These communities, located outside cities, lack local government functions to coordinate municipal services (such as drinking water, sewage and wastewater management) and infrastructure […]
The Environmental Law Clinic (ELC) is co-sponsoring a showing of Groundswell, a documentary about students who started a movement to remove pesticides from college campuses. Join us for a celebration, a film debut, a fireside chat and call to action to eradicate deadly chemicals from our campus and communities. Dinner provided for RSVP's. RSVP
Join us for the launch of the LSCA 2026 Law Firm Scorecard! Stop by for coffee and bagels from 9:00-11:00, grab a scorecard, and stick around to hear more about the 2026 launch!
NOTE ROOM CHANGE: This event will now be in Room 140. Please join us in a presentation and Q&A with the Center for Biological Diversity’s Energy Justice Program on its upcoming petition to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District regarding data centers and emergency diesel backup generators. Outdated regulations have failed to keep pace […]
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 9:00 am – 10:00 am – WEBINAR Via Zoom California has been a global pioneer on electric vehicles, and that leadership extends to zero-emission trucks. Join us for a webinar discussing our new report, which tells the story of the California Air Resources Board’s first-of-its-kind Advanced Clean Trucks regulation. Adopted in […]
California residential electricity rates increased significantly over the past decade. Average residential rates for the three large investor-owned utilities (IOUs) increased approximately 8 to 10% annually, far outpacing the annual rate of inflation of roughly 3.5% over the same time period. The rising cost of electricity poses a barrier to electrifying buildings and transportation, both […]
Congratulations to Berkeley Law's 2026 graduating class! Join us to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2026 recipients of the Environmental and Energy & Clean Technology Law Certificates of Specialization. CLEE will be hosting our Energy & Environmental Law Certificate Ceremony on Thursday, May 14th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, with a reception to follow […]
For Part Three of CLEE’s Future of Oil and Gas Webinar Series, we discuss the questions: How the oil industry is decarbonizing, and what more can they do? Is there a California model for responsibly-produced energy supply? We look forward to being joined by: Chris Gould, Chief Sustainability Officer, California Resources Corporation Deborah Gordon, Senior […]
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