Professor of Environmental Practice
UC Davis School of Law
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The 9th Circuit's Top 10 Environmental Law Decisions of 2023 | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 22, 2023 |
| Deconstructing the Supreme Court’s climate change | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law | Jul. 8, 2022 |
| 9th Circuit’s top 10 environmental law decisions of 2021 | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 30, 2021 |
| Climate changes heads back to the high court | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation | Nov. 9, 2021 |
| Key priorities for Biden’s Department of the Interior | Government, Environmental & Energy | Mar. 9, 2021 |
| Priorities for President-elect Joe Biden’s EPA | Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Dec. 30, 2020 |
| Top lawyer list excludes lawyers not in private practice | Letters, Law Practice | Aug. 19, 2020 |
| Rulings in climate cases swung momentum to plaintiffs’ side | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 8, 2020 |
| The auto emissions war against California | Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Oct. 2, 2019 |
| Roberts emerges as adept leader | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Dec. 10, 2018 |
| High court to hear tribal fishing rights arguments | U.S. Supreme Court, Native Americans, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2018 |
| Property rights vs land use regulations at high court | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law | Mar. 15, 2018 |
| Justices may limit ‘critical habitat’ interpretation | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Jan. 31, 2018 |
| Next stop, even more CEQA litigation | Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy, Corporate, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal | Aug. 16, 2017 |
| Sea level suits are the next frontier in climate change litigation | Government, Environmental & Energy | Jul. 28, 2017 |
| Why the energy plan is a big deal | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Feb. 23, 2016 |
| CEQA and climate change: in the Supreme Court's crosshairs | Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court | Sep. 29, 2015 |
| Housing case hints at chief justice's land use stance | Environmental & Energy | Jun. 25, 2015 |
| Environment on the justices' minds | Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court | Mar. 2, 2015 |
| Latest fracking bans just the beginning | Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Nov. 14, 2014 |
| Clear skies for state fuel standard | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jul. 10, 2014 |
| Clean gas regulations will produce dramatic benefits | Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Mar. 12, 2014 |
| Climate change redux at high court | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Nov. 13, 2013 |
| The 9th Circuit’s top 10 environmental decisions in 2011 | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 22, 2011 |
| Environmental law in the U.S. Supreme Court: A preview of the new term | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Oct. 7, 2011 |
| US Supreme Court Rejects States' Climate Change Nuisance Lawsuit | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Jun. 29, 2011 |
| The Legacy of Arnold Schwarzenegger | Government, Environmental & Energy | Dec. 16, 2010 |
| Proposition 26: California's Stealth Initiative | Government, Environmental & Energy | Oct. 30, 2010 |
| The Ninth Circuit Issues Major Superfund Decision | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 25, 2010 |
| Justice Stevens' Abiding Environmental Legacy | Judges and Judiciary | May 18, 2010 |
| Past As Prologue? | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Sep. 18, 2009 |
| Where Land Meets Water | Criminal | Jun. 18, 2009 |
| A Return to Environmental Federalism? | Environmental & Energy | Apr. 10, 2009 |
| Little Pink House | Law Office Management, Environmental & Energy | Mar. 2, 2009 |
| The Gold Standard for Green | Environmental & Energy | Dec. 23, 2008 |
| A Public Trust Renaissance | Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court | Oct. 7, 2008 |
| Under Control? | Environmental & Energy | May 29, 2008 |
| Remedying Oil Catastrophes | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Nov. 30, 2007 |
| Greening Bench | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Aug. 21, 2007 |
| Global Effect | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Apr. 10, 2007 |
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Circuit’s top 10 environmental law decisions of 2021 | Environmental Regulation | Dec. 30, 2021 |
| Rulings in climate cases swung momentum to plaintiffs’ side | Environmental Regulation | Jun. 8, 2020 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The 9th Circuit's Top 10 Environmental Law Decisions of 2023 | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 22, 2023 |
| Deconstructing the Supreme Court’s climate change | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law | Jul. 8, 2022 |
| 9th Circuit’s top 10 environmental law decisions of 2021 | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 30, 2021 |
| Climate changes heads back to the high court | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation | Nov. 9, 2021 |
| Key priorities for Biden’s Department of the Interior | Government, Environmental & Energy | Mar. 9, 2021 |
| Priorities for President-elect Joe Biden’s EPA | Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Dec. 30, 2020 |
| Top lawyer list excludes lawyers not in private practice | Letters, Law Practice | Aug. 19, 2020 |
| Rulings in climate cases swung momentum to plaintiffs’ side | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 8, 2020 |
| The auto emissions war against California | Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Oct. 2, 2019 |
| Roberts emerges as adept leader | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Dec. 10, 2018 |
| High court to hear tribal fishing rights arguments | U.S. Supreme Court, Native Americans, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law | Apr. 17, 2018 |
| Property rights vs land use regulations at high court | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law | Mar. 15, 2018 |
| Justices may limit ‘critical habitat’ interpretation | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Jan. 31, 2018 |
| Next stop, even more CEQA litigation | Civil Litigation, Government, Environmental & Energy, Corporate, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal | Aug. 16, 2017 |
| Sea level suits are the next frontier in climate change litigation | Government, Environmental & Energy | Jul. 28, 2017 |
| Why the energy plan is a big deal | U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Feb. 23, 2016 |
| CEQA and climate change: in the Supreme Court's crosshairs | Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court | Sep. 29, 2015 |
| Housing case hints at chief justice's land use stance | Environmental & Energy | Jun. 25, 2015 |
| Environment on the justices' minds | Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court | Mar. 2, 2015 |
| Latest fracking bans just the beginning | Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Nov. 14, 2014 |
| Clear skies for state fuel standard | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jul. 10, 2014 |
| Clean gas regulations will produce dramatic benefits | Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory | Mar. 12, 2014 |
| Climate change redux at high court | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Nov. 13, 2013 |
| The 9th Circuit’s top 10 environmental decisions in 2011 | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Dec. 22, 2011 |
| Environmental law in the U.S. Supreme Court: A preview of the new term | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Oct. 7, 2011 |
| US Supreme Court Rejects States' Climate Change Nuisance Lawsuit | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Jun. 29, 2011 |
| The Legacy of Arnold Schwarzenegger | Government, Environmental & Energy | Dec. 16, 2010 |
| Proposition 26: California's Stealth Initiative | Government, Environmental & Energy | Oct. 30, 2010 |
| The Ninth Circuit Issues Major Superfund Decision | Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Jun. 25, 2010 |
| Justice Stevens' Abiding Environmental Legacy | Judges and Judiciary | May 18, 2010 |
| Past As Prologue? | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Sep. 18, 2009 |
| Where Land Meets Water | Criminal | Jun. 18, 2009 |
| A Return to Environmental Federalism? | Environmental & Energy | Apr. 10, 2009 |
| Little Pink House | Law Office Management, Environmental & Energy | Mar. 2, 2009 |
| The Gold Standard for Green | Environmental & Energy | Dec. 23, 2008 |
| A Public Trust Renaissance | Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court | Oct. 7, 2008 |
| Under Control? | Environmental & Energy | May 29, 2008 |
| Remedying Oil Catastrophes | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Nov. 30, 2007 |
| Greening Bench | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Aug. 21, 2007 |
| Global Effect | U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy | Apr. 10, 2007 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Circuit’s top 10 environmental law decisions of 2021 | Environmental Regulation | Dec. 30, 2021 |
| Rulings in climate cases swung momentum to plaintiffs’ side | Environmental Regulation | Jun. 8, 2020 |