Five Year Review: Evolving Environmental Law and Advice to Green Lawyers

Five years ago, the U.S. environmental legal market was in a state of uncertainty after the 2007-2008 financial crisis, Congress's failure to pass a comprehensive climate change bill, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since that time, the environmental job market has im...

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Published in:Environmental claims journal 2017-07, Vol.29 (3), p.194-207
Main Author: Saba, Alexis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Climate change
Economic crisis
Elections
Empowerment
Energy development
Environmental degradation
Environmental impact
Environmental law
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations
Labor market
Legislatures
Local government
Municipalities
Oil spills
Petroleum
Presidents
Public finance
Regulation
Renewable energy
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Summary:Five years ago, the U.S. environmental legal market was in a state of uncertainty after the 2007-2008 financial crisis, Congress's failure to pass a comprehensive climate change bill, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since that time, the environmental job market has improved, and progress, particularly in addressing climate change and in facilitating renewable energy development, has been made at the state and federal levels. However, the election of President Trump in late 2016 and empowerment of a Congress hostile to environmental regulation threaten to undo many of the hard-fought environmental victories, especially at the federal level. New York State and its municipalities have the opportunity to lead-and New York environmental lawyers are ready to use creativity and innovation to tackle the complex environmental problems facing our communities and planet in this uncertain climate.
ISSN:1040-6026
1547-657X
DOI:10.1080/10406026.2017.1345523