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Dan Farber has written and taught on environmental and constitutional law as well as about contracts, jurisprudence and legislation. Currently at Berkeley Law, he has also spent time at Minnesota Law School (where he became the first Henry J. Fletcher Professor of Law in 1987), Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago Law School (where he was named McKnight Presidential Professor of Public Law in 2000). He is also a pioneer in the emerging field of Disaster Law, which examines legal issues related to society’s ability to deal effectively with the aftermath of catastrophes and the risk of future disasters.

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On Threat Assessment: The Supreme Court & the Environment

Hi Joe. I don't entirely disagree. It's fine to aim high. But I worry that the candidates are creating expectations…

On The Risks of Promising the Improbable

Everett - That's an intriguing idea. Could you say more about how that would work?

On Aging Dams, Forgotten Perils

Thanks, Jonathan.

On The Pro-Environmental Lochner Court

Sean -- Thanks for pointing out the mistake. I would blame it on a Legal Planet intern or staff member,…

On Climate Politics Down Under

Thanks, Craig. I've always considered you the leading academic voice on CAA matters, so I'm glad to have this feedback.…

On A Welcome Victory in the D.C. Circuit

Confusingly, this post appears to be dated before Justice Stevens's death and refers to Ann's post as "last week" when…

On Justice Stevens and the Rule of (Environmental) Law

Don't worry, I'm planning to follow up with occasional posts about environmental law in different parts of the country. The…

On Law Schools and the Environment: East Coast Version

Thanks, Amy. Should be better now.

On Getting to 2050

Dear Ms. Ray, As a parent, I can easily understand your desire to leap to the defense of your son.…

On Downgrading OIRA

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