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Dan Farber
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.
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
Thanks, Kimberly! Good catch.
On Trump’s Theory of Law
Thanks, Matt! Let's hope so!
On A Legal Planet Milestone
Thanks for this thoughtful comment. Congressional gridlock has prevented change in the major environmental statutes for decades. But we should…
On Regulatory Reform: A Progressive Vision
I agree that a lot more needs to be done regarding public opinion. In particular, there re far too many…
On A Catalogue of Game Changers
I totally agree with you. We've had to rely too much on administrative creativity to make progress. We've got to…
On Environmental Strategies for the Post-Kennedy Era
Ben -- I was focusing on the races most likely to determine the balance of power in the Senate. But…
On Senate Races and the Environment