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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.
I think you're probably right about a ZEV mandate. But I'm not 100% sure about that. ZEV mandates have been…
On EPA’s Best Option: Co-Firing
Richard -- RAND has done some interesting work on coastal issues that you might look at. There's also an NAS…
On Rescuing FEMA (and ourselves)
Anthony - You should take a look at Berkeley's Energy and Resources Group, erg.berkeley.edu. It's exactly the kind of interdisciplinary…
On Rescuing FEMA (and ourselves)
Hi Richard - Figuring out a new financial model for utilities is difficult but not impossible. But in states like…
On Everyday Christmas: The Gift of the Commons
Mason - I'm glad to hear the column helped. Manchin's action was certainly disheartening. I'm still hoping that Biden can…
On On the Frustrations of Climate Politics
Dear Jai - You're right, of course, about the district court opinion in Juliana and that the Ninth Circuit expressed…
On Bold Climate Rulings Beyond Our Borders
Hi Anthony -- I certainly share your concern about the threats to the vitality of our system of democracy. Many…
On Dear 1L . . . .
Diane - At the point of combustion, natural gas is definitely an improvement over coal. That's true in terms of…
On Dear 1L . . . .
Thanks, Matthew. You make an excellent point about the opportunities for lawyers at all career stages.
On Dear 1L . . . .
Anthony, I'm not offended but I hope you keep in mind the tremendous effort and commitment that many people have…
On Speaking Truth to Corporate Power