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Richard Frank
Richard Frank is Professor of Environmental Practice and Director of the U. C. Davis School of Law’s California Environmental Law & Policy Center. From 2006-2010, he served as Executive Director of the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment and as a Lecturer in Residence at the U.C. Berkeley School of Law. Frank’s particular research interests include climate change law and policy; water in the American West; environmental governance questions; property rights and the environment; and coastal and oceans policy.
The Supreme Court today "invited" the U.S. Solicitor General to express her views on the merits of the oil industry's…
On Big Oil Runs to the Supreme Court
Congress in 1952 enacted the so-called McCarran Amendment, which expressly waives the federal government's immunity from lawsuits filed against it…
On California Courts Foil Westlands Water District’s Grinch-Like Water Grab
While Westlands contacts for water with both the federal Central Valley Project and the California State Water, the legal dispute…
On California Courts Foil Westlands Water District’s Grinch-Like Water Grab
Excellent and most timely post, Dan (& Sean)!
On Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit
Good catch. Correction made. Thanks.
On Of Initiative Wars, Plastic Bags and Poison Pills
Good catch. Correction made. Thanks!
On Of Initiative Wars, Plastic Bags and Poison Pills
Sure.
On Is California Finally Ready to Get Serious About Groundwater Reform?