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Sean Hecht
Sean B. Hecht is the Co-Executive Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Evan Frankel Professor of Policy and Practice, and Co-Director of the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic at UCLA School of Law. He teaches Public Natural Resources Law and Policy, Environmental Law, the Environmental Law Clinic, and a California state environmental law seminar. Sean builds collaborations and conducts research on environmental issues involving academia, practicing environmental lawyers, advocacy organizations, policymakers, and the business community.
Reflections on the Coastal Commission's Implosion
Anti-CEQA Lobbyists Turn to Empirical Analysis, But Are Their Conclusions Sound?
California Supreme Court to Decide Whether the Mining Law Preempts State Ban on Suction Dredge Mining
Supreme Court: North Carolina Tort Plaintiffs Can't Sue for Latent Injuries from Contaminated Sites
New Environmental Law Rankings Place UCLA Law and Berkeley Law in Top 10
City of Los Angeles will promote widespread adoption of "cool roof" technology, citing benefits documented in Emmett Center report
Supreme Court overturns Ninth Circuit decision that held L.A. County Flood Control District liable for stormwater pollution in a poorly-reasoned, but narrow, decision
The strange saga of how Los Angeles County's stormwater pollution ended up in the Supreme Court
Why Was the Lawsuit Challenging California's Cap-and-Trade Auction Filed Just One Day Before the Auction?
Ninth Circuit Finds Public Nuisance Lawsuit Unavailable to Address Climate Change Impacts on Threatened Native Alaskan Village
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