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July 25, 2024July 30, 2024

Introducing Dr. Kristoffer Svendsen as the New Assistant Dean for Energy Law

The Environmental and Energy Law program is delighted to welcome Dr. Kristoffer Svendsen as its new Assistant Dean for Energy Law. His expertise and dedication will undoubtedly enrich our academic community. We recently caught up with Dean Svendsen to learn more about his background in energy law and related fields and hear about his plans and goals in his new role as Assistant Dean for Energy Law.

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024

Dean Abate Delivers Two-Week Lecture Series at Central Asian University of Environmental and Climate Change Studies in Tashkent

professor giving lecture at front of classroom to 15 students at Central Asian University of Environmental Studies in Tashkent

Randall Abate, Assistant Dean for Environmental Law Studies at GW Law, delivered a lecture series on international environmental law and climate governance at Central Asian University of Environmental and Climate Change Studies (“Green University”) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from May 20-30, 2024. Established by a presidential decree in 2023, Green University is the first university in Central Asia to focus exclusively on environmental challenges. It seeks to train the next generation of environmental and climate change governance professionals in Central Asia.

June 21, 2024October 3, 2024

Public Engagement in Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA

By Patrick Seroogy

Photo credit: Matt Hecht

Public participation and environmental justice are fundamental to environmental law. The former has been a pillar since the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 1970, which established a federal environmental review framework and enabled members of the public to meaningfully engage in the decision-making process on projects whose adverse environmental impacts may affect them. The latter is the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in agency decision-making, with a focus on communities that have historically been disproportionately burdened with adverse human health and environmental risks and hazards. Categorical exclusions (CEs) are actions that are exempted from complicated environmental review under the NEPA process because they are not meant to produce significant environmental impacts.