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Monday, March 22, 2021
News
The Enduring Racism of American Agriculture
The Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) hosted Professor Thomas Mitchell and farmer Carlton Sanders as part of LEAP’s One Health Speaker Series.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Dr. Jonathan Epstein, Vice President for Science and Outreach at EcoHealth Alliance, spoke on February 17 as part of the One Health Speaker Series hosted by the Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) at Yale Law School.
Monday, February 22, 2021
A Kichwa woman in San Martin, Peru. Credit: Miluska Elguera Solar / FPP
Monday, February 8, 2021
Michael A. Varet '65 speaking at Alumni Weekend 2008
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Friday, December 18, 2020
Yale Law School’s Law, Ethics & Animals Program will cohost an online conference,“Big-Ag and Antitrust,” on January 16, 2021.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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Friday, April 16, 2021
In The Press
Yale Creates New Principles for Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Yale Daily News
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law Jonathan R. Macey ’82 is quoted in the Yale Daily News about new principles for investment in the fossil fuel industry approved by the Yale Corporation. Professor Macey is chair of the University’s Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
In The Press
Suburb Housing Quest Enters New Phase
New Haven Independent
Karen Anderson ’21 is quoted and the Community and Economic Development Clinic is mentioned in a New Haven Independent report on efforts to challenge zoning restrictions in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
Sunday, March 28, 2021
In The Press
Markey and Progressive Democrats See Infrastructure Bill as a Way to Accomplish Green New Deal Goals
The Boston Globe
Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy Daniel Esty ’86 is quoted in The Boston Globe about the Green New Deal.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
In The Press
Haaland tells senators she sees ongoing role for fossil fuels
Roll Call
Professor of Law Gerald Torres ’77 is quoted in an article about Deb Haaland, who has been nominated for Secretary of the Interior.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
In The Press
World’s tropical forests and people imperiled by legal rollbacks under COVID-19
Reuters
Binger Clinical Professor of Human Rights James J. Silk ’89 is quoted in a Reuters story about threats against indigenous people and rainforests during the coronavirus pandemic as governments roll back social and environmental safeguards.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
In The Press
Business leaders hope they can satisfy Biden’s big climate goals with their own promises—not regulation
Fortune
Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy Daniel Esty ’86 is quoted in Fortune article regarding the Biden administration’s goals concerning environmental policy.
Monday, January 4, 2021
In The Press
Finally, a chance for environmental justice — A Commentary by Gerald Torres and Kathleen Rogers
Canton Daily Ledger
Gerald Torres is Professor of Environmental Justice at the Yale School of the Environment, with a secondary appointment as Professor of Law at the Law School. Kathleen Rogers is President of Earthday.org.
Friday, December 18, 2020
In The Press
With a Single Climate Initiative, Biden Could Generate $4 Trillion for Green Investment — A Commentary by Bruce Ackerman ’67
Slate
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
In The Press
Climate change turns up the heat on ad industry
Reuters
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Doug Kysar is quoted in a Reuters story about advertising, climate change, and the energy sector.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
In The Press
10 enormously consequential things Biden can do without the Senate
Vox
LEAP Faculty Co-Director Jonathan Lovvorn is quoted in Vox about how the Biden administration can confront factory farming through executive orders and agency actions.