Pace Environmental Law Review

Vacant properties are a persistent land use issue in the most financially distressed regions, as thousands of properties currently sit empty throughout nation. “Zombie” properties result when a bank begins foreclosure proceedings on a property, and the owner abandons...

Professor Ann Powers: Two Pace students, Ann Bermont ('14) and Anthony Papetti ('14), were among those responding to a request by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for assistance  preparing briefing materials for IUCN’s oral presentation in...

Professor Ann Powers: For those of you interested in the UN’s process for establishing Sustainable Development Goals as mandated by Rio+20, the Open Working Group approved its  “Outcome Document” on Saturday after a final week-long session.   It will be taken up by...

Professor Ann Powers from the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium in Tarragona: Although an extensive range of energy topics are being covered, the Colloquium has focused primarily on terrestrial activities and has provided only limited discussion...

After two days of workshops and side events focused on teaching and research, the 12th IUCNAEL Colloquium opened officially Wednesday with remarks and greetings from a number of IUCN officials, academic hosts, and local and international dignitaries.  Participants...

Submitted by John R. Nolon, Professor of Law, Pace Law School, Counsel to the Land Use Law Center, and Adjunct Professor of Land Use Law and Policy at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. In February, I posted a blog on Pace Law School’s GreenLaw...

By Daniel E. Estrin Adjunct Professor of Law, Pace Law School Supervising Attorney, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic A very important public trust decision was issued yesterday by the New York State Court of Appeals in a case brought by the Pace Environmental...

By: Christopher Halfnight, MEM Candidate, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Unconventional oil and gas development is fundamentally changing the U.S. energy landscape, bringing both new challenges and new opportunities.  Federal and state laws...

This is a post for Ad-law geeks. The Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic just won its case challenging the EPA Water Transfer Rule on behalf of Trout Unlimited, Waterkeeper Alliance and Hudson Riverkeeper. The Clinic has been representing Trout Unlimited on this...

Under the Public Trust doctrine, navigable waters are held in an inalienable trust by State government.  Members of the public have a right to transit by boat on  waters susceptible to navigation.  This is true even where both shorelines are under private ownership,...