Program on Environmental and Energy Law

Dean Emeritus and Professor Claudio Grossman—R. Geraldson Scholar for International Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law and member of the UN International Law Commission—presented on a climate change panel this week while attending the 74th Session of the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly.

On April 23-24, 2019, American University Washington College of Law's Program on Environmental and Energy Law and the School of Public Affairs' Center for Environmental Policy hosted EPA and the Future of Environmental Protection.

The symposium discusses the regulation of plastics at the federal, local, and international level; how trash and marine debris are related and impact oceans and lands; and how legal solutions can mitigate the effects of plastic pollution on the environment. It also discusses solutions as well as initiatives taken by private and non-profit sectors to influence legislation and replace single-use plastic with reusable and biodegradable alternatives.

The latest Hot Air Show brings a distinguished panel of experts to share views on what 2019 is bringing us in the land of energy and climate.

In collaboration between Environmental Justice Institute, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, and the Program on Environmental and Energy Law at American University Washington College of Law, the event featured discussion led by the co-authors of the 1987 UCC Report Charles Lee and Vernice Miller-Travis, as well as leading professors Ezra Rosser and William Snape. They explored the progress made, and the current and future challenges facing environmental justice communities.