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Permitting reform need not come at the expense of environmental protection or public participation.
In a new essay, Professor Deborah A. Sivas, JD ’87, co-director of the Environmental Law Clinic, examines federal permitting legislation and California’s Proposition 45. She argues that Read moreboth measures would make sweeping changes to cornerstone environmental laws, including NEPA and CEQA, while narrowing opportunities for communities to seek judicial review.
The path to faster, more equitable infrastructure and housing development, she writes, requires evidence-based reforms that build trust, transparency and shared benefits — not broad rollbacks of environmental safeguards.
Read the essay: https://brnw.ch/21x6bhp
#EnvironmentalLaw #NEPA #CEQA #PermittingReform #EnvironmentalJustice
The “Abundance” agenda took a major step forward last week when four U.S. Senators introduced the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Ac
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How is AI reshaping legal education, legal work and the legal talent pipeline?
Two recent podcast conversations explore the rise of legal engineering and the need to rethink how legal services are designed, delivered and taught.
🎧 On Pearls on, Gloves Off, host Mary O’CarrollRead more speaks with Stanford Law’s Adam Sterling and Irene Liu about the school’s new Legal Engineering Academy.
🎧 On Stanford Law’s AI Sidebar, host Irene Liu joins O’Carroll, CEO of LegalEng Consulting Group, to discuss legal “rightsourcing,” legal solutions engineers and the organizational changes needed to realize AI’s potential.
Listen to both episodes:
⚪ Pearls on, Gloves Off: https://brnw.ch/21x660M
🔴 AI Sidebar: https://brnw.ch/21x660L