Vanderbilt Law School Energy, Environment, and Land Use Program
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Official account for Vanderbilt Law School’s Energy, Environment, and Land Use Program. Find more information, upcoming events, and groundbreaking scholarship on our website: https://law.vanderbilt.edu/academic-programs/environmental-law/
🌿Scholarship spotlight!🌿@vandylaw.bsky.social Prof. Chris Serkin challenges the myth of municipal self-sufficiency in climate resilience. His 2024 paper argues local governments lack capacity to act alone, highlighting the need for state & federal support. Read here: www.velj.org/uploads/1/2/...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🌿Scholarship spotlight!🌿@vandylaw.bsky.social Prof. Chris Serkin challenges the myth of municipal self-sufficiency in climate resilience. His 2024 paper argues local governments lack capacity to act alone, highlighting the need for state & federal support. Read here: www.velj.org/uploads/1/2/...
🌿 Scholarship spotlight!🌿 PCG Lab co-director @michaelvandenb6, Fellow Ethan Thorpe, and Dr. Jonathan Gilligan explore what we know – and don’t know – about AI’s energy demand in their forthcoming article: ssrn.com/abstract=540...
September 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🌿 Scholarship spotlight!🌿 PCG Lab co-director @michaelvandenb6, Fellow Ethan Thorpe, and Dr. Jonathan Gilligan explore what we know – and don’t know – about AI’s energy demand in their forthcoming article: ssrn.com/abstract=540...
@vandylaw.bsky.social ELPAR Prof. @lindabreggin, joins the @ELI podcast People Places Planet to discuss one of this year’s top ELPAR articles: “A Contractual Relationship with Environmental Justice,” authored by Prof. Seema Kakade. Listen here:
Leveraging Corporate-Community Agreements for Environmental Justice: An ELPAR Article Spotlight | People Places Planet | Episode 14
In this special ELPAR edition of People, Places, Planet, host Dara Albrecht is joined by guest co-hosts Linda Breggin and Mara Pusic to explore one of this year’s top Environmental Law and Policy…
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September 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@vandylaw.bsky.social ELPAR Prof. @lindabreggin, joins the @ELI podcast People Places Planet to discuss one of this year’s top ELPAR articles: “A Contractual Relationship with Environmental Justice,” authored by Prof. Seema Kakade. Listen here:
The EELU Program is pleased to host John Cruden, Principal at Beveridge & Diamond, for its 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture on Climate Change Governance on Sept. 15. We hope you can join us for an insightful discussion on the evolving landscape of environmental law.
September 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The EELU Program is pleased to host John Cruden, Principal at Beveridge & Diamond, for its 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture on Climate Change Governance on Sept. 15. We hope you can join us for an insightful discussion on the evolving landscape of environmental law.
A huge thank you to our EELU faculty members, and PCG Lab Fellow Ethan Thorpe, for participating in today’s environmental governance lunch panel. Stay tuned for event photos!
September 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A huge thank you to our EELU faculty members, and PCG Lab Fellow Ethan Thorpe, for participating in today’s environmental governance lunch panel. Stay tuned for event photos!
A reminder that our EELU faculty lunch panel, discussing the future of environmental law in Trump II, is tomorrow at 12:10 p.m. We hope you can make it!
September 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A reminder that our EELU faculty lunch panel, discussing the future of environmental law in Trump II, is tomorrow at 12:10 p.m. We hope you can make it!
The EELU Program kicks off the year Sept. 2 with a faculty panel discussing their research, the program’s initiatives, and the future of environmental law in the Trump II era. We hope you can join us!
August 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The EELU Program kicks off the year Sept. 2 with a faculty panel discussing their research, the program’s initiatives, and the future of environmental law in the Trump II era. We hope you can join us!
The Summer 2025 EELU Newsletter will be sent out tomorrow! If you’re interested in receiving our newsletter, sign up here:
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August 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Summer 2025 EELU Newsletter will be sent out tomorrow! If you’re interested in receiving our newsletter, sign up here:
The Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review—published by @EnvLawReporter—is now available and features some of the best articles presenting legal and policy solutions to pressing environmental issues. Check out the 2025 ELPAR issue here!
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August 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review—published by @EnvLawReporter—is now available and features some of the best articles presenting legal and policy solutions to pressing environmental issues. Check out the 2025 ELPAR issue here!
🌿Scholarship spotlight!🌿 @@vandylaw.bsky.social EELU Prof @michaelvandenb6 and co-authors examine how stakeholders impose a ‘moral boundary’ on firms, holding them accountable for environmental harms in their supply chains despite limited legal liability.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌿Scholarship spotlight!🌿 @@vandylaw.bsky.social EELU Prof @michaelvandenb6 and co-authors examine how stakeholders impose a ‘moral boundary’ on firms, holding them accountable for environmental harms in their supply chains despite limited legal liability.
New semester, new opportunities! 🌟 Check out the EELU Program’s courses on our website: law.vanderbilt.edu/academic-pro... and email climatelab@vanderbilt.edu for research opportunities.
Curriculum
Extensive & Interconnected The fields of energy law, environmental law, and land use law, while distinct, have increasingly become interconnected as law and policy domains. The curriculum at…
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August 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New semester, new opportunities! 🌟 Check out the EELU Program’s courses on our website: law.vanderbilt.edu/academic-pro... and email climatelab@vanderbilt.edu for research opportunities.
Happy first day of classes! We’re excited to start this year and can’t wait to see what this semester holds. If you’re interested in learning more about the Program’s offerings, sign up for our quarterly newsletter here:
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August 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Happy first day of classes! We’re excited to start this year and can’t wait to see what this semester holds. If you’re interested in learning more about the Program’s offerings, sign up for our quarterly newsletter here:
🎓 Happy Commencement Day! We’re so proud of all our EELU students who are graduating this year. If you’re interested in learning more about our program’s course offerings, check out our website!
Curriculum
Extensive & Interconnected The fields of energy law, environmental law, and land use law, while distinct, have increasingly become interconnected as law and policy domains. The curriculum at…
law.vanderbilt.edu
May 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎓 Happy Commencement Day! We’re so proud of all our EELU students who are graduating this year. If you’re interested in learning more about our program’s course offerings, check out our website!
Our own @vandylaw.bsky.social EELU Prof. Chris Serkin and co-author Jonathan Biss have released an op-ed, arguing that interpreting the Constitution should be like performing Mozart: not rigid or literal, but thoughtful, nuanced, and alive to context and change.
Opinion | A Pianist and a Law Professor Meet at the Bar …
Classical musicians have a lot to teach interpreters of the U.S. Constitution. It’s so much more than the text.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Our own @vandylaw.bsky.social EELU Prof. Chris Serkin and co-author Jonathan Biss have released an op-ed, arguing that interpreting the Constitution should be like performing Mozart: not rigid or literal, but thoughtful, nuanced, and alive to context and change.
@vandylaw.bsky.social ELPAR Prof. Linda Breggin, joins the ELI podcast People Places Planet to discuss Food Waste Prevention Week in Nashville. She speaks with local leaders across sectors working to reduce food waste via innovative approaches. Listen here:
People Places Planet | Food Waste Prevention Week: Highlighting Changemakers in Nashville
In this special episode of People Places Planet, host Dara Albrecht and ELI Senior Attorney Linda Breggin take us to Nashville for Food Waste Prevention Week, where local leaders across sectors are...
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May 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@vandylaw.bsky.social ELPAR Prof. Linda Breggin, joins the ELI podcast People Places Planet to discuss Food Waste Prevention Week in Nashville. She speaks with local leaders across sectors working to reduce food waste via innovative approaches. Listen here:
ICYMI: The Spring 2025 EELU Newsletter went out on May 1! Click here for a look at what our program has been doing this semester, and some glimpses at what’s to come!
email : Webview : Spring 2025 Vanderbilt Law EELU Newsletter
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May 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
ICYMI: The Spring 2025 EELU Newsletter went out on May 1! Click here for a look at what our program has been doing this semester, and some glimpses at what’s to come!
EELU has released another white paper in its series! Written by Caroline Cox and Jay Eischen ’25, this paper examines how electric grid climate resilience is governed in the TVA region. Check out the link below!
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May 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
EELU has released another white paper in its series! Written by Caroline Cox and Jay Eischen ’25, this paper examines how electric grid climate resilience is governed in the TVA region. Check out the link below!
🌿Scholarship spotlight!🌿 EELU Prof. J.B. Ruhl of @vandylaw.bsky.social and co-authors explore how complexity science can inform legal systems—drawing parallels with complex adaptive systems and bridging law & statistical physics. Read more:
CompLex: Legal Systems Through the Lens of Complexity Science
While "complexity science" has achieved significant successes in several interdisciplinary fields such as economics and biology, it is only a very rec
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May 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🌿Scholarship spotlight!🌿 EELU Prof. J.B. Ruhl of @vandylaw.bsky.social and co-authors explore how complexity science can inform legal systems—drawing parallels with complex adaptive systems and bridging law & statistical physics. Read more:
The 2025 State of the Environment Conference videos are out! If you’re interested in learning more about our panel discussions and pressing environmental issues in the Southeast, check out the recordings here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
State of the Environment Conference Series
Explore panel discussions from Vanderbilt Law School’s annual State of the Environment Conference, hosted by the Energy, Environment & Land Use (EELU) Progra...
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May 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The 2025 State of the Environment Conference videos are out! If you’re interested in learning more about our panel discussions and pressing environmental issues in the Southeast, check out the recordings here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The EELU Program proudly marks three years with Senior Program Advisor Anne Davis. Her leadership in the Climate Law & Policy Lab, commitment to student learning, and stewardship of the State of the Environment Conference have been invaluable. Thank you, Anne!
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The EELU Program proudly marks three years with Senior Program Advisor Anne Davis. Her leadership in the Climate Law & Policy Lab, commitment to student learning, and stewardship of the State of the Environment Conference have been invaluable. Thank you, Anne!
What does the private sector have to do with climate change? A lot! @vandylaw.bsky.social EELU Prof. Mike Vandenbergh and co-authors explain the importance of the private sector’s climate mitigation actions in an era of federal backtracking. Check it out here!
Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy
Corporate decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private climate governance.
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April 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What does the private sector have to do with climate change? A lot! @vandylaw.bsky.social EELU Prof. Mike Vandenbergh and co-authors explain the importance of the private sector’s climate mitigation actions in an era of federal backtracking. Check it out here!
🌿 Scholarship spotlight!🌿 @vandylaw.bsky.social EELU Prof Mike Vandenbergh & co-authors explore challenges posed by the lack of federal State of the Environment reports and propose a solution: regional, state, and local SOE initiatives.
Information for Environmental Governance: The Value of State of the Environment Reports in a Polarized Era
The dysfunctional federal democratic process poses substantial challenges to effective, consistent environmental risk regulation. Information about the state of
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April 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌿 Scholarship spotlight!🌿 @vandylaw.bsky.social EELU Prof Mike Vandenbergh & co-authors explore challenges posed by the lack of federal State of the Environment reports and propose a solution: regional, state, and local SOE initiatives.
As part of the EELU program, 8 @vanderbiltlaw students in the Climate Law & Policy Lab spent the semester investigating Clean Water Act violations in Middle TN. Their work included field visits, legal research, and presenting findings to attorneys from firms and nonprofits!
April 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
As part of the EELU program, 8 @vanderbiltlaw students in the Climate Law & Policy Lab spent the semester investigating Clean Water Act violations in Middle TN. Their work included field visits, legal research, and presenting findings to attorneys from firms and nonprofits!
The full video for the ELPAR DC Conference is online! If you missed the event and want to learn more about the winning articles and discussion, check out the video here:
Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review (ELPAR) Conference 2025
Each year, Vanderbilt Law School and the Environmental Law Institute identify innovative environmental law and policy proposals in the academic literature. L...
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April 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The full video for the ELPAR DC Conference is online! If you missed the event and want to learn more about the winning articles and discussion, check out the video here:
📚 In conjunction with its annual conference, the EELU Program has begun releasing State of the Environment reports on key environmental indicators for Tennessee. Explore the 2024 report here:
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April 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
📚 In conjunction with its annual conference, the EELU Program has begun releasing State of the Environment reports on key environmental indicators for Tennessee. Explore the 2024 report here: