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Aug 13
32m 13s

SEER100: The Clean Air Act and Beyond

ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
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Join Professor Richard Lazarus of Harvard Law School, author of The Rule of Five, and one of the nation's leading scholars of environmental law, for a discussion on the evolution of environmental law through the lens of the Clean Air Act and other landmark environmental statutes.

Drawing on his experience arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court and advising policymakers across multiple administrations, he explores the challenges of applying decades-old laws to modern issues such as climate change, the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions, and the opportunities ahead for the next generation of environmental lawyers. He also examines how regulatory agencies, courts, and Congress have shaped the trajectory of environmental protection and what those dynamics mean for the future of environmental law. 

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