2024 Conference Schedule
This schedule is subject to changes.
Thursday, May 9
6 – 8 p.m.
Pre-Conference Dinner | Beus Center for Law and Society, room 544
Friday, May 10
Location: Beus Center for Law and Society
8 – 8:30 a.m.
Check-in and light breakfast | W. P. Carey Foundation Armstrong Great Hall
8:30 a.m.
Introductions and Morrison Laureate Address | W. P. Carey Foundation Armstrong Great Hall
Morrison Laureate: Karrigan Bork, UC Davis School of Law
Water Right Exactions, 47 Harvard Env’t Law Rev. 63 (2023)
9:30 – 10:50 a.m.
Breakout Session One
Room 1 (room 150) – Freestanding Presentations: “Sustainability Policy and the Energy Transition”
- Todd Aagard, Reliable Grid Reliability
- Lincoln Davies, Electricity, Markets, and the Future of the West
- Sam Kalen, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): Its Past, Present, and Future
- Adam Orford, A Critical Look at BIL and IRA’s Impact Analysis
Room 2 (room 240) – Freestanding Presentations: “The Sustainability Movement and Property Law”
- Jessica Owley, How Judicial Obsession with Property Rights Impedes Environmental Protection
- Kalyani Robbins, Redefining Redevelopment: How Cities Could Use Eminent Domain to Reverse the Harmful Trends of the 20th Century
- Erin Ryan, Privatization, Public Commons, & the Takingsification of Environmental Law
- Michael Wolf, Zoning Undone (and Redone): A Thought Experiment
Room 3 (room 250) – Panel: “Natural Resource Systems Thinking”
- Karen Bradshaw, Multidimensional Landscapes and the Reformation of Property
- James Coleman, Energy Connections and Policy Reforms in the Age of Transition
- Monika Ehrman, Environmental Law Insights through Geology and History
- Jane Cohen, HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: 2030, 2050, 2070 and the Clashing Epistemologies of the Climate Discourse
11 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Breakout Session Two
Room 1 (room 150) – Freestanding Presentations: “Sustainability and Climate Change”
- Keith H. Hirokawa, Climate Havens
- Cinnamon P. Carlarne, Climate Belonging, Climate Becoming
- Anthony Moffa, Carbon Market Distortions
- Gabriel Weil, Climate Nationalism
Room 2 (room 240) – Freestanding Presentations: “Sustainability and International Law”
- Roberta Mann, Reducing Climate Emissions from Farms: New Zealand and California Compared
- Rhett Larson, Legal Issues Impacting U.S.-Mexico Hydro-Diplomacy
- Lingxi Chenyang, Food Antidemocracy
Room 2 (room 250) – Freestanding Presentations: “Sustainability Law and Natural Resources ”
- Sean Lyness, Entrusting Groundwater
- Nancy A. McLaughlin, Protected Forever?
- Troy A. Rule, Rural Solar Rights
- Leroy Paddock, Extended Producer Responsibility: Embracing the Concept in the United States
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch break | W. P. Carey Foundation Armstrong Great Hall
1:40 – 3 p.m.
Breakout Session Three
Room 1 (room 150) – Panel: “Climate and Energy”
- Heather Payne, How AI Can Help Transform the Electric Grid
- Felix Mormann, The Case for Public-Private Sharing of Carbon Sequestration Risk
- Kristen van de Biezenbos, Climate-Proofing the Grid
Room 2 (room 240) – Freestanding Presentations: “Environmental Justice, Energy Justice, and Climate Justice”
- Chinonso Anozie, Clean Energy permits under NEPA and Environmental Justice
- Paolo Farah, Toward a Renewable Energy Transition in Appalachia
- Jaclyn Lopez, Managed Retreat and Assisted Migration: Prioritizing Climate Resiliency for Marginalized Communities and the Environment
3:10 – 4:30 p.m.
Breakout Session Four
Room 1 (room 150) – Panel: “What is the Relationship Between Law and Social Science?”“
- Stephanie Stern and Cherie Metcalf, Climate Algorithmic Zoning
- Jonathan Nash, Culture and Private Enforcement
- Katrina Wyman, What is the Relationship Between Law and Social Science?
Room 2 (room 240) – Freestanding Presentations: “Converting Energy and Environmental Policy into Action”
- K. DuVivier, Developing NextGen Bar Exam Skills in Energy & Environmental Law
- Steven Ferrey, The Invisible State/Federal Barrier to Western Transmission Infrastructure
- Blake Hudson, Resilient Reforestation and Climate Change
5 – 7 p.m.
Presenters Dinner (for presenters and invited guests only)
The Arrogant Butcher
2 E. Jefferson Street #150, Phoenix, AZ 85004
