Highlights of The Year in Review 2024
This chapter provides highlights of the publication Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2024.
The Year in Review 2024
Substantive Committee Reports
Air Committee Report
Samuel Zachary Fayne, Samuel Pickerill, Stanley M Kaminsky, Christopher Joseph, Cory Browning, Cameron Catanzano, Eric Benjamin Gallon, Vidhya Venkatraman Iyer, Zachary Berk Pilchen, H Michael Keller, Jacqueline M. Rosen, Todd Palmer, and Douglas R Williams
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of air, judicial decisions, greenhouse gases, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 40 min read
Biodiversity Committee Report
Sean Courtney Skaggs, Emily Mott, Kerensa Gimre, Jane Carmody, and Jordan Lee
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of biodiversity, including the Endangered Species Act, critical habitat designation, recovery plans, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 15 min read
Climate Change Committee Report
June Hu, De Vann Sago, Andrew C Hanson, Taylor R Jones, Hannah Elizabeth Patton, Leta Margaret Barry, Jordina Rust, Lisa Palmen, Michael B Gerrard, Maria Antonia B Tigre, Charity Eunah Lee, Joseph Michael Kay, Paul A Davies, Michael D Green, James Bee, Toon Dictus, Faidat Ogunmefun, Nic Vetta, Antony C Chu, and Désirée Klingler
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of climate change, including COP29, anti-greenwashing consumer protections, clean vehicle tax credits, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 35 min read
Energy Committee Report
Ravay Smith, Aaron Levine, Elizabeth Bogle, Sarah Berman, and Lena Golze Desmond
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of energy, including renewable energy facilities, energy justice, renewable energy on native lands, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 23 min read
Enforcement and Litigation Committee Report
Joseph T Zaleski, Jack Devine, Leland P. Frost, Talia Gordner, Martin Thiboutot, Julia Christine Loney, Ralph Cuervo-Lorens, Clayton Kinsey, Megan Dowty, Julian Harrell, and Jared J Standish
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of enforcement and litigation, greenwashing regulation, carbon reporting, trends to watch in 2025, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 21 min read
Environmental, Social, Governance, and Sustainability Committee Report
Ashley Ball, Lauren Lynam, Harrison Gifford Bench, Haoting Guo, Gabriella Mickel, Benjamin Stansfield, Morgan Martin, Sarah Millington, and Tiffany Huey
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of environmental, social, governance, and sustainability, including voluntary carbon markets, corporate sustainability repor…
Jun 20, 2025 11 min read
Food and Agriculture Committee Report
Brandon Wade Neuschafer, Nora J Faris, and Thomas Parker Redick
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of food and agriculture, including the Farm Bill, artificial intelligence, PFAS, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 8 min read
Forest Resources Committee Report
Lucy R Miller, Jordan Lee, Zachary R Stump, Andrew Kihn, and Janet Howe
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of forest resources, including the National Old Growth Amendment, conservation easements, wildfire regulations, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 14 min read
Indigenous Law Committee Report
William Ralph Norman Jr, Michael D McMahan, Jonathan W Sutton, Michael Vincent Amato, Winyan James, Zaine Ristau, Rachel Yost, and Kayla A Seifert
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of indigenous law, including land use decisions, environmental justice concerns, energy development projects, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 17 min read
International Law Committee Report
Chouinard Chimniak, Amanda Moore, Achinthi C Vithanage, Thulan Pham, and Paige P Kendrick
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of international law, including airplane fuel efficiency, the High Seas Treaty, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 4 min read
Substantive Committee Reports
Mining Committee Report
Kayla Weiser-Burton, Samantha Burke, Janet Howe, Andrea J Driggs, Jacinda Stephens, Kaycee May Royer, Benjamin Longbottom, and Rebecca Human
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of mining, including the Energy Permitting Reform Act, Tribes, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 21 min read
Nuclear Law Committee Report
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of nuclear law, including the ADVANCE Act, operating licenses, Commission decisions, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 12 min read
Oceans and Coasts Committee Report
Gladys Paulina Miles, Keirsey Carns, Olivia Unzueta, Jonelle Dilley, and Terra Bowling
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of oceans and coasts, including marine mammals, the Endangered Species Act, offshore wind, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 19 min read
Oil and Gas Committee Report
Keturah Brown, Rebecca Wright Pritchett, Priya Kareddy, Lydia Sidrys, Bree Mucha, George Lyle, Thomas Allen Daily, John Joseph Harris, Brian Annes, Stephanie Ann Morr, John Siragusa, Charles Christian Steincamp, Diana Elizabeth Stanley, April Rolen-Ogden, Michael H Ishee, John Michael Parker, Ann Cox Tripp, Andrew J Cloutier, Gregory D Russell, Ilya Batikov, Mark A Hylton, Matthew David Fazekas, Eric A Parker, Joseph Allen Schremmer, Nicolle R S Bagnell, Gina Marie Kantos, James Ashmore, Aaron C Powell, Anna Boyer, Kathryn Stewart, Seth Backus, Raquel Davis, Jeffrey Scott Pope, and Kirk D Bowersox
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of oil and gas, including drilling leases on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, greenhouse gas emissions, minerals, and mo…
Jun 20, 2025 83 min read
Project Development Committee Report
Brian C Levey, Abigail Contreras, Kerry L McGrath, Alexandra Katherine Hamilton, Hannes David Zetzsche, Tyler Belcher, and Katherine Savage
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of project development, including NEPA regulations, the Clean Water Act, carbon pipelines, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 17 min read
Public Lands Committee Report
Michael Brian O'Hora Jr. and Stanley N Harris
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of public land and resources, including BLM land use decisions, roads, the Wild Horses Act, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 16 min read
Science and Technology Committee Report
Norman A Dupont, Chelsea Nielsen, Axel Berky, Khushi Desai, Rica Enriquez, John Wallace, and Travis Kline
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of science and technology, including the Science Advisory Board, PFAS policies, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 10 min read
Superfund and Cost Recovery Committee Report
Amanda Neidert Kesler, Van Pursley Hilderbrand, Jr., and John M Barkett
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of superfund and cost recovery, including CERCLA, hazardous substances, natural resource damages, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 33 min read
Waste and Resource Recovery Committee Report
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of waste and resource recovery, including requirements for legacy coal combustion residuals, recycling regulations, and more…
Jun 20, 2025 13 min read
Water Quality and Wetlands Committee Report
Caleb James Bowers, Matthew C Brewer, Megan Meadows, Nichole Fandino, Lauren Elizabeth DeCarlo, Abigail Kuchnir, Shawna L Strecker, Lucas Quass, Samantha Yeager, and Patricia Guerrero
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of water quality and wetlands, including water quality certification, WOTUS, NPDES, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 26 min read
Water Resources Committee Report
Heraclio Pimentel, Karen A Peterson, George Lyle, Bree Mucha, Michele L Van Quathem, Elizabeth P Ewens, Dulcinea Hanuschak, Todd D Ommen, Tiffanie Ann Ellis, Stephen R Brown, Sara Ajeti, Rachael Lipinski, Kevin Pregent, Keith Ketola, Luke Mills, Emily Patricia Warfield, Jonathan D Allen, Hayley McBryan, Garrick L Baxter, Colton Edwards, Gail Joan Nicole Baker Clark, Caroline P Hull, Andrew S Miller, Austin C Vincent, Hannes David Zetzsche, Elizabeth Newlin Taylor, Laura A Schroeder, Kelsey J Seibel, Adam W Gravley, Jenna Rose Mandell-Rice, Justin M Townsend, and Andrea Nelson Grave
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of water resources, including groundwater pumping, water rights, the California Salmon Strategy, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 41 min read
Council-Related Committee Reports
Constitutional Law Committee Report
Norman A Dupont, John R Jacus, and Cody S Parker
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of constitutional law, including Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and SEC v. Jarkesy.
Jun 20, 2025 18 min read
Environmental Justice Committee Report
Amy Laura Cahn, James Robert May, and Lawrence Kaleb Pittman
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of environmental justice, including President Biden’s Executive Order 14008, EJ screening tools, EJ and federal funding, and…
Jun 20, 2025 10 min read
Ethics and the Profession Committee Report
Ahlia Bethea and Pamela R Esterman
This chapter summarizes significant legal developments in 2024 in the area of ethics and the profession, including ABA ethics opinions, artificial intelligence, client disclosure, and more.
Jun 20, 2025 10 min read