We are honored to introduce Ecology Law Quarterly’s Annual Review for 2023–24 presented in this 51.2 edition. The Annual Review represents a unique opportunity to highlight the academic scholarship of Berkeley Law students. This year’s Annual Review features five student Notes written during the Environmental Writing Seminar under the supervision of Professor Holly Doremus. For Student Notes, participants in the Seminar each craft a novel argument based around the holding of a recent environmental case or a major new law or regulation. They present their work in a full-length academic article.
The second portion of the Annual Review features short form “In Briefs” (or as we lovingly call them internally at ELQ, “Blurbs”). The In Briefs are written throughout the previous academic year under the editorial direction of ELQ’s Books & Research Editor. In Brief’s provide an invaluable opportunity to first year law students to publish academic scholarship, while bringing attention to significant recent cases implicating environmental, land use, energy, and natural resource law, as well as issues of environmental justice.
The Annual Review is vital to the work of ELQ. Not only does it provide a focused look at critical new developments in environmental law, but it also serves the unique purpose of expanding the voices heard in environmental legal scholarship. This year’s selection of cases range from covering landmark decisions on our nation’s foundational environmental statutes to the administrative law rulings which impact the reach of local government’s environmental efforts.
ELQ remains a leader in environmental law scholarship because of the work of the authors and editors presented in this edition. We are grateful for the long tradition of elevating the voices of students, practitioners, and academics in this field. For over fifty years ELQ has served as a community of thinkers who are passionate about using the law as a tool to address environmental issues. We proudly present to you this edition as a continuation of these efforts.
