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👀 Exciting news from Guarini Center at NYU School of Law and the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at NYU Law! The NYU Law Environmental Justice Laboratory, coming this fall as a collaboration between these two centers, will work with partners, including impacted communities, to address longstanding environmental racism and build a just, decarbonized future. Check out more below! ⬇

I learned so much from Hope McLellan-Brandt and our coach Laura Fox, Esq. while preparing for Stetson University College of Law's International Environmental Moot Competition, and I am very honored to have been awarded 3rd Best Oralist in the North America Regional Rounds. If you are interested in hearing about our endeavors to protect the Royal Mountain Gorillas, read about our moot experience on Vermont Law and Graduate School’s blog!

For Thanksgiving every year, The Zoghlin Group shows appreciation to our attorneys and staffs with delicious, local, seasonal pies and breads from #KellysFarmMarketAndBakery . How do you give thanks for the people in your life? As you gather with loved ones to celebrate this Thanksgiving, may your hearts be filled with gratitude, may your homes be filled with warmth, and may your tables be adorned with the finest blessings of the season.    Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Zoghlin Group, PLLC! #TheZoghlinGroup #Energy #EnergyLaw #Environmental #EnvironmentalLaw #ZoningLaw #Zoning #Law #Attorney #Lawyer #LandUse #LandUseLaw #Planning #MunicipalLaw #NYS #NewYork The Zoghlin Group, PLLC Mindy Zoghlin Jacob H. Zoghlin Ryan Ockenden Julie W. Monroe County Bar Association New York State Bar Association NYSBA Environmental and Energy Law Section New York State Bar Association DISCLAIMER: This blog is made available by the lawyer/law firm for educational purposes only. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in a signed writing, all materials provided on this website, including these blogs, are provided on an “as-is” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. It provides only general information and commentary on the law and/or legal issues in the news. Nothing herein provides specific legal advice. These contents may further constitute Attorney Advertising. By using this website, you understand, acknowledge, and agree that there is no attorney client relationship between you and the blog, lawyer, or law firm. The blog posts should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state.

We can be your research wooly mammoth... Elf, one of Green Heron Information Services' mascots, cuddles with her stuffed wooly mammoth when she feels stressed out. Just a quick reminder, that when it comes to those research projects or questions that seem daunting or that you don't have enough time to handle... we can be your wooly mammoth. Questions--get in touch with us here or www.greenheroninfo.com And leave the stressing out to Elf! #regulatoryaffairs #science #environment #law #legal #environmentallaw

Key insights from environmental attorney and author Cormac Cullinan, a prominent advocate for ecological sustainability and legal frameworks that prioritize the well-being of the planet, and the director of Wild Law Institute and author of the book Wild Law. 🌍 #CormacCullinan #naturerights #nature #animals #earth #earthlaw

Cormac Cullinan’s remarks here are very astute indeed! When evaluating the normative foundations of environmental law, a paradigm shift in the way that we conceptualise the natural world is required. The law must recognise that all living beings have rights, both intrinsic ones which relate to their experiences (traditionally “animal rights”, but arguably this extends to plant life as well) and extrinsic ones that pertain to the ecological infrastructure within which they live and operate (“the rights of nature”: this includes the rights not to have their habitats and ecosystems excessively damaged—Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN)). Until we reformulate the underlying legal and ethical principles that appertain to nature, we will continue to unfairly and disproportionately prejudice one species (us) at the expense of the broader Earth system.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Zoghlin Group, PLLC! #TheZoghlinGroup #Energy #EnergyLaw #Environmental #EnvironmentalLaw #ZoningLaw #Zoning #Law #Attorney #Lawyer #LandUse #LandUseLaw #Planning #MunicipalLaw #NYS #NewYork Mindy Zoghlin Jacob H. Zoghlin #thanksgiving2023 #happythanksgiving DISCLAIMER: This blog is made available by the lawyer/law firm for educational purposes only. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in a signed writing, all materials provided on this website, including these blogs, are provided on an “as-is” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. It provides only general information and commentary on the law and/or legal issues in the news. Nothing herein provides specific legal advice. These contents may further constitute Attorney Advertising. By using this website, you understand, acknowledge, and agree that there is no attorney client relationship between you and the blog, lawyer, or law firm. The blog posts should not be used as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state.

It was both fun and a privilege to speak at a symposium at the at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Saturday (Jan. 20) on "The Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment." It was especially good to speak on a panel with Maya van Rossum, James R. May, Franklin Kury and Kate Burgess. Six states have environmental rights amendments to their constitutions, and only four authorize judicial enforcement of them. These states are Pennsylvania, Montana, Hawaii, and New York. (As a legislator in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Franklin Kury drafted, and led the effort for adoption of, the Pennsylvania amendment.) The symposium featured a lively and thoughtful discussion about the extent to which such provisions improve environmental and public protection. Their potential to effectively address climate change also received a lot of attention. I spoke about a draft article that analyzes the many court decisions under these provisions. The article draws three main conclusions about how they have thus far worked in practice: 1) Constitutional environmental rights and public trusts limit governmental authority to act contrary to their provisions.   2) They provide additional authority for governmental efforts to protect the environment and natural resources.   3) In Montana, they provide the basis for legal actions against private parties.  The article is available here: https://lnkd.in/e3EatS6g Many thanks to Jessie Levin and the editors and staff at the Journal of Constitutional Law for putting on a lively and informative program. #widenercommonwealthlaw #WidenerLawCW #WidenerLawCWExpertise #constitutionallaw #constitutionalrights #publictrust #climatechange  #law #legal #ABAEnvlaw #environmentallaw #lawyer 

Join me attending the Drake University Law School Constitutional Law Symposium this beautiful Saturday morning! This year's topic is Climate Change, the Environment, and Constitutions, and it promises to be an engaging and informative discussion. The symposium is dedicated to the tenure of Dean Jerry Anderson, who served as dean of Drake Law School for the past eight years. We will explore the interplay between environmental concerns and the Constitution, and I look forward to participating in this important conversation. #DrakeUniversity #ConstitutionalLaw #ClimateChange #Environment

An incredible chance to expand my knowledge on ESG and Antitrust law.