Degrees

• B.A., Harvard University, English, 1960
• J.D., Georgetown Law Center, 1967

Academic Experience

• Professor, Tulane University School of Law, 1986-
• Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Law, 1982-1986
• Visiting Professor, Tulane University School of Law, 1981-1982

Distinctions

• Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate School, Tulane University, 2002
• Marks Research Award, Tulane University School of Law, 2001, 2002
• Felix Frankfurter Distinguished Teaching Award, Tulane University School of Law, 1987
• Conservationist of the Year, Louisiana, 1985

Languages

• Spanish
• French

Overseas Experience

• Mexico
• Cuba

Related Experience

• Director, Environmental Law Program, Tulane University, 1986-
• Vice President for Conservation and Education, National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C., 1979-81
• Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., 1968-1971

Selected Publications

• 2019. “Shintech: Environmental Justice at Ground Zero.” Georgetown Environmental Law Review.
• 2017. “Noah’s Second Voyage: The Rights of Nature as Law.” Tulane Environmental Journal.
• 2016. “Willow Springs: A Louisiana Civil Action.” Loyola Law Review.
• 2016. “The Vieux Carre Expressway.” Tulane Environmental Law Journal.
• 2015. “The Reckoning: Oil and Gas Development in the Louisiana Coastal Zone.” Tulane Environmental Law Journal.
• 2014. “Cooperative Federalism, Nutrients, and the Clean Water Act: Three Cases Revisited.” Environmental Law Reporter.
• 2012. “The Battle of Lake Pontchartrain.” Tulane Environmental Law Journal.
• 2012. “Breaking the Golden Rule.” Rutgers Law Review.
• 2012. “Rescuing Ophelia.” Mississippi Law Journal.
• 2011. “Save Ourselves.” Louisiana Law Review.

Recently-Taught Latin American-Related Courses: 

• Natural Resources Law; Pollution Control Law
• Toxics and Hazardous Wastes
• Water Resources; Fisheries Management
• International Environmental Law