State Bar of Texas | Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section

ENRLS Law School Program Sponsors.

The ENRLS thanks the following law firms for their support of the 2010-2011 Law School Committee programs:

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ENRLS Announces Winners of Buck Wynne Scholarships


Beth Sauers Baylor University School of Law	Christina Culver South Texas College of Law	Ethan Jones St. Mary's University School of Law


Courtney Neel Texas Wesleyan School of Law	Lindsay Scaief Texas Tech University School of Law	Jose Gonzalez Thurgood Marshall School of Law


Chelsea Keeton University of Houston Law Center	Adam D. Moses University of Texas School of Law

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New ENRLS Member Benefit: View Interviews With Texas Judges:
The Section is pleased to present From the Bench: Judicial Perspectives on Environmental/Administrative Cases, a series of insightful, practice-oriented judicial interviews conducted by Ron Beal, Baylor Law School Professor Beal and Author, Texas Administrative Practice and Procedure. These videos are available for ENRLS Members to view online at no charge. CLE credit is available for a nominal fee. Members click here>>

Nonmembers may view these videos and receive CLE credit, or become a member to view the videos at no charge. Nonmembers, click here for more information>>

Become a Texas Green Star Certified Law Firm!
Certify your law office under the State Bar of Texas Green Star Program. This program is designed to challenge Texas law offices to become better environmental and energy stewards by participating in the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge. Learn more and apply for certification >>


	UPCOMING CONFERENCES The 7th Annual Texas Energy Law Symposium - February 9-10, 2012. Topics will include horizontal drilling, clean coal technology, Dodd-Frank’s impact on energy transactions, and solar energy law, among others. CLE credit will be offered, including an ethics credit. The registration fee for the symposium is $50. Water Law Conference - February 23-24, 2012. The Changing Face of Water Rights Advanced Course 2012 - click here for more information Highlights fromTexas Environmental Superconference! With special appearances by Thing 1 and Thing 2, not to mention the Grinch and several Cat-in-the-Hat wannabees, the Texas Environmental Superconference surpassed all expectations. This year’s conference was entitled “Oh, the Places We’ll Go.” Our theme, of course, was Dr. Seuss. The award-winning Texas Environmental Superconference was held August 4-5, 2011 at the Austin Four Seasons Hotel. Click here for the program. Read More>>


	Air by John Turney EPA Disapproval of Texas' State Implementation Plan Revisions - Texas Qualified Facilities Program and Texas Flexible Permits Program... Read More Natural Resources by Aileen Hooks Geothermal Energy Development: Opportunity in Texas... Read More Solid Waste by Ali Abazari District Courts Assessing Arrangers and Liability Post-Update on Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroads v. United State... Read More Water Quality and Utilities by Robin Smith Appellate Decisions: Practice before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality... Read More Federal Casenotes by David J. Klein Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, 129 S. Ct. 2458 (2009)... Read More State Casenotes by Howard S. Slobodin McDonald v. City of the Colony, No. 2-08-263-CV, 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 4861... Read More Publications by Francis Chin Settling NRD Claims by Appropriately Valuing Injury and Damages, 24 NAT. RESOURCES & ENV'T 6 (Summer 2009)... Read More Washington Update by Laura LaValle EPA Regulation of Wastewater Discharges from Power Plants... Read More Read More in the Journal >>

	The Principle of Antidegradation and its Place in Texas Water Quality Permitting by Lauren Kalisek As If It Isn't Enough to Have a Non-Performing Loan: Dealing With Environmentally-Impacted Distressed Assets by John Slavich Student Notes: "Fair, Effective, and Comprehensive: The Future of Texas Water Law" by Adrian Shelley The State of CO2 Sequestration in the State of Texas by Russell Murdock Read More About the Journal>>

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