Fellows explore innovative law and policy to promote a green energy future.
Recent Presentations:
- Roberta Mann, "We Will Reap What We Sow: Policy To Reduce Emissions from Farms," 24th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation, Paris-Dauphine University (September 8, 2023).
- Roberta Mann, "Driving Transformation: Electrifying Light-Duty Transportation," School of Accounting and Commercial Law Seminar Series, Victoria University of Wellington (August 4, 2023).
- Greg Dotson, "Climate Tech: The Sustainable Economy Transformation," with Gloria Foxman and Justin Bean, moderated by Nick Macilveen, Ducks in Tech, Alumni Association, University of Oregon (May 2, 2023).
- Marcilynn A. Burke, Greg Dotson, Patrick Phillips, "Climate Change and Congress," moderated by Adell Amos, University of Oregon School of Law (May 24, 2022).
- Charles Lockwood and Mathew Bain (3L Fellows) (Moderators), "Offshore Wind & Fishing: The Great Compromise," presented by Caren Braby, Susan Chambers, Jason Shierman, and Mike Okoniewski, Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, University of Oregon (March 5, 2022).
Recent Publications:
- Greg Dotson, Looking for Your Friends at a Cocktail Party: The Dubious Role of Rejected Legislation and the Overlooked Potential of the Appropriations Process, Harvard Journal on Legislation Online (June 25, 2024)
- Greg Dotson, Comments: Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0829
- Greg Dotson, Greg Giunta, Edward Nuñez, and Cora Sutherland, Comments: EPA Docket on Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0873
- Greg Giunta, Edward Nuñez, and Cora Sutherland, A Synthesis of Fall 2022 Energy Conferences in Oregon (2023)
- Greg Dotson and Dustin J. Maghamfar, THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2022: CLEAN AIR, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, 53 Environmental Law Reporter 10017 (Jan 2023)
- Roberta Mann, Driving Transformation: Tax Strategies for Electrifying Light Duty Transportation, 53 Environmental Law Reporter 10298 (Jan 2023)
- Roberta Mann, Targeting Plastic Pollution with Taxes, 37 Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law 2 (2022)
- Greg Dotson, Douglas Quirke, and ELPP Fellows Mathew Bain, Kaitlyn Lindaman, Noah Mikell, and Tim Smith, State Authority to Implement the Clean Air Act's International Air Pollution Provision (June 2021)
- Greg Dotson. Addressing Leakage in a Section 115 World, in COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH SECTION 115 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT (Michael Burger ed. 2020) (forthcoming 2020).
- Greg Dotson, State Authority to Regulate Mobile Source Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Part 2: A Legislative and Statutory History Assessment, Georgetown Environmental Law Review (summer 2020).
- Roberta Mann, Tax Policies for Clean Manufacturing: Implementing the Green New Deal, Pittsburgh Tax Review, Vol. 17 (June 2020).
- Deborah Mailander, Finding the Nexus between Climate Action and Good Jobs (2020).
- Greg Dotson, State Authority to Regulate Mobile Source Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Part 1: History and Current Challenge, 49 Environmental Law Reporter 11037 (2019).
- Greg Dotson, Comment: Petition for Declaratory Order by New England Ratepayers Association, Docket No. EL20-42-000
- Greg Dotson, Deb Mailander, Tom Housel, Mari Galloway, and Alexandria Roullier, University of Oregon Law Students, JD expected May 2020, Policy Options for Attaching Labor Standards to Employment in the Clean Energy Technology Sector
- Greg Dotson, Comment: Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283.
- Greg Dotson, The Carbon Tax Vote You've Never Heard of and What It Portends, University of California Los Angeles Journal of Environmental Law & Policy (2018).
In the News
- Greg Dotson (interviewed), "Greg Dotson is Down to Earth on Climate Legislation," Oregon Quarterly (Autumn 2023).
- Greg Dotson (interviewed), "Powering Change: Federal Funding for State Programs," Eugene Weekly (July 18, 2023).
- Roberta Mann (quoted), "Inside Manchin's war with Biden on electric vehicles," E&E News by POLITICO (June 23, 2023).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "EPA Puts the Pedal to the Metal to Electrify Transportation," Sierra Magazine (April 14, 2023).
- Roberta Mann (quoted), "Consumers have a host of new 'green' tax incentives to consider," Marketplace (April 6, 2023).
- Greg Dotson (guest), "The IRA and its Clean Energy Implications with Jody Freeman and Greg Dotson," CleanLaw Podcast, Environmental & Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School (August 25, 2022).
- Greg Dotson (featured), "Law professor tackles climate change legislation in US Senate," Around the O (May 2, 2022).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "How Fast Will Biden Need to Move on Climate? Really, Really Fast," NPR (February 2, 2021).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "A Look at the Future of Biden's Climate Change Policies," NPR (January 27, 2021).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "Congress takes action against 'super greenhouse gases' in coronavirus stimulus, Grist (December 22, 2020).
- Greg Dotson (commented), "From oil to renewables: 4 state energy fights to watch," E&E News by POLITICO (September 29, 2020).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "What stands in the way of all those climate plans? The election - and the filibuster.," Grist (July 22, 2020).
- Greg Dotson (commented), "States are banning coal. Will it change the electricity mix?," E&E News by POLITICO (July 20, 2020).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "Oregon lawmakers were supposed to vote on a climate change bill. Republicans walked out - again.," The Washington Post (February 24, 2020).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "The down and dity on Oregon's 'Cap and Trade' bill," Portland Tribune (February 21, 2020).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "GM, Toyota, and Chrysler side with White House in fight over California fuel standards, exposing auto industry split," The Washington Post (October 28, 2019).
- Greg Dotson (commented), "Killing California car pollution rules could also kill speed limits," Grist (October 2, 2019).
- Greg Dotson (commented), "Why Trump's dirty cars gambit will lose in court," National Resources Defense Council (September 17, 2019).
- Greg Dotson (commented), "Climate Laws: When it comes to clean energy jobs, tired myths die hard," Eugene Weekly (April 4, 2019).
- Greg Dotson (quoted), "Democrats are divided over the Green New Deal," High Country News (January 14, 2019).
- Roberta Mann (interviewed), "Can taxes control the environmental costs of obesity?," Radio New Zealand (March 18, 2018).
Faculty
ELPP Fellows 2023-2024
Chelsea Dobbin - 2L
Chelsea is from the border city of El Paso, Texas. She studied Public Policy and Neuroscience at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and earned a master's degree in Public Policy at the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson. Chelsea's time at UA shaped her current interest in empirical research about environmental and criminal law and policy. She would love to work at the intersection of environmental and criminal law and further the effort to make environmentally conscious law that prioritizes the outcomes of vulnerable communities. One pivotal experience Chelsea had in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) allowed her to truly appreciate the importance of culturally relevant policies and their ability to take into consideration social inequity.
She and two fellow master's students had the opportunity to visit the RMI and learn from the developers of the Reimaanlok Framework, a Conservation Area Management Planning Framework aimed at developing policies to meet the growing demands of atoll communities in the face of climate change and globalization. Underpinned by a combination of Indigenous ecological knowledge and policy analysis, the comprehensive and iterative nature of the framework stood in contrast to environmental initiatives she was taught about in class. Today, Chelsea hopes to approach issues like increasingly severe heat waves and inadequate public transportation from the same perspective. This year, she is clerking for the Public Defenders of Marion County in Salem. In her free time, Chelsea hopes to explore more of Oregon's beautiful hiking spots.
Lexi Hernandez - 1L
Lexi is a first-generation Mexican American from Southern California. She grew up in Riverside County, where she saw and experienced firsthand how environmental justice communities on the frontlines of climate impacts are are sacrificed through the perpetuation of climate change. These experiences led her to Chapman University in Orange County, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. At Chapman, Lexi organized and led a successful campaign to change the required environmental science curriculum to incorporate environmental justice and climate justice courses. She worked for a year and a half with Intersectional Environmentalists, an environmental justice and intersectionality-focused nonprofit, to develop educational resources, materials, and frameworks for communities. Lexi also worked for three years at an Orange County climate policy nonprofit, organizing disinvested climate-impacted communities and advocating for the passage of Climate Action Plans and renewable energy policies at the local level.
Brenton Riddle - 1L
Brenton grew up in Southwest Washington and attended the University of Washington, where he earned degrees in International Studies, Environmental Science, and Comparative History of Ideas. His academic focus was on developing and maintaining critical energy and water infrastructure, emphasizing the reslience of electricity grids and communications systems. During Brenton's 1L summer, he served as a summer associate at Van Ness Feldman LLP, where he researched various legal issues related to water, energy, and land use. This year, Brenton is an extern with Chief Judge McShane with the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, the Vice President of OUTLaws, and a Staff Editor for the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation. In his free time, Brenton enjoys hiking, playing soccer, and hosting board game nights with friends.
Tristan Tellier - 3L
Tristan was born and raised in Southern California, a stone's throw from Sunset Beach. His love for the outdoors stems from frequent family excursions and numerous backpacking trips in the Sierra Nevada. He attended Long Beach State University, where he majored in Political Science with minors in English Literature and Legal Studies. Tristan came to the Oregon Law with the goal of concentrating his degree in Environmental and Natural Resources Law.
Since moving to Eugene for law school, Tristan has enjoyed his time as the Executive Operations Editor for the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation and volunteering with the Friends of Trees. This past year, Tristan externed for the Honorable Judge Hallman at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He is currently interning with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in Seattle. Now a 3L, Tristan is working on a publishable piece that will examine how the Netherlands' Delta Programme could be implemented across the world to mitigate flood risks near vulnerable ports. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, kayaking, and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest.