Environmental & Energy Law Section

WHO WE ARE

The Environmental & Energy Law Section’s mission is to bring together members of the New York State Bar Association interested in environmental, land use, energy, health and safety, and related issues and topics, to further the education of the legal community, the public, and governmental and elected officials on legal, administrative and policy matters.

The Section also works to facilitate the making of public policy, and to provide networking opportunities between and among attorneys in private practice, government, corporations and consulting firms. 

SECTION BENEFITS

PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR YOU
We offer New York – and federal based MCLE and informational programs that address complex issues and timely topics in environmental and energy law. Each year the Section holds an in-person Annual Meeting, Fall Meeting, Oil Spill Symposium and Legislative Forum as well as virtual programs on relevant updates related to your practice.

EXCLUSIVE PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE RESOURCES
Benefit from an online subscription to the New York Environmental Lawyer featuring peer-written substantive articles relating to the practice of environmental law on various topics, including climate change, brownfields, pollution, air quality, wetlands, and superfunds.

ONLINE COMMUNITY
Gain access to the Section’s online community where members can post queries and requests to their colleagues around the state and receive immediate responses. The community also provides access to the Section’s Global Climate Change blog.

PARTICIPATE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY LAW SECTION’S WORK
Join any of the Section’s 20+ substantive Committees to gain additional knowledge in specific areas of interest and influence the laws that can directly impact your practice. We offer Committees on topics including: climate change, air quality, risk management, environmental justice, land use, hazardous site remediation, brownfields, water quality, and many more.

CONTACT US

To learn more about this Section, please contact Ernesto Guerrero
eguerrero@nysba.org
(518) 487-5682

The Environmental & Energy Law Section has been at the forefront of introducing, monitoring, and evaluating legal and policy developments at both federal and New York State levels. Section members have the opportunity to contribute to these efforts through the work of Section Committees.

Please do not contact the Section liaison with a request for legal advice or an attorney referral. You can instead visit our ‘Public Resources’ or ‘Lawyer Referral Service’ page for this type of request.