Michael Gerrard
- Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal for Climate Mitigation: The Legal Framework, by Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Michael B. Gerrard (eds) (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023)
- Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, edited by Michael B. Gerrard, Jody Freeman and Michael Burger., 3rd ed. (ABA: 2023)
- Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States, edited by Michael B. Gerrard and John C. Dernbach (ELI Press, 2019)
- Climate Engineering and the Law: Regulation and Liability for Solar Radiation Management and Carbon Dioxide Removal, edited by Michael Gerrard and Tracy Hester (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
- Threatened Island Nations:Legal Implications of Rising Seas and a Changing Climate, Michael Gerrard & Gregory E. Wannier (Co-Editors) (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
- The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change : U.S. and International Aspects, Michael Gerrard & Katrina Fischer Kuh (Co-Editors), ABA 2012
- The Law of Clean Energy: Efficiency and Renewables, ABA 2011
- The Law of Green Buildings: Regulatory and Legal Issues in Design, Construction, Operations, and Financing (with J. Cullen Howe), ABA 2010
- The Law of Environmental Justice: Theories and Procedures to Address Disproportionate Risks, Michael Gerrard & Sheila Foster (Co-Editors)., 2d ed. (2008)
- Amending CERCLA: The Post-SARA Amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (with Joel M. Gross) (2006)
- Brownfields Law and Practice: The Cleanup and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land (four volumes, 1998)
- Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting (1996)
- Environmental Law Practice Guide: State and Federal Law (twelve volumes, 1992)
- Environmental Impact Review in New York (with Daniel A. Ruzow and Philip Weinberg) (1990)
2026
- Data Centers Face Volatile Regulatory Landscape, By Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, August 27, 2026
- Bad Faith Disregard of Benefits and Science in Federal Environmental Deregulation, By Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, April 22, 2026
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2025, By Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, February 26, 2026
2025
- Trump’s Multi-Pronged Attack on Renewable Energy, By Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, November 14, 2025
- Getting to Court is the Hard Part, By Mchael B. Gerrard and Jessica Wentz, Nature, September 11, 2025
- Trump EPA’s Proposed Revocation of Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Raises Tangle of Legal Issues, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, September 10, 2025
- Annual Review of SEQRA Cases and Developments, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, July 31, 2025
- Trump Attacks on Climate Science May Violate Numerous Federal Laws, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, May 21, 2025
- Climate Change Litigation in New York, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2024, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, January 2025
2024
- Addressing Energy Insecurity Upstream: Electric Utility Ratemaking and Rate Design as Levers for Change, by Emma Shumway, Diana Hernández, Qëndresa Krasniqi, Vivek Shastry, Abigail Austin and Michael B. Gerrard, Energy Law Journal, November 2024
- Environmental Law in Trump's Second Term, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, November 12, 2024
- Regulating Shipping of Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration, Michael B. Gerrard, Carolina Arlota, Environmental Law Reporter, October 2024
- Urban Flooding: Legal Tools to Address a Growing Crisis Urban Flooding: Legal Tools to Address a Growing Crisis, Michael B. Gerrard, Journal of Land Use, 2024
- New York Falling Behind in Implementing Bold Climate Law, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, September 2024
- California and Europe Require Scope 3 Climate Disclosures Despite SEC Retreat, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, May 2024
- New York City Relaxing Environmental Review Rules for Housing Construction, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, March 2024
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2023, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, January 10, 2024
2023
- NY, New Jersey Adopt Laws Requiring Flood Risk Disclosure for Homebuyers, Tenants, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, November 2023
- A deep red state just delivered a huge win for climate justice, op-ed by Michael Gerrard, MSNBC, August 16, 2023
- Commentary: New York homebuyers have the right to know a house's flood risk, op-ed by Michael B. Gerrard and Joel Scata, Times Union, June 7, 2023
- New York Adopts Nation’s Strongest Environmental Justice Law, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 10, 2023
- New York's Green Amendment: The First Decisions, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 8, 2023
- Waste and Chemical Management in a 4°C World, by Michael B. Gerrard, 53 Envtl. L. Rep. 10114 (2023)
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2022, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 11, 2023
2022
- A Time for Triage, by Michael B. Gerrard, 39(6) Envtl. F. 38 (2022)
- Three New Federal Laws Aid New York’s Compliance With Climate Goals, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 7, 2022
- Who Decides Where the Renewables Should Go?: A Response to Danielle Stokes’ Renewable Energy Federalism by Michael B. Gerrard, August 2022
- Annual Survey of SEQRA Cases: Bad for Plaintiffs, But Important Bill Pending by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 13, 2022
- The climate war is not yet lost. The ruling against the EPA is less of a setback than it seems. We have all the same weapons against pollution that we had before by Michael B. Gerrard
- West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: The Agency's Climate Authority, by Michael Gerrard, Joanne Spalding, Jill Tauber, and Keith Matthews, 52 Env. L. Rep. 10429 (June 2022)
- Legislature Expands State’s Jurisdiction Over Freshwater Wetlands, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 12, 2022
- Regulation of Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals in New York, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 9, 2022
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2021, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 13, 2022
- Eco links Offshore Wind: Long Island's Contribution to the Fight Against Climate Change, Naturalist, by Michael B. Gerrard, Winter 2022
2021
- Using the Oceans to Store CO2 Could Help Avoid Climate Catastrophe, Bloomberg Law, by Michael B. Gerrard and Romany Webb, December 30, 2021
- Potential Tensions Between New York's Climate Change Laws and Historic Preservation Laws, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, November 10, 2021
- Review of 2020 Cases Under SEQRA, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 9, 2021
- Using New York Law to advance equity in the transportation & climate initiative program, by Hillary Aidun, Ama Francis and Michael Gerrard, August 2021
- Prepared on behalf of young people seeking climate action, a report outlines the US federal government’s failures, Michael B. Gerrard, August 16, 2021
- Legal Pathways to Biden's Climate Goals, Michael B. Gerrard, Sept-Oct
- Killer Heat Waves Warrant FEMA Action Under New Authority, Michael B. Gerrard, July 23, 2021
- Principles of international law and the adoption of a market-based mechanism for greenhouse gas emission from shipping, Hillary Aidun, Daniel Metzger and Michael B. Gerrard, February 2021
- Next Mayor Will Inherit Job of Implementing 2019 Law Setting Building Emissions Caps, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 7, 2021
- Renewables are key to a just energy future for Puerto Rico, op-ed in The Hill, by Ruth Santiago and Michael B. Gerrard, June 26, 2021
- Emerging State-Level Environmental Justice Laws, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 13, 2021
- How Biden's Environmental Policies Will Affect New York, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 10, 2021
- Presidential Progress On Climate Change: Will The Courts Interfere With What Needs To Be Done To Save Our Planet? American Constitution Society, Michael B. Gerrard February 2021
- Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Seaweed Cultivation: Legal Challenges and Opportunities, Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Michael B. Gerrard, February 2, 2021
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2020, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 14, 2021
2020
- An Environmental Lawyer’s Fraught Quest for Legal Tools to Hold Back the Seas, Michael B. Gerrard, Dædalus, the Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Fall 2020
- How Biden Can Put the U.S. on a Path to Carbon-Free Electricity, Yale Environment 360, December 3, 2020
- Record-Breaking Wildfires, Hurricanes and Heat Waves:The Year in Climate Change, Michael B. Gerrard, New York State Bar Journal, December 2020
- Biden Administration Will Reverse Many Trump Environmental Policies, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, November 12, 2020
- The Perils of Relying on FEMA Flood Maps in Real Estate Transactions, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 2020
- New York’s New Statute on Siting Renewable Energy Facilities, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 2020
- New York Can Lead World in Fighting Climate Change, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York State Bar Association, April 2020
- The Role of Lawyers in Decarbonizing Society, by Michael B. Gerrard, Stanford Law Review, April 2020
- Governor Cuomo Proposes $3 Billion to 'Restore Mother Nature' Bond Act, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 12, 2020
- Direct air capture: An emerging necessity to fight climate change, by Michael B. Gerrard, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, March/April 2020
- A law professor investigates the legal decision to regulate greenhouse gases, by Michael Gerrard, Science Mag, March 3, 2020
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2019, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 9, 2020
2019
The effect of New York's new climate law on municipalities: Deep but uncertain, Michael B. Gerrard, New York zoning law and practice report, November/December 2019
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- Annual Review of Developments Under SEQRA, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 12, 2019
- The heat is on, New York: A new climate law is a major landmark, but now requires work and sacrifice, Michael B. Gerrard, New York Daily News, June 23, 2019
- New Climate Law Will Reshape NY's Key Sectors, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 11, 2019
- Overcoming Impediments to CO2 Storage: Legal Issues in the United States and Canada, Romany Webb and Michael Gerrard, Environmental Law Reporter, June 2019
- How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet, Michael B. Gerrard and John C. Dernbach, Law360, May 21, 2019
- New York’s New Congestion Pricing Law, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 10, 2019
- Heat waves: Legal adaptation to the most lethal climate disaster (so far), Michael B. Gerrard, Arkansas article
- Three Legal Visions of a ‘Green New Deal’, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 13, 2019
- “New York Environmental Legislation in 2018,” Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 10, 2019
2018
- “Legal Tools for Cities to Cope with Extreme Heat,” Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 11, 2018
- ‘Going Negative: The Next Horizon in Climate Engineering Law,” Natural Resources & Environment,’ Tracy Hester and Michael B. Gerrard, Natural Resources & Environment, vol. 32 no. 4 (Spring 2018)
- ‘Review of Developments Under State,’ Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, July 12, 2018
- ‘State Authority to Preempt Local Laws Regulating Renewable Energy Projects,” Michael Gerrard, New York Law Journal, May 11, 2018
- Climate Change and Human Trafficking After the Paris Agreement, Michael Gerrard, University of Miami Law Review, March 2018
- “New York Environmental Legislation in 2017“, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 11, 2018
2017
- “New York Law Journal, Debate Over Environmental Rights,” Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, October 26, 2017
- “Uncertainty About Hydrologically Connected Groundwater Has Implications in New York,” Michael Gerrard, New York Law Journal, September 14, 2017
- “Legal Pathways for a Massive Increase in Utility-Scale Renewable Generation Capacity,” Michael Gerrard, Environmental Law Reporter (July 2017)
- “Survey of 2016 Cases Under New York State Environmental Quality Review Act,” Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 13, 2017
- Policy Readiness for Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage in the Northeast“, Michael Gerrard and Romany Webb, June 13, 2017
- “New York’s New Sea Level Rise Projections Will Affect Land Use, Infrastructure”, Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 8, 2017
- “New York Environmental Legislation: 2016 in Review,” Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 12, 2017
2016
- “Three Major Developments In International Climate Change Law”, New York Law Journal, November 10, 2016
- “Survey of 2015 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act,” New York Law Journal, July 14, 2016
- “President Trump would be a climate catastrophe,” Op-Ed, The Guardian (July 2016)
- “Preparing Clients for Climate Change,” GP Solo, a publication of the American Bar Association (May/June 2016)
- “Climate litigation scores successes in the Netherlands and Pakistan,” ABA Association of Environment, Energy, and Resources Newsletter (May/June 2016)
- “Effect of the Paris Climate Agreement on U.S. Businesses,” Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 10, 2016
- “The Supreme Court’s Action Threatens Vital Climate Policies,” Environment 360, February 17, 2016
- “New York Environmental Legislation And Regulations in 2015,” Michael Gerrard and Ed McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 14, 2016
2015
- “Regulation of Movement Of Crude Oil by Rail in New York,” New York Law Journal, November 9, 2015
- “Supreme Court Ruling on Mercury Shows Little Deference to EPA,” New York Law Journal, September 10, 2015
- “Survey of 2014 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act,” New York Law Journal, July 9, 2015
- “America is the worst polluter in the history of the world. We should let climate change refugees resettle here,” The Washington Post, June 25, 2015
- “America’s Forgotten Nuclear Waste Dump in the Pacific,” SAIS Review of International Affairs, Winter-Spring 2015 (2015)
- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015: Trend or Oddity? New York Law Journal, May 14, 2015
- “Save Birds Now or Birds Later,” The Environmental Forum, May/June 2015
- “Scale and Focus of Climate Litigation Outside of the United States,” New York Law Journal, March 12, 2015
- “New York Environmental Legislation And Regulations in 2014,” New York Law Journal, January 15, 2015
2014
- “A Pacific Isle, Radioactive and Forgotten,” New York Times, December 3, 2014
- “New Statute Requires State Agencies to Consider Climate Risks,” New York Law Journal, November 13, 2014
- “Legal Challenges to Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan,” New York Law Journal, September 11, 2014
- “Solving the CSO Conundrum: Green Infrastructure and the Unfulfilled Promise of Federal-Municipal Cooperation,” 38 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 335 (2014)
- “Survey of 2013 Cases Under State Quality Review Act,” July 10, 2014, New York Law Journal
- “Federalism Obstacles to Advancing Renewable Energy,” New York Law Journal, May 8, 2014
- “Deluge of New York City Laws Guards Against Flooding, Protects Environment,” New York Law Journal, March 23, 2014
- “US Federal Climate Change Law in Obama’s Second Term,” Transnational Environmental Law, February 2014
- “New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2013,” New York Law Journal, January 9, 2014
2013
- “Michael Bloomberg’s Environmental Record, Bill de Blasio’s Promises,” New York Law Journal, November 14, 2013
- “Court Rulings Accept Climate Science,” New York Law Journal, September 12, 2013
- “Survey of 2012 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act,” New York Law Journal, July 11, 2013
- “Reducing Legal Hurdles to Combined Heat and Power in New York,” New York Law Journal, May 8, 2013
- “Climate Change Action Without Congress,” 126 Harvard Law Review Forum 160 (2013)
- “Environmental Protection” (with Daniel M. Firger), in Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment: Challenges to International Harmonization (Zdenek Drabek & Petros C. Mavroidis, eds., 2013)
- “Federal Executive Actions to Combat Climate Change,” New York Law Journal, Mar. 14, 2013
- “New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2012,” New York Law Journal, Jan., 8, 2013
2012
- “Mexico’s General Climate Change Law” (with Anne Siders), in What are the next steps? Legal Perspectives on Mexico’s General Law on Climate Change (Environmental Law Institute and USAid/Mexico, 2012)
- “D.C. Circuit clears path for GHG rules, but politics remain,” Trends (ABA), November/December 2012
- “Obama Reelection Clears Path For Numerous New EPA Regulations,” New York Law Journal, Nov. 30, 2012
- “FERC Order 1000 as a New Tool for Promoting Energy Efficiency and Demand Response” (with Shelley Welton), The Environmental Law Reporter, Nov. 2012
- “The Law on What Documents Scientists Must Keep and Disclose” (with Elizabeth Sheargold), Eos, October 30, 2012.
- “The Environment in New York State” (with Claire H. Woods), in The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics (Gerald Benjamin, editor) (Oxford University Press) (2012)
- “State Public Utility Commissions’ Powers to Advance Energy Efficiency” New York Law Journal, Sept. 13, 2012
- “Court Ruling Gives Green Light to EPA GHG Regulations — Positive for Natural Gas, Renewables, and Efficient Vehicles” (with Mark Fulton et al.), DB Climate Change Advisors, August 2012
- “Recent Developments Under State Environmental Quality Review Act” New York Law Journal, July 12, 2012
- “Hurricane Katrina Decision Highlights Liability for Decaying Infrastructure” New York Law Journal, May, 10, 2012
- “At issue: Energy efficiency,” (p.56) Columbia Law School Magazine, Spring 2012
- “Science Heads List of Candidate Debate Queries,” The Environmental Forum, March/April 2012
- “Reverse Environmental Impact Analysis: Effect of Climate Change on Projects” New York Law Journal, March 8, 2012
- “New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2011” New York Law Journal, Jan. 12, 2012
- “United States of America” (with Gregory E. Wannier), in Climate Change Liability: Transnational Law and Practice (Richard Lord, et al., eds.) (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
- “Harmonizing Climate Change Policy and International Investment Law” (with Daniel M. Firger), Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy 2010-2011 (Karl P. Sauvant, ed.), 2012
2011
- “Governmental and Private Liability for Flooding,”New York Law Journal, Nov. 10., 2011
- “What litigation of a climate nuisance suit might look like,” 121 Yale Law Journal Online 135, Sept. 2011 Reprinted in 12 Sustainable Development Law & Policy 12 (2012) (Spanish translation available here)
- New York’s Revived Power Plant Siting Law Preempts Local Control, New York Law Journal, Sept. 8, 2011
- “Model Municipal Ordinance Project Designed to Facilitate Wind and Solar Projects and Green Buildings,”The New York Environmental Reporter, vol. 31, no.2, Spring 2011
- “Climate Change Litigation After Supreme Court Ruling in American Electric Power v. Connecticut,” DB Climate Change Advisors, July 15, 2011
- “USA” in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment Law 2011 (2011)
- “American Electric Power’ Leaves Open Many Questions for Climate Litigation” New York Law Journal, July 14, 2011
- “Climate Change and the WTO: Expected Battlegrounds, Surprising Battles” BNA’s Daily Environmental Reporter, July 12, 2011; World Climate Change Report, July 11, 2011; and International Environment, July 12, 2011.
- “2010 Developments Under State Environmental Quality Review Act” New York Law Journal, May 12, 2011
- “Environmental and Energy Legislation in the 112th Congress” Trends, vol. 24, no. 4 March/April 2011
- “Increasing Use of Renewable Energy: Legal Techniques and Impediments” New York Law Journal, March 10, 2011
- “Climate Change Litigation After Supreme Court Ruling in American Electric Power v. Connecticut,” DB Climate Change Advisors (William R. Rodgers, Jr. & Michael J. Robinson-Dorn, eds.) (Carolina Academic Press 2011)
- “Increasing Energy Efficiency: Legal Techniques and Impediments,” New York Law Journal, January 13, 2011
- “NEPA and Its Progeny,” in Climate Change Reader (William R. Rodgers, Jr. & Michael J. Robinson-Dorn, eds.) (Carolina Academic Press 2011)
- “Increasing Energy Efficiency: Legal Techniques and Impediments,” New York Law Journal, January 13, 2011
2010
- “Model Green Building Ordinance Proposed for Adoption by New York Municipalities” NYSBA/MLRC Municipal Lawyer, Fall 2010 v.24, no.4
- “New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2010” New York Law Journal, November 29, 2010
- “Climate Regulation Without Congressional Action” New York Law Journal, October 6, 2010
- “Litigation Under SEQRA Declining, Exemption Use is Rising” New York Law Journal, 5 August 2010
- “USA” in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment Law 2010 (2010)
- “Model Green Building Ordinance For Municipalities Open for Comment” New York Law Journal, 3 June 2010
- “Defining the Challenge in Implementing Climate Change Policy,” Environmental Law Reporter (June 2010)
- “Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Requirements Are Proliferating” New York Law Journal, 1 April (2010)
2009
- “In the year 2049: What Will Environmental Protection Be like 40 Years from Now?” Environmental Forum,November/December 2009.
- “Court of Appeals Expands SEQRA Standing After an 18-Year Detour,” New York Law Journal, 27 November (2009)
- “Coal-Fired Powerplants Dominate Climate Change Litigation,” New York Law Journal, 25 September (2009)
- “Comment on Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change Mitigation Policy in the United States: Integrating Levels of Government and Economic Sectors” Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review, August 2009
- “Cash-for-Clunkers Program: Better for Industry than Environment,” New York Law Journal, 24 July (2009)
- “The Effect of NEPA Outside the Courtroom,” Environmental Law Reporter 39, July 2009.
- “The Obama Administration’s First Environmental Policy Changes.” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2009
- “Greenhouse Gases: Emerging Standards for Impact Review,” New York Law Journal 27 Mar (2009)
- “State Bar Task Force: 22 New York Actions to Address Climate Change,” New York Law Journal 23 Jan (2009)
- Taking Action in New York on Climate Change (January 2009) ,New York State Bar Association (Task Force chair)
2008
- “New York Environmental Legislation in 2008,” New York Law Journal 28 Nov (2008)
- “McCain/Palin vs. Obama/Biden on the Environment.” New York Law Journal 26 Sep (2008)
- “McCain vs. Obama on Environment, Energy, and Resources,” Natural Resources & Environment Fall (2008)
- “N.Y. Brownfields Program Buffeted by Legislature, Courts,” New York Law Journal, 25 Jul (2008)
- “SEQRA and Climate Change,” NYSBA Government, Law and Policy Journal Summer (2008)
- “Carbon Capture, Sequestration Raises Myriad Legal Issues,” New York Law Journal 23 May (2008)
- “USA Chapter,” The International Comparative Legal Guide To: Environment Law 2008, 5th ed. (Global Legal Group: 2008)
- “Global Climate Change,” Environmental Law Practice Guide (LexisNexis: 2008)
- “Survey of SEQRA Cases From 2007,” New York Law Journal 28 Mar (2008)
- “Financial Disclosure of Risks Related to Global Climate Change,” (with Christopher Anderson) TRENDSMarch/April (2008)
- “Climate Change and the Environmental Impact Review Process,” NR&E Winter (2008)
- “New York State Environmental Legislation in 2007,” New York Law Journal 25 Jan (2008)
2007
- “Stricter Rules on Storm Water Discharges Taking Effect,” New York Law Journal 23 Nov (2007)
- “Keen on Green?” (with Jonathan Martel) New York Law Journal Oct (2007)
- “Survey of Climate Change Litigation,” New York Law Journal 28 Sep (2007)
- “Kyoto’s Clean Development Mechanism in Action,” New York Law Journal 24 Sep (2007)
2006
- “Business Opportunities in Climate Change Mitigation,“ New York Law Journal 22 Sep (2006)
- “A Q&A Guide to Environment Law in The U.S.” (with Lester Sotsky) PLC’s Environment Cross-Border Handbook 2006/07 (2006)
- “Environmental Law in New York,” monthly publication
- “Emergency Exemptions from Environmental Laws After Disasters,” NR&E Spring (2006)
1995-2004
- “Environmental Easements: A New Form of Property,” New York Law Journal 26 Nov (2004)
- “EPA, DEC Expand Roles of Environmental Management Systems,” New York Law Journal 23 Jul (2004)
- “Who Goes to Jail? Understanding Criminal Liability for Wastewater Violations,” Clearwaters (1996)
- “Building Environmentally Just Projects: Perspective of a Developer’s Lawyer,” Environmental Law NewsSpring (1996)
- “World Trade Center: Response, Recovery and Reconstruction,” New York Law Journal 04 Oct (2001)
- “Environmental Justice and New York Environmental Law,” Environmental Law in New York 01 Jun (2001)
- “Environmental Actions of the New York State Legislature in 2000,” New York Law Journal 24 Nov (2000)
- “New York’s New Pesticide Notification Law,” 22 Sep (2000)
- “Update on Environmental Justice Cases,” New York Law Journal 28 Jul (2000)
- “Consultants’ and Lawyers’ Duties to Report Contamination,” New York Law Journal 1 Mar (2000)
- “Environmental Law: Legislative Update – 1999,” New York Law Journal 26 Nov (1999)
- “New York’s Pending Superfund/Brownfields Legislation,” New York Law Journal 24 Sep (1999)
- “How SEQRA Cases Fared in 1998,” New York Law Journal 22 Jan (1999)
- “Emerging Statutory and Constitutional Tools for States to Resist Federal Environmental Regulation,“Environmental Law Reporter 1 Mar (1998)
- “Municipal Powers Under SEQRA,” New York State Bar Journal 1 Dec (1997)
- “Interaction of Toxic Tort and CERCLA Litigation,” Toxics Law Reporter 09 Oct (1996)
- “Compliance Programs for Small Business,” New York Law Journal 27 Sep (1996)
- “Comparative Risk Assessment in New York,” The New York Law Journal 24 May (1996)
- “Environmental Law — Update on SEQRA Lawsuits for 1995,” New York Law Journal 22 Mar (1996)
- “Environmental Law — New York’s Comprehensive New Air – Pollution Rules,” New York Law Journal 26 Jan (1996)
- “Dodging the Nimby Bullet: A Solution To Waste Facility Siting,” Public Utilities Fortnightly 01 Aug (1995)
- “Environmental Law — Guarding Against False Claims Act Suits,” New York Law Journal 28 Jul (1995)
- “Corporate Probation: The Con Edison Sentence,” New York Law Journal 26 May (1995)
- “Environmental Commercial Law–Update on SEQRA Lawsuits for 1994,” New York Law Journal 24 Mar (1995)
- “Turning Nimby on its Head: A Siting Solution Based on Federal Allocation, State Responsibility, and Local Control.” Environmental Reporter, Vol. 25, No. 46 24 Mar. (1995)
Michael Burger
- Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, 3rd ed. Michael B. Gerrard, Jody Freeman, Michael Burger, eds., (ABA: 2023)
- Combating Climate Change with Section 115 of the Clean Air Act: Law and Policy Rationales (Michael Burger, ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming 2017)
- Climate Change and Public Health Law (Michael Burger and Justin Gundlach, eds., on submission)
- “Research Governance,” co-authored with Justin Gundlach, Climate Law Fellow, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Climate Engineering and the Law: Regulation and Liability for Solar Radiation Management and Carbon Dioxide Removal (Michael B. Gerrard and Tracy Hester, eds., forthcoming 2017)
- “Sustainable Utopias and Climate Change Apocalypse,” Rethinking Sustainable Development to Meet the Climate Change Challenge,” (Keith Hirokawa and Jessica Owley, eds., Environmental Law Institute (ELI) Press) (2015).
- “The Last, Last Frontier,” Environmental Law and Contrasting Ideas of Nature: A Constructivist Approach (Keith Hirokawa, ed., Cambridge University Press) (2014).
- “Charlottesville, Other Cities, Restore Their Watersheds,” in Cities and Nature, A Handbook for Renewal (Roger L. Kemp, ed., McFarland & Company, Inc., 2006); originally published as “A Watershed Moment: A New Environmental Movement is Born,” The Next American City, Issue 4, Oct. 2004, at 10
- “Sustainable Utopias and Climate Change Apocalypse,” Rethinking Sustainable Development to Meet the Climate Change Challenge,” (Keith Hirokawa and Jessica Owley, eds., forthcoming from Environmental Law Institute (ELI) Press).
- “The Last, Last Frontier,” Environmental Law and Contrasting Ideas of Nature: A Constructivist Approach (Keith Hirokawa, ed., Cambridge University Press) (2014).
Law Review Articles
- The Law and Science of Climate Change Attribution, 45 Colum. J. Envtl. L.57 (co-authored with Jessica Wentz and Radley Horton).
- Evaluating the Effect of Fossil Fuel Supply Projects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change under NEPA, 44 Wm. & Mary Envtl. L. & Pol’y Rev.__ (co-authored with Jessica Wentz) (2020).
- State Public Nuisance Claims and Climate Change Adaptation (co-authored with Albert Lin), 36 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 49 (2018).
- The Status of Climate Change Litigation: A Global Review, UN Environment (co-authored with Justin Gundlach) (April 2017).
- A Carbon Fee as Mitigation for Fossil Fuel Extraction on Federal Lands, 42 COLUM. J. ENVTL. L. 295 (2017).
- Downstream and Upstream Emissions Analysis: The Proper Scope of NEPA Review, 41 HARV. ENVTL. L. REV. 109 (co-authored with Jessica Wentz) (2017).
- Legal Pathways to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions under Section 115 of the Clean Air Act, 28 Geo. Envtl. L. Rev. 359 (coordinating lead author, with Ann E. Carlson (UCLA), Michael B. Gerrard (Columbia), Jayni Foley Hein (NYU), Jason A. Schwartz (NYU), Keith J. Benes (Columbia/SIPA)) (2016)
- Narratives in Conflict: Alaska Natives and Offshore Drilling in the Arctic, 2014 Nordic Envtl. L.J. 77 (invited symposium essay).
- Property Law and American Empire, 35 U. Hawaii L. Rev. (forthcoming 2015) (co-authored with Paul Frymer, Associate Professor, Princeton University).
- The (Re)Federalization of Fracking Regulation, 2013 Mich. St. L. Rev. 1483 (2014).
- Environmental Law/Environmental Literature, 39 Ecology L. Q. 1 (2013).
- Consistency Conflicts and Federalism Choice: Marine Spatial Planning Beyond the Territorial Sea, 41 Env. L. Rep. 10602 (July 2011).
- “It’s Not Easy Being Green”: Local Initiatives, Preemption Problems and the Market Participant Exception, 78 U. Cin. L. Rev. 835 (2010).
- Empowering Local Autonomy and Encouraging Innovation in Climate Change Governance: The Case for a Layered Regime, 39 Env. L. Rep. 11161 (Dec. 2009).
Reports & White Papers
- Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review, by Michael Burger and Maria Antonia Tigre (July 2023)
- Transferred Emissions are Still Emissions: Why Fossil Fuel Asset Sales Need Enhanced Transparency and Carbon Accounting, by Jack Arnold, Martin Lockman, Perrine Toledano, Martin Deitrich Brauch, Shraman Sen, Michael Burger (May 2023)
- Incorporating Climate Change in NEPA Reviews: Recommendations for Reform, by Michael Burger, Romany M. Webb, and Jessica Wentz
- Cities Climate Law: A Legal Framework for Local Action in the U.S., by Amy Turner and Michael Burger (November 2021)
- A Mitigation-Based Rationale for Incorporating a Climate Change Impacts Fee into the Federal Coal Leasing Program, by Michael Burger (September 2016). Executive Summary available here.
- Designing a Climate Change Displacement Coordination Facility: Key Issues for COP 21, by Jessica Wentz and Michael Burger (Sept. 2015).
- Climate Change and Human Rights (UNEP 2015) (co-authored with Jessica Wentz).
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Books & Book Chapters
- The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement and Its Role in Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal to Combat Climate Change (with Wil Burns) (Ocean Yearbook, forthcoming 2026)
- Research Handbook on Climate Change and Infrastructure Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025)
- Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal for Climate Mitigation: The Legal Framework (with Michael B. Gerrard and Korey Silverman Roati) (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023)
- A Research Strategy for Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration (with Scott Doney, Holly Buck, Ken Buesseler, M. Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez, Kathryn Moran, Andreas Oschlies, Phil Renforth, Joe Roman, Gaurav Sant, and Angelicque White) (Natuional Academies Press, 2021)
- “Methane,” in Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the U.S. (Michael Gerrard and John Dernbach eds., 2019)
- “Production and Delivery of Low-Carbon Gaseous Fuels,” in Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the U.S. (Michael Gerrard and John Dernbach eds., 2019)
- Australian Water Law (with Kate Stoeckel, Luke Woodward, & Amy Hankinson) (Thompson Reuters Australia, 2015)
- Legacy Liabilities for Oil and Gas Wells Under the Mineral Leasing Act (with Martin Lockman and Ashwin Murthy) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2025)
- Methane Removal under the Paris Agreement (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2025)
- International Legal Guidelines for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Under the London Convention and London Protocol (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2025)
- Liability Considerations for Marine Carbon Dioxide Projects in U.S. Waters (with Martin Lockman and Korey Silverman-Roati) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2025)
- International Governance of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Recent Developments and Future Directions (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2024)
- Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System in Cuba: Challenges and Opportunities (with Korey Silverman-Roati, Daniel Whittle, Jeffrey Fralick, and Lila Harmer) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2024)
- Expert Insights on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements (with Matthew Eisenson) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2023)
- Executive Actions to Ensure Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States (with Korey Silverman-Roati) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2023)
- Developing Model Federal Legislation to Advance Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States (with Korey Silverman-Roati) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2023)
- Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Fertilization: Legal Challenges and Opportunities (with Korey Silverman-Roati and Michael B. Gerrard) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2022)
- Permitting Seaweed Cultivation for Carbon Sequestration in California: Barriers and Recommendations (with Korey Silverman-Roati and Michael B. Gerrard) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2022)
- Incorporating Climate Change in NEPA Reviews: Recommendations for Reform (with Michael Burger and Jessica Wentz) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2022)
- Evaluating Climate Risk in NEPA Reviews: Current Practices and Recommendations for Reform (with Michael Panfil, Stephanie H. Jones, and Dena Adler) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2022)
- Using the Oceans to Store CO2 Could Help Avoid Climate Catastrophe (with Michael B. Gerrard) (Bloomberg Law, 2021)
- Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Seaweed Cultivation: Legal Challenges and Opportunities (with Korey Silverman-Roati and Michael B. Gerrard (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2021)
- Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Legal Challenges and Opportunities (with Korey Silverman-Roati and Michael B. Gerrard, 2021)
- The Legal Framework for Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage in Canada (with Michael B. Gerrard) (Sabin Center White Paper, 2021)
- Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Seaweed Cultivation: Legal Challenges and Opportunities (with Korey Silverman-Roati and Michael B. Gerrard) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2021)
- Climate Risk in the Electricity Sector: Legal Obligations to Advance Climate Resilience Planning by Electric Utilities (with Michael Panfil and Sarah Ladin) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2020)
- The Law of Enhanced Weathering for Carbon Dioxide Removal (Sabin Center White Paper, September 2020)
- When Politics Trump Science: The Erosion of Science-Based Regulation (with Lauren Kurtz and Susan Rosenthal) (Environmental Law Reporter, September 2020)
- Climate Change, FERC, and Natural Gas Pipelines: The Legal Basis for Considering Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2019)
- Deploying Advanced Metering Infrastructure on the Natural Gas System (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, July 2018)
- Geological Storage of CO2 in Sub-Seafloor Basalt (with David Goldberg et al.) (Energy Procedia, 2018)
- Climate Change Impacts on the Bulk Power System (with Justin Gundlach) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2018)
- Distributed Energy Resource Participation in Wholesale Markets (with Justin Gundlach) (Energy Law Journal, 2018)
- Carbon Pricing in New York ISO Markets (with Justin Gundlach) (Pace Environmental Law Review, Jan. 2018)
- Policy Readiness for Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage in the Northeast (with Michael Gerrard) (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2017)
- Increasing Gasoline Octane Levels to Reduce Vehicle Emissions (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, 2017)
- Changing Tides in Water Management: Policy Options to Encourage Greater Recycling of Fracking Wastewater (William & Mary Environmental Policy Review, 2017)
- Safety First, Environment Last: Improving Regulation of Gas Pipeline Leaks (KBH Center for Energy, Law, and Business, 2015)
- EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Implementation Options (with Melinda Taylor) (KBH Center for Energy, Law, and Business, 2015)
- Lost But Not Forgotten: The Hidden Environmental Costs of Compensating Pipelines for Natural Gas Losses (KBH Center for Energy, Law, and Business, 2015)