Environmental law professor @law.ucla.edu. He/El. Obsessed with protecting our climate, wildlife, conservation, futbol, rugby, basketball.
https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/alejandro-camacho
Alejandro Camacho
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Better late than never.
I had a great time discussing with Christophe Courchesne of the Hothouse Earth Podcast my book with Brigham Daniels, Lessons for a Warming Planet (lnkd.in/gKDAXM-m). The episode just dropped! I hope you check it out.
The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate
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Judges in Oregon and Hawaii have affirmed what experts in environmental law and federalism have already been saying: that the appropriate place to sue for damages from oil companies is in the state courts. Now, the Supreme Court must follow their lead when they decide Suncor.
Great to have this conversation with my colleague Rachel from the center for progressive reform about our new book with Brigham Daniels. Thanks, Rachel! Please check it out.
I enjoyed this conversation, hopefully you take a look and find it useful also.
Who is responsible for California's toxic borderland river? I give my thoughts in this news article.
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
Gov. Newsom is ignoring his critics, and has called a declaration of a state of emergency "symbolism." Is he right?
It's true the Trump admin may not be responsive, but as CPR's @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social tells @sfgate.com, a declaration could still create political leverage and expedite action.
Glad to participate in this conversation with Avigail at No Jargon that ties my new book on the history US environmental law with Brigham Daniels with more recent events.
Please check out this Earth Day episode of the wonderful LENS podcast, where I discuss US environmental history and my book, which also dropped today! www.ioes.ucla.edu/lens/podcasts/
Christophe Courchesne, director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School, speaks with Alejandro Camacho, professor of law at UCLA School of Law. Camacho’s latest book with Br...
The moves bring the cases a step closer to trial, even as a pending Supreme Court battle threatens to derail the lawsuits.
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Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.
The podcast of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS), formerly LENS.cast, is now Story+World: Changing Stories for a Changing Planet. We explore environmental art, activism…
What can history teach us about today’s climate crisis? In this conversation with author Alejandro Camacho on his new book, Lessons for a Warming Planet, we explore environmental law, climate change, and lessons for the future. @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social
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In our latest podcast ep, listen to @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social of @law.ucla.edu discuss the Trump Administration's decision to repeal the EPA's Endangerment Finding. He explains how this impacts future federal climate policy & regulation.
🎧 Listen here: scholars.org/podcast/figh...
In our latest podcast episode, @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social (@law.ucla.edu) uses history to explain why the current moment of environmental policymaking is marked by polarization, legal battles, and uncertainty—a period he calls the “contested era.”
🎧 Listen to the ep: scholars.org/podcast/figh...
