John C. Dernbach

Widener University - Commonwealth Law School

Emeritus Professor of Law; Former Director, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center

3800 Vartan Way

Harrisburg, PA 17110-9380

United States

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1.

Climate Change Law: An Introduction

Energy Law Journal, Vol. 29. No. 1, 2008, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-02
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach and Seema M. Kakade
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
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greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels, Kyoto Protocol, IPCC, climate change, environment

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The Ethical Responsibility to Reduce Energy Consumption

Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 37, p. 985, 2009, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-18
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 31 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach and Donald A. Brown
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, equity, ethics, energy efficiency, energy conservation, common but differentiated responsibilities, sustainable development

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Making the States Full Partners in a National Climate Change Effort: A Necessary Element for Sustainable Economic Development

Environmental Law Reporter, 2010, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-08
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 17 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach, Robert B. McKinstry and Thomas D. Peterson
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Independent and Center for Climate Strategies
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climate change, Clean Air Act, federalism, legislation, Massachusetts v. EPA, greenhouse gas emissions, states, sustainable development, sustainability

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Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Examination and Implications

Rutgers U. L. Rev. Vol. 67, 2015, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-10
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2015
John C. Dernbach, James R. May and Kenneth Kristl
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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oil, gas, Marcellus Shale, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Robinson Township, environment, environmental, natural gas, DEP

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Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Laws

LAW OF CLEAN ENERGY: EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLES, Michael B Gerrard ed., Forthcoming, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-30
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach and Marianne Tyrrell
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Vermont Law School
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energy efficiency, energy conservation, climate change, sustainable development, sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, Clean Air Act, cap-and-trade, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Achieving Early and Substantial Greenhouse Gas Reductions Under a Post-Kyoto Agreement

The Georgetown Int'l Law Review, Vol. 20, p. 573, 2008, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-38
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 28 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2013
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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climate change, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Bali Action Plan, greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels, sustainable development, energy efficiency, trading, cap and trade, precautionary approach, ethics, equity, development, common but differentiated

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation: New Legal Tools and Opportunities

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-06
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 22 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach, Robert B. McKinstry and Darin Lowder
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Independent and Ballard Spahr LLP
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energy efficiency, energy conservation, climate change, sustainable development, sustainability, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, taxation, tax credit, tax deduction

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Sustainable Development as a Framework for National Governance

Case Western Reserve Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 1, 1998
Number of pages: 103 Posted: 05 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, Agenda 21, Rio Declaration, UN Conference on Environment and Development, Earth Summit, integrated decision making, precautionary approach, precautionary principle, intergenerational equity, polluter-pays principle, subsidiarity, public participation, environmental law

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Creating the Law of Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development

Pace Environmental Law (PELR) Review, Vol. 28, No. 3, Spring 2011, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-10
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, economic development, development, environmental law, renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable communities, Cash for Clunkers, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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A Response to the IPCC Fifth Assessment

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2015, Albany Law School Research Paper No. 9 for 2015-2016, Touro Law Center Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 15-42
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
Sarah Adams-Schoen, Deepa Badrinarayana, Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne, Robin Kundis Craig, John C. Dernbach, Keith H. Hirokawa, Alexandra B. Klass, Katrina Fischer Kuh, Stephen R. Miller, Jessica Owley, Shannon Roesler, Jonathan D. Rosenbloom, Inara Scott and David Takacs
University of Oregon School of Law, Chapman University, The Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, USC Gould School of Law, Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Albany Law School, University of Michigan Law School, Pace Law School, University of Idaho College of Law - Boise, University of Miami - School of Law, University of Iowa - College of Law, Albany Law School, Oregon State University, College of Business and UC Law, San Francisco
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The Essential and Growing Role of Legal Education in Achieving Sustainability

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-20
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, legal education, law school, environmental law, climate change, biodiversity, Agenda for a Sustainable America, sustainable development-United States, nongovernmental organizations, law, governance, legal profession, lawyer, attorney

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Evolution of U.S. Climate Policy

Global Climate Change and the U.S. Law, American Bar Association Book Publishing, Second Edition, 2014, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-38
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach and Robert Altenburg
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and PA Department of Environmental Protection
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climate change, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels, environment, Kyoto Protocol, climate change science, Clean Air Act, energy efficiency, National Environmental Policy Act, cap and trade legislation

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Progress Toward Sustainability: A Report Card and a Recommended Agenda

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 39, p. 10276, 2009, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-12
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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[comma separated]sustainable development, sustainable development-United States, sustainability, consumption, climate change, Agenda for a Sustainable America, population, poverty, international trade, international finance, official development assistance, natural resources, waste, toxic chemicals,

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The Sustainable Relationship: What the United States and the United Kingdom Can Teach Each Other About Climate Change and Sustainable Development at the National Level

The Environmental Forum, Volume 30, No. 3 May/June 2013, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-26
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Apr 2013
John C. Dernbach and Andrea Ross
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Dundee Law School
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climate change, sustainable, sustainability, sustainable development, biodiversity, United Kingdom

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Sustainable Development in Law Practice: A Lens for Addressing All Legal Problems

Denver University Law Review, Vol. 95, No. 123, 2017, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-44
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 11 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2018
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable, law firm, law practice

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Stabilizing and then Reducing U.S. Energy Consumption: Legal and Policy Tools for Efficiency and Conservation

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 37, 2007, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-26
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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energy efficiency, energy conservation, energy consumption, sustainable development, climate change, stabilization wedge

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Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change Policy in the United States: Integrating Levels of Government and Economic Sectors

Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 26, 2007, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-20
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach, Thomas D. Peterson and Robert B. McKinstry
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Center for Climate Strategies and Independent
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climate change, Clean Air Act, federalism, legislation, Massachusetts v. EPA, greenhouse gas emissions, states

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An Agenda for Sustainable Communities

Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 4, 2009, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-28
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainable communities, climate change, brownfield redevelopment, land use, transportation, sprawl, civil society, governance, education

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Making the Paris Agreement Work

The Environmental Forum, September/October 2016, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-42
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 21 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2016
John C. Dernbach and Donald A. Brown
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Climate Change, Decarbonization, Zero Carbon, Global Warming, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, Paris Agreement

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Creating Legal Pathways to a Zero-Carbon Future

Creating Legal Pathways to a Zero Carbon Future Legal and Policy Responses to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment, in 46 ELR 10780 (2016)., Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-24
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 31 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2017
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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climate change, decarbonization, zero carbon, global warming, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, Paris Agreement

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Sustainability as a Means of Improving Environmental Justice

19 J. of Sustainability and Envtl. Law 1 (2012), Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-20, Touro Law Center Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 14-17
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
Patricia Salkin, John C. Dernbach and Donald A. Brown
Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, environmental justice, Acting as if Tomorrow Matters, environmental law, economic development, pollution, green jobs, energy efficiency, social movement

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A Legislative History of Article 1, Section 27 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Showing Source Documents

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-18
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 02 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2015
John C. Dernbach, Ed J. Sonnenberg and Ed J. Sonnenberg
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law SchoolWidener University - Widener University School of Law
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Article I, Section 27; state constitutional law; public trust doctrine; environmental law; property rights; constitutional law; state constitutional law; Pennsylvania; sustainable development; environmental rights; constitutional environmental law; Pennsylvania Supreme Court; Robinson Township

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Sustaining America

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-10
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 03 May 2012 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, Acting as if Tomorrow Matters, Stumbling Toward Sustainability, Agenda for a Sustainable America, environmental law, U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, Earth Summit, law for sustainability, governance, law

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The Dozen Types of Legal Tools in the Deep Decarbonization Toolbox

39 Energy Law Journal 101, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 18-12
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2018
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Climate Change, Decarbonization, Zero Carbon, Global Warming, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, environmental law, energy law, regulation, insurance, carbon tax, cap and trade, lawyer

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The 'Cash for Clunkers' Program: A Sustainability Evaluation

University of Toledo Law Review, Vol. 42, p. 467, 2011, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-08
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
Marianne Tyrrell and John C. Dernbach
Vermont Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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energy efficiency, energy conservation, climate change, sustainable development, sustainability, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act, “cash for clunkers,” clunkers, fuel efficiency, motor vehicles

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Harnessing Individual Behavior to Address Climate Change: Options for Congress

Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2008, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-24
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 03 May 2007 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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climate change, legislation, public participation, energy efficiency, energy conservation, allowances, U.S. legislation, climate change, sustainable development

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Sustainable Development and its Discontents

Transnational Environmental Law, 4(2), 247-287
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2019
Federico Cheever and John C. Dernbach
University of Denver Sturm College of Law (deceased) and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable

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Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study of Increasing Transparency for Fiscal Policy

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Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study of Increasing Transparency for Fiscal Policy

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, Vol. 26, p. 361, 2001
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
Doug Koplow and John C. Dernbach
Earth Track, Inc. and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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subsidies, climate change, administrative law, Framework Convention on Climate Change, regulation, taxation, environmental law

Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study of Increasing Transparency for Fiscal Policy

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, Vol. 26, pp. 361-389, 2001
Posted: 05 Nov 2011
Doug Koplow and John C. Dernbach
Earth Track, Inc. and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School

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Navigating the U.S. Transition to Sustainability: Matching National Governance Challenges with Appropriate Legal Tools

Tulsa Law Review, Vol. 44, 2008, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-50
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, national governance, federal government, integrated decision making, Governmental Performance and Results Act, reflexive governance, climate change, environmental law, National Environmental Policy Act, Agenda for a Sustainable America

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Federal Climate Change Legislation as if the States Matter

Section of Natural Resources Law, Forthcoming, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-04
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
Robert B. McKinstry, John C. Dernbach and Thomas D. Peterson
Independent, Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Center for Climate Strategies
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climate change, legislation,environment, clean air act, emmissions reductions, greenhouse gas

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Sustainable Development: Now More than Ever

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2002, STUMBLING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY, John C. Dernbach, ed., 2002
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 07 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, Rio Declaration, Agenda 21, Brundtland Commission, national governance, development, integrated decision making, environmental law, polluter-pays principle, intergenerational equity, public participation, common but differentiated responsibilities

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The Environmental Rights Provisions of U.S. State Constitutions: A Comparative Analysis

Chapter in Environmental Law Before the Courts (Springer, Forthcoming), Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 23-05
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2023
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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state constitutions, constitutional environmental law, constitutional law, environmental law, environmental rights, public trust, right to a clean environment, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Montana Supreme Court, Hawaii Supreme Court

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The Unfinished Story of the Rio Plus 20 Conference

Daily Environment Report, 194 DEN B-1, 10/09/2012, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-18
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 02 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, national governance, Acting as if Tomorrow Matters, Rio 20, Cloud of Commitments, Sustainable Energy for All, sustainability indicators, United Nations, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP), Commission on Sustainable Development

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Beyond Zero-Sum Environmentalism

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2017
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 May 2017 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2017
Shalanda Helen Baker, Robin Kundis Craig, John C. Dernbach, Keith H. Hirokawa, Sarah Krakoff, Jessica Owley, Melissa Powers, Shannon Roesler, Jonathan D. Rosenbloom, J. B. Ruhl, James E. Salzman, Inara Scott and David Takacs
Northeastern University - School of Law, USC Gould School of Law, Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Albany Law School, University of Colorado Law School, University of Miami - School of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School, University of Iowa - College of Law, Albany Law School, Vanderbilt University - Law School, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, Oregon State University, College of Business and UC Law, San Francisco
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Zero Sum, Environmental Law, Rhetoric, Trade Offs

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Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization: Lessons from California and Germany

82 Brooklyn Law Review 825, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-40
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2017
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Climate Change, Decarbonization, Zero Carbon, Global Warming, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, Paris Agreement, California, Germany

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Environmental Laws and Sustainability: An Introduction

Sustainability, Vol. 3, p. 531, 2011, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-14
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 02 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach and Joel A. Mintz
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Nova Southeastern University
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Environmental Law, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Integrated Decision-Making, Law For Sustainability, Governance, Law, Legal Institution

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Recognition of Environmental Rights for Pennsylvania Citizens: Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

70 Rutgers Law Review 803, 2018, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 18-02
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2019
John C. Dernbach, Kenneth Kristl and James R. May
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Widener University Delaware Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Robinson Township, Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation, constitutional environmental law, environment, environmental, environmental law, public trust, Marcellus shale, natural gas, shale gas, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States: Introduction

Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States: Introduction (Environmental Law Press, 2018), Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 18-08
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 May 2018 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2019
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Climate Change, Decarbonization, Zero Carbon, Global Warming, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, Paris Agreement, United States, Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Can Shale Gas Help Accelerate the Transition to Sustainability?

Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 57:1, 2015
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 01 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach and James R. May
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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sustainable, sustainability, sustainable development, shale, shale gas, climate, hydrofracturing, greenhouse gas emissions, land use

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Stumbling Toward Sustainability

STUMBLING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY, John C. Dernbach, ed., Environmental Law Institute, 2002
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Nov 2007
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainable development-United States, consumption, population, international trade, international finance, official development assistance, natural resources, waste, toxic chemicals, nongovernmental actors, education, governance

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Advocating for the Future

The Environmental Forum, March/April 2021, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 21-6
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
John C. Dernbach, Irma S. Russell and Matthew Bogoshian
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law
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Law, Legal Profession, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Legal Ethics, Sustainability, Environmental Law

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Facing Down the So-Called Agenda 21 ‘Conspiracy’ Lessons for Planners

Planning Magazine, February 2015, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-26
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable, sustainability, land use, Agenda 21, UN Conference on Environment

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation as Ethical Responsibilities: Suggestions for IPCC Working Group III

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 06 Feb 2008
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group III, Mitigation of Climate Change, climate change, equity, ethics, energy efficiency, energy conservation, common but differentiated responsibilities, sustainable development

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Taking the Pennsylvania Constitution Seriously When it Protects the Environment: Part I - An Interpretative Framework for Article I, Section 27

Penn State Law Review, Vol. 103, No. 4, 1999
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 12 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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environmental law, property rights, constitutional law, state constitutional law, Pennsylvania, sustainable development, public trust doctrine, environmental rights

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Achieving Sustainable Development: The Centrality and Multiple Facets of Integrated Decisionmaking

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, Vol. 10, p. 247, 2003
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 May 2007
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable devleopment, decisionmaking, integrated decisionmaking, precautionary approach, intergenerational equity

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Applying the Pennsylvania Environmental Rights Amendment Meaningfully to Climate Disruption

8 Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law 49, 2018, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 18-06
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 16 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2019
John C. Dernbach and Robert B. McKinstry
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Independent
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Robinson Township, Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation, climate change, Paris Agreement, cap and trade, environmental law, environment, environmental, greenhouse gases, Environmental Rights Amendment, social cost of carbon, public trust

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Taking the Pennsylvania Constitution Seriously When it Protects the Environment: Part II - Environmental Rights and Public Trust

Penn State Law Review, Vol. 104, 1999
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 12 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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environmental law, property rights, constitutional law, state constitutional law, Pennsylvania, sustainable development, public trust doctrine, environmental rights

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Why Lawyers Should Care about Sustainable Development

Environmental Forum, Vol. 19, July/August 2002
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 10 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, environmental law, legal profession, lawyer, attorney, legal ethics, pollution control

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Evolution of U.S. Climate Law and Policy

Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, Third Edition, Chapter 3, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 23-02
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Jan 2023
John C. Dernbach and Rachel A. Jones
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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climate change, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels, environment, Kyoto Protocol, climate change science, Clean Air Act, energy efficiency, National Environmental Policy Act, cap and trade legislation, Inflation Reduction Act,

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Thinking Anew About the Environmental Rights Amendment: An Analysis of Recent Commonwealth Court Decisions

30 WIDENER COMMW. L. REV. 147 (2021)., Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 21-4
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2021
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court; Article I, Section 27; Environmental Rights Amendment; Pennsylvania Constitution; environmental law; environmental rights; state constitutional law; public trust doctrine; constitutional environmental law; sustainable development; environmental rights; Pennsylvania S

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Judicial Remedies for Climate Disruption

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 53, No. 10574, 2023
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2023
John C. Dernbach and Patrick A. Parenteau
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Vermont Law and Graduate School
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climate change, litigation, remedies, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, constitutional law

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Still Stumbling Toward Sustainability: U.S. National Governance, 2002-2007

John C. Dernbach, AGENDA FOR A SUSTAINABLE AMERICA, Environmental Law Institute Press, 2009, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No., 08-32
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 26 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, United States, federal government, Governmental Performance and Results Act, sustainable development indicators, public education, national strategy, partnerships, climate change

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Next Generation Recycling and Waste Reduction: Building on the Success of Pennsylvania’s 1988 Legislation

Widener Law Journal, Forthcoming, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-18
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 14 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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municipal solid waste, recycling, waste reduction, source reduction, sustainable development, sustainability, climate change, global warming, legislation, greenhouse gases

54.

The Potential Meanings of a Constitutional Public Trust

Environmental Law, Vol. 45, No. 463, 2015, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-12
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 04 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Robinson Township, constitutional law, Article I, Section 27; Pennsylvania constitution, constitutional environmental law, public trust

55.

Pursuing Sustainable Communities: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Urban Lawyer, Vol. 35, p. 495, 2003
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 May 2007
John C. Dernbach and Scott Bernstein
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Center for Neighborhood Technology
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sustainable development, sustainable communities, brownfield redevelopment, land use, transportation, housing, public information, public health services, education

56.

The Role of Trust Law Principles in Defining Public Trust Duties for Natural Resources

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 54, 2020, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 20 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2021
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court; Robinson Township; Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation; constitutional environmental law; environment; environmental law; public trust; private trust; charitable trust; Article I Section 27; Pennsylvania constitution; Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

57.

Moving the Climate Change Debate from Models to Proposed Legislation: Lessons from State Experience

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2000
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, climate change, states, state government, sustainable development, sustainability climate change, state climate change initiatives, federal climate change legislation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, federalism, federal government, state g

58.

Sustainable Versus Unsustainable Propositions

Case Western Reserve Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 2, 2002
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, Lomborg, skeptical environmentalist, environment, science, environmental law, national governance

59.

A Legislative History of Article 1, Section 27 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Widener Law Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2015, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-22
Number of pages: 103 Posted: 01 Nov 2015
John C. Dernbach, Ed J. Sonnenberg and Ed J. Sonnenberg
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law SchoolWidener University - Widener University School of Law
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Article I, Section 27; state constitutional law; public trust doctrine; environmental law; property rights; constitutional law; state constitutional law; Pennsylvania; sustainable development; environmental rights; constitutional environmental law; Pennsylvania Supreme Court; Robinson Township

60.

Sustainable Development

Science and Politics (Sage Publications), edited by Brent S. Steel, 2014, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 13-24
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable, environment, conservation, Rio, climate change

61.

The Unfocused Regulation of Toxic and Hazardous Pollutants

Harvard Environmental Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1997
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 13 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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environmental law, pollution prevention, risk assessment, risk management, regulation, pollution control, toxics, toxic chemicals, hazardous, environmental regulation, toxics release inventory, EPCRA

62.

Essential Reading on Sustainable Development Law

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-06
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 18 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
Andrea Ross and John C. Dernbach
Dundee Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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bibliography, sustainable development, sustainable, sustainability

63.

Citizen Suits and Sustainability

Widener Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2004
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 10 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, environmental law, citizen suit, Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, standing,environment, public participation, Agenda 21, Rio Declaration

64.

Making America A Better Place for All: Sustainable Development Recommendations for the Biden Administration

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2021, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 21-12, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 437
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 02 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2021
John C. Dernbach, Scott Schang, Robert W. Adler, Karol Boudreaux, John Bouman, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Kimberly Brown, Mikhail Chester, Mark Dorosin, Michael Gerrard, Stephen Herzenberg, Samuel Markolf, Corey Malone-Smolla, Jane Nelson, Uma Outka, Tony Pipa, Alexandra Phelan, LeRoy Paddock, Jonathan D. Rosenbloom, William Snape, Anastasia Telesetsky, Gerald Torres, Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner and Audra Wilson
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Wake Forest University - School of Law, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law, Landesa, Legal Action Chicago, Feeding America, United States Agency for International Development, Arizona State University (ASU) - Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Columbia University - Law School, Keystone Research Center, University of California, Merced, Feeding America, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), University of Kansas - School of Law, Brookings Institution, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, George Washington University - Law School, Albany Law School, American University - Washington College of Law, California Polytechnic State University, Yale Law School, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and Shriver Center on Poverty Law
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sustainable development goals; SDG; sustainable development; climate change; Biden Administration; poverty; COVID-19; inequality; partnerships; environmental protection, poverty, hunger, infrastructure, education, justice, decent work, hunger, health

65.

Pollution Control and Sustainable Industry

Natural Resources & Environment, Vol. 12, p. 101, Fall 1997
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 10 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable industry, industry, Agenda 21, sustainable development, environmental law, pollution prevention, pollution control, consumption

66.

The Role of Lawyers, Bar Associations, and Law Societies in Combatting Climate Change

ABA, Natural Resources & Environment v38:1, Summer 2023
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 29 Aug 2023
John C. Dernbach, Amy L. Edwards, Lara Douvartzidis, Alasdair Cameron, Leticia Perrone Campos Mello, Tracy Hester, Sara Carnegie and Nina Pindham
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Holland & Knight LLP, International Bar Association, Law Society of England and Wales, Wald, Antunes, Vita, Longo & Blattner, University of Houston Law Center, International Bar Association and Cornerstone Barristers
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Bar association, American Bar Association, ABA, International Bar Association, Brazilian Bar Association, Law Society of England and Wales, law, lawyer,, attorney, climate change, net zero, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, legal profession, sustainable development, sustainability

67.

Making Economic Development and Job Creation Drivers of Serious Action on Climate Change and Environmental Protection

Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 17-02
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 15 Feb 2017
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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zero sum game, sustainable development, climate change, environmental protection, Donald Trump

68.

Overcoming the Behavioral Impetus for Greater U.S. Energy Consumption

Global Business & Development Law Journal, Vol. 20, No. 15, 2007 , Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-16
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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regulation, energy consumption, energy efficiency, individual behavior, climate change, environmental law, motor vehicles, buildings, appliances

69.

The Constitutional Right to Save the Environment

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2022, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 22-01
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Jan 2022
Sen. Franklin L. Kury, John C. Dernbach, Julia Olson and Barry E. Hill
Former Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel of Our Children’s Trust and Environmental Law Institute
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Article I, Section 27; Environmental Rights Amendment; Pennsylvania Constitution; environmental law; environmental rights; state constitutional law; public trust doctrine; constitutional environmental law; sustainable development; environmental rights; climate change; human rights

70.

Lawyering as if Tomorrow Matters

86 University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review 759, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 17-12
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 12 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2018
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Law, Legal Profession, Trump, Clean Power Plan, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Legal Ethics, Sustainability, Environmental Law

71.

Industrial Waste: Saving the Worst for Last?

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 20, No. 10283, 1990
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 30 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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[comma separated] industrial waste, industrial solid waste, coal ash, bottom ash, fly ash, disposal impoundment, solid waste, waste disposal, groundwater contamination, groundwater pollution, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, residual waste, Pennsylvania

72.

Shale Gas and the Future of Energy: Framing the Sustainability Questions

Shale Gas and the Future of Energy: Law and Policy for Sustainability, 2016, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-38
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 05 May 2016 Last Revised: 07 May 2016
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Shale Gas, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Shale Gas and the Future of Energy, Energy, Energy Law, Unconventional Shale Gas Development

73.

Targets, Timetables and Effective Implementing Mechanisms: Necessary Building Blocks for Sustainable Development

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 27, p. 79, 2002
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 30 Apr 2007
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, World Summit on Sustainable Development, Millennium Development Goals, targets and timetables, implementation

74.

Learning from the President's Council on Sustainable Development: The Need for a Real National Strategy

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 32, No. 10648, 2002
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, national governance, integrated decision making, President's Council on Sustainable Development, Agenda 21, Rio Declaration, Government Performance and Results Act, sustainable development indicators, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

75.

Pathways to a Zero-Carbon Future

The Environmental Forum, July/August 2017, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 17-04
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Jun 2017
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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climate change, decarbonization, zero carbon, global warming, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, Paris Agreement

76.

Recognition of Environmental Rights for Pennsylvania Citizens: A Tribute to Chief Justice Castille

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-10
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 May 2015 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach and Marc Prokopchak
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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Chief Justice Castille, environmental, environmental rights, Pennsylvania constitution, Article I, Section 27, Robinson Township, Payne

77.

Lawyering to Make a Difference: Ethics and Leadership for a Sustainable Society

Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 01, 2023, 23 Wake Forest J. Bus. & Intell. Prop. L. 19, 2022
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 05 Jan 2023
John C. Dernbach, Irma S. Russell and Matthew Bogoshian
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law and University of California, Davis - School of Law
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law, legal profession, legal ethics, lawyer, attorney, climate change, sustainable development, sustainability, environmental law, energy law, leadership

78.

Amending the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Bill to Harness Individual Behavior

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-42
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 29 May 2008 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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climate change, legislation, energy efficiency, energy conservation, allowances, offsets, U.S. legislation, climate change, sustainable development, Warner-Lieberman Climate Security Act

79.

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Encyclopedia of Climate Law (Daniel A. Farber & Marjan Peeters eds., Edward Elgar, 2016), Forthcoming, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-16
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Aug 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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energy efficiency, energy conservation, climate change, energy intensity, greenhouse gas emissions

80.

Legal Education for Sustainability: A Report on US Progress

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 5:2 (2011): 225–232, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-14
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 10 Jun 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Sustainable development, sustainability, legal education, law school, environmental law, climate change

81.

Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the Fields of Land Use and Zoning

Zoning & Planning Law Report, forthcoming, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 21-24
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2021
Jordan Gerow, Michael Gerrard and John C. Dernbach
LPDD, Columbia University - Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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deep decarbonization, GHG emissions, electricity, climate change, land use, zoning, local government, state government, renewable energy, distributed energy, net zero, building codes, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, walkability, siting, permitting, vehicle miles traveled

82.

Reflections on Comparative Law, Environmental Law, and Sustainability

3 Widener Law Symposium Journal 279 (1998), Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-04
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 21 Dec 2012
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable development law, comparative law, environmental law

83.

Brief of Amici Curiae Climate Scientists in Support of Petitioners, Massachussetts V. Epa, 415 F.3d 50 (D.C. Cir. 2005) (Aug. 31, 2006)

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper No. 05-1120
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Dec 2006
John C. Dernbach, Kirsten H. Engel, Robert B. McKinstry and Steph Tai
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law, Independent and University of Wisconsin Law School
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climate change, Clean Air Act, Massachusetts v. EPA, Amicus brief, scientists, scientific certainty

84.

The Other Ninety-Six Percent

Environmental Forum, p. 10, January/February 1993, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-20
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 06 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2017
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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industrial waste, industrial solid waste, coal ash, disposal impoundment, solid waste, waste disposal, groundwater contamination, groundwater pollution, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, residual waste, Pennsylvania, sustainable development

85.

Making Sustainable Development Happen: From Johannesburg to Albany

Albany Law Environmental Outlook Journal, Vol. 8, No. 173, 2004, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-12
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 05 Feb 2013
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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U.N. Conference on Environment and Development, sustainable development, World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, Millennium Development Goals, Stumbling toward Sustainability, New York

86.

Goal Setting in Environmental Decision Making

Environmental Decision Making (Robert Glicksman & LeRoy Paddock eds., Edward Elgar, 2016, Forthcoming), Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-18
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Aug 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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goals, targets and timetables, sustainable development, United States, European Union, climate change

87.

Asking the Right Questions About the Future of Shale Gas

John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 377, 2015, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-28
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2016
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable, sustainability, sustainable development, shale, shale gas, climate change, Paris Agreement, hydrofracturing, greenhouse gas emissions

88.

Introduction: Shale Gas and the Future of Energy

Shale Gas and the Future of Energy: Law and Policy for Sustainability (Edward Elgar 2016), Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-36
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 May 2016 Last Revised: 08 May 2016
John C. Dernbach and James R. May
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Widener University Delaware Law School
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shale gas, sustainability, sustainable development, Shale Gas and the Future of Energy, energy, energy law, unconventional shale gas development

89.

The Growing Importance of Sustainability to Lawyers and the ABA

Trends, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Vol. 44, No. 6, July-Aug. 2013, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-64
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 27 Aug 2013
John C. Dernbach, Lee DeHihns and Ira Feldman
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School, Alston & Bird LLP and Greentrack Strategies
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sustainable, sustainability, sustainable development, greenhouse gas, NEPA, SEER, WSSD, ABA

90.

Pennsylvania's Implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: An Assessment of How 'Cooperative Federalism' Can Make State Regulatory Programs More Effective

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1985, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-16
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 06 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Pennsylvania, coal mining, coal, strip mining, surface coal mining, regulation, environmental law, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

91.

Metallic Mining and Reclamation in Michigan: Environmental Management as a Gentler Approach

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 10, No. 323, 1977, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-14
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 05 Feb 2013
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Michigan, metallic mining, iron mining, copper mining, reclamation, environmental law, surface mining, underground mining, regulation

92.

Toward a National Sustainable Development Strategy

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 10, No. 69, 2002, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-06
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Dec 2012
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable development law, national governance, integrated decision making, President’s Council on Sustainable Development, Agenda 21, Rio Declaration, Government Performance and Results Act, sustainable development indicators

93.

Teaching Applied Sustainability: A Practicum Based on Drafting Ordinances

Texas A&M University Journal of Property Law, Vol. 4, 2017, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 15-48
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2017
Jonathan D. Rosenbloom and John C. Dernbach
Albany Law School and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Sustainability, Ordinances, Local Government, Legislative Drafting, Ordinance Drafting, Municipal Government, Trade Association, Municipality

94.

Natural Resources and the Public Estate; Article I, Section 27

Natural Resources and the Public Estate, Chapter 29, of The Pennsylvania Constitution — A Treatise on Rights and Liberties (2d ed., 2020 Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 May 2020 Last Revised: 09 May 2020
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court; Robinson Township; Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation; constitutional environmental law; environment; environmental; environmental law; public trust; Article I, Section 27; Pennsylvania constitution; environmental rights; Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

95.

America's Zero Carbon Action Plan: Federal Legislative and Administrative Framework

SDSN 2020. Zero Carbon Action Plan., Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 21-18
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 May 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2021
John C. Dernbach and Michael Gerrard
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Columbia University - Law School
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zero carbon, net-zero carbon, deep decarbonization, GHG emissions, variable renewable energy, electricity, non-carbon dioxide pollutants, climate change

96.

The ABA Embraces Sustainability: From the Earth Summit to Rio 20 and Beyond

International Law News. Vol. 44:1 2015, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-08
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 22 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2016
John C. Dernbach and Ira Feldman
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Greentrack Strategies
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ABA, American Bar Association, sustainability, task force, sustainable development, SIL, SEER, Lee DeHihns

97.

Sustainable Development and the United States

Agenda for a Sustainable America, Chapter 1, John C. Dernbach, ed., Environmental Law Institute, 2009
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 15 Nov 2014
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable, sustainability, sustainable development, Agenda 21, Earth Summit, Rio Declaration, Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

98.

Can the Battle Against Climate Change Become an Effective Social Movement?

11 ETHICS SCI. & ENVTL.POL. 27 (2011), Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-14
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 01 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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climate change, civil disobedience, greenhouse gas emmissions, carbon, social movement, Lemons & Brown, protest, necessity defense

99.

Cap-and-Trade Legislation

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, p. 50, 2010 , Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-08
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 02 Jan 2013
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable development law, comparative law, environmental law

100.

Liberating Sustainable Development From Its Non-Historical Shackles

Arizona State Law Journal, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2022, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 23-04
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Mar 2023
John C. Dernbach and Scott Schang
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School and Wake Forest University - School of Law
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sustainable development, development, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, stakeholders, environmental law, private environmental governance, ESG, UN Conference on Environment and Development, Earth Summit

101.

Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization: Postscript

48 ELR 10875, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 18-18
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2019
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Climate Change, Decarbonization, Zero Carbon, Global Warming, Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, Paris Agreement, United States, Framework Convention on Climate Change

102.

The Global Environment Facility: Financing the Treaty Obligations of Developing Nations

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 23, No. 10124, 1993, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-10
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 05 Feb 2013
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Global Environment Facility, U.N. Conference on Environment and Development, sustainable development, Convention on Biological Diversity, Framework Convention on Climate Change, Agenda 21

103.

Toward a Climate Change Strategy for Pennsylvania

12 Penn State Environmental Law Review 181 (2004), Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-02
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Dec 2012
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainability, sustainable development, climate change, global warming, climate change strategy, climate change law, sustainable development law, Pennsylvania

104.

U.S. Adherence to its Agenda 21 Commitments: A Five-Year Review

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 27, 1997
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2013
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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sustainable development, sustainable development-United States, Agenda 21, official development assistance, natural resources, environmental law, national strategy, President’s Council on Sustainable Development, consumption, climate change, education, governance

105.

Brief of Amicus Curiae: Widener University Law School Environmental Law and Sustainability Center

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 28 May 2015
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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Robinson Township, Article I, Section 27; Pennsylvania constitution, constitutional environmental law, public trust

106.

A Legal Playbook for Deep Cuts in Greenhouse Gases

The Environmental Forum, ELI Mar/Apr 2019, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 19-02
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 21 Mar 2019
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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decarbonization, greenhouse gas

107.

Out of Focus

Environmental Forum, p. 24, November/December 1996, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-18
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 06 Feb 2013
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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environmental law, pollution prevention, risk assessment, risk management, regulation, pollution control, toxics, toxic chemicals, hazardous, environmental regulation, toxics release inventory, EPCRA

108.

Justice John Paul Stevens: An Appreciation

Trends - ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (2020) , Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 30 Jan 2020
John C. Dernbach
Widener University - Commonwealth Law School
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justice stevens, chevron v EPA, environmental law

109.

Governing for Sustainability: Accelerating the Transition to a Sustainable Society

Posted: 15 Aug 2023
Scott Schang and John C. Dernbach
Wake Forest University - School of Law and Widener University - Commonwealth Law School

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sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable development goals, sdg, sdgs