The New York University Environmental Law Journal is a student-run law review published at the New York University School of Law. The journal primarily publishes articles and notes that discuss topics involving environmental law, land-use law, and other related disciplines., New York University Environmental Law Journal: About Us (Accessed September 26, 2015).
History The journal was founded in 1991 by student members of the Environmental Law Society at the New York University School of Law and the first issue was published in 1992.Introduction by the Founding Editors, 1 3, 5 (1992). However, New York University School of Law Dean John Sexton noted that the roots of the journal could be traced back as far as 1986, when members of the Environmental Law Society began publishing the ELS Newsletter.John Sexton, Introduction by the Dean of New York University School of Law Dean's Introduction, 1 1, 1 (1992). In the inaugural issue, the founding editors wrote that they hoped the journal would serve as "one vehicle in the broad quest to promote environmental protection."Introduction by the Founding Editors, 1 3, 4 (1992).
Overview The New York University Environmental Law Journal is one of ten student-run journals published at the New York University School of Law. The journal publishes scholarship relating to the "links between environmental and land use policy as well as administrative, corporate, constitutional, criminal, energy, insurance, international, property, tax, and tort law." In addition to its usual selection of articles and notes, the journal has also published articles relating to environmental law symposia hosted by the journal and the New York University School of Law.See, e.g., Carol A. Casazza Herman, et al., Symposium: Breaking the Logjam: Environmental Reform for the New Congress and Administration, 17 1 (2008); see also , New York University Environmental Law Journal: Symposia and Events (Accessed September 26, 2015).
Impact In 2016, Washington and Lee University's Law Journal Rankings placed the journal among the top ten environmental, natural resources, and land use law journals with the highest impact factor."Law Journals: Submission and Ranking, 2008-2015," Washington & Lee University (Accessed: September 25, 2016). Articles published in the journal have been cited by the First,Philip Morris v. Reilly, 312 F.3d 24 (2002). Third,United States v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P., 727 F.3d 274 (2013). Ninth,Arizona v. City of Tucson, 761 F.3d 1005 (2014). and District of Columbia Circuit Courts of Appeals.National Ass'n of Home Builders v. Babbitt, 130 F.3d 1041 (1997). State supreme courts have also cited articles from the journal.See, e.g., State v. Fessenden, 355 Or. 759 (2014); State ex rel. King v. Lyons, 149 N.M. 330 (2011); Riedel v. Anderson, 2003 WY 70 (2003). Articles also appear in many legal treatises, including American JurisprudenceSee, e.g., Jack K. Levin, et al., Wind Energy, 27A § 53. and American Law Reports.Deborah F. Buckman, Construction and Application of Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C.A. §§ 315 et seq.) and Regulations Promulgated Thereunder, 71 2d 197 (2013).
Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted or indexed in EBSCO databases, HeinOnline, LexisNexis, Westlaw,, Journal Finder: New York University Environmental Law Journal. and the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals., Periodicals Indexed in CLIP. Tables of contents are also available through Infotrieve and Ingenta, and the journal posts past issues on its website., Archived Issues (Accessed September 26, 2015).
See also List of law journals List of environmental law journals
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