[Law-envtlcert] Publishing Opportunity - ABA Environment Section: Law student writing opportunity

[James Parker-Flynn]

Hello Environmental Law Students,

The ABA's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) is seeking student articles for its May/June 2025 issue of its bimonthly online newsletter, Trends<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanbar.org%2Fgroups%2Fenvironment_energy_resources%2Fresources%2Ftrends%2F&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7C50257fc5b50c41b157fe08dd2e83a778%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638717865165773097%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VYIlBGqeg3%2BCp0t%2FeVk89EDiDOtsLzVi9mE2cSU88MU%3D&reserved=0>. This is a unique opportunity to get published! Information about applying can be found below:

Call for Student Submissions: Environmental Law Publication Opportunity
Like to write and get national recognition? The American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER)<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanbar.org%2Fgroups%2Fenvironment_energy_resources%2F&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7C50257fc5b50c41b157fe08dd2e83a778%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638717865165788894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=H%2BGw8Q25lmSsVGZ5zP8%2FJFxV5%2BKwGX1nRzmhAh%2FobF8%3D&reserved=0> is now soliciting student submissions for its May/June 2025 issue of Trends<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanbar.org%2Fgroups%2Fenvironment_energy_resources%2Fresources%2Ftrends%2F&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7C50257fc5b50c41b157fe08dd2e83a778%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638717865165798366%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aWUGRZ6%2BOUSZzrf0XcWgEAPuoOJiKS%2Br86vxGB%2FPe7c%3D&reserved=0>, a bi-monthly newsletter on new cases, regulations, and issues in environmental, energy and resources law. Is there a pending case before the Supreme Court that interests you?  What about a major decision from a Court of Appeals or state Supreme Court?  Has your state passed a new environmental law or recently implemented a regulation?  You can also consider writing about the new Executive Orders (EOs) or other regulatory announcements by the new Administration affecting many in the environmental/energy/resources area.

The May/June issue of Trends will be reserved for publishing student pieces of 750-1,000 words. Please see the author guidelines (attached), as well as the November/December 2024 issue<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanbar.org%2Fgroups%2Fenvironment_energy_resources%2Fresources%2Ftrends%2F2024-nov-dec%2F&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7C50257fc5b50c41b157fe08dd2e83a778%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638717865165809622%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=froyqTy2Pc2ApWM4tTi47NtaWrDaeqShOLHKoVvx4Tc%3D&reserved=0> for examples of Trends articles.

*         Submission Deadline: Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis up until March 1, 2025.
*         Timeline: The Trends Board, composed of experienced lawyers in the field, will select and notify successful applicants by mid-March.  Board members will then assist in editing and finalizing the article for publication in an all-electronic format that will be posted on the ABA SEER website and distributed via e-mail notice to the 8,000 plus members of the Section.
*         Eligibility: Only students pursuing a law degree (JD, LLM, or JSD) are eligible to submit. At the time of submission, the student must be enrolled in the degree-granting program. (Non-students are ineligible to submit articles for the student issue but are welcome to submit to other issues of Trends. )
*         How to submit: Please email your submission to Thomas Lorenzen at tlorenzen at crowell.com<mailto:tlorenzen at crowell.com>,  Chayla Witherspoon at chayla.witherspoon at fmglaw.com<mailto:chayla.witherspoon at fmglaw.com>, Norm Dupont at ndupont at awattorneys.com<mailto:ndupont at awattorneys.com>, and Victor Wu at victorywu at stanford.edu<mailto:victorywu at stanford.edu>.

Please include the following information [in this format] in your submission email:

[Title of proposed article] [20-30 words on proposed scope-e.g., "This Supreme Court case deals with standing of parties who did not participate in a prior administrative proceeding to subsequently challenge the results of that proceeding to license off-site storage of nuclear waste."][Author full name][*_____ is a ____-year JD/LLM/JSD student at ____.]


Good luck submitting!

James Parker-Flynn
Director of the Center for Environmental, Energy, and Land Use Law
Florida State University College of Law





Matthew J. Sanders
Acting Deputy Director, Environmental Law Clinic<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flaw.stanford.edu%2Fenvironmental-law-clinic%2F&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7C50257fc5b50c41b157fe08dd2e83a778%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638717865165819798%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FuM1Yeu8mQQ%2Ff398%2BsygpDbZOMG1I3xdws5EEuamxyE%3D&reserved=0>
Lecturer in Law
Stanford Law School

Council Member | Co-Chair, Environmental Law Societies Network<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanbar.org%2Fgroups%2Fenvironment_energy_resources%2Fresources%2Flaw-student%2Fenvironmental-law-society-network%2F&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7C50257fc5b50c41b157fe08dd2e83a778%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638717865165829601%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JX2tGRPdJchsb%2FNLn8tKvYonPXkMZ0fqhfeVG9k3Yu0%3D&reserved=0>
American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

(650) 736-8775
matthewjsanders at stanford.edu<mailto:matthewjsanders at stanford.edu>
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