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Good Law | Bad Law - Climate Justice Goes to Court: A Conversation w/ Sidney Shapiro
Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Sidney Shapiro, of Wake Forest Law School, to discuss climate change, the Center for Progressive Reform, and the notion of finding climate justice through our courts.
Decades worth of politicians’ and energy companies’ refusal to act on climate change has seemingly guaranteed that every family and community, now and in the future, will suffer at least some harm from a global climate change. As a result of this, a growing number of victims of climate-related disasters are turning to the courts to hold wrongdoers accountable. Aaron and Sid talk about this new wave of litigation and the mounting lawsuits being filed across our country, specifically discussing the importance of tort law. In today’s episode, Sid and Aaron tackle the complexities of establishing liability, Sid’s latest report on climate justice – “Climate Justice: State Courts and the Fight for Equity” – wildfires in California and flooding in Houston, as well as environmental protection laws and the developing improvements happening in attribution science.
A graduate from Penn’s Carey Law School, Professor Shapiro is one of the country’s leading experts in administrative procedure and regulatory policy. He has written ten books, contributed chapters to seven additional books, authored or co-authored over fifty-five articles, and is currently working on a book about administrative expertise. Sid has been a consultant to government agencies and has testified before Congress on regulatory subjects. Before his time at Wake Forest, Sid taught at the University of Kansas where he was a distinguished professor. Prior to teaching, Sid was a trial attorney with the Federal Trade Commission and Deputy Legal Counsel of the Secretary’s Review Panel at the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Sid is the Vice-President of the Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research and educational organization. Founded in 2002, CPR is a network of university-affiliated Member Scholars with expertise in legal, economic, and scientific fields. CPR’s core issue areas are health, safety and the environment.
To learn more about Professor Shapiro, please visit his bio on Wake Forest’s website here.
To learn more about CPR, the Center for Progressive Reform, please visit their website by clicking here.
To read the report Sid co-authored on finding climate justice, please click here.
Host: Aaron Freiwald
Guest: Sidney Shapiro
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By Aaron FreiwaldAaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Sidney Shapiro, of Wake Forest Law School, to discuss climate change, the Center for Progressive Reform, and the notion of finding climate justice through our courts.
Decades worth of politicians’ and energy companies’ refusal to act on climate change has seemingly guaranteed that every family and community, now and in the future, will suffer at least some harm from a global climate change. As a result of this, a growing number of victims of climate-related disasters are turning to the courts to hold wrongdoers accountable. Aaron and Sid talk about this new wave of litigation and the mounting lawsuits being filed across our country, specifically discussing the importance of tort law. In today’s episode, Sid and Aaron tackle the complexities of establishing liability, Sid’s latest report on climate justice – “Climate Justice: State Courts and the Fight for Equity” – wildfires in California and flooding in Houston, as well as environmental protection laws and the developing improvements happening in attribution science.
A graduate from Penn’s Carey Law School, Professor Shapiro is one of the country’s leading experts in administrative procedure and regulatory policy. He has written ten books, contributed chapters to seven additional books, authored or co-authored over fifty-five articles, and is currently working on a book about administrative expertise. Sid has been a consultant to government agencies and has testified before Congress on regulatory subjects. Before his time at Wake Forest, Sid taught at the University of Kansas where he was a distinguished professor. Prior to teaching, Sid was a trial attorney with the Federal Trade Commission and Deputy Legal Counsel of the Secretary’s Review Panel at the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Sid is the Vice-President of the Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research and educational organization. Founded in 2002, CPR is a network of university-affiliated Member Scholars with expertise in legal, economic, and scientific fields. CPR’s core issue areas are health, safety and the environment.
To learn more about Professor Shapiro, please visit his bio on Wake Forest’s website here.
To learn more about CPR, the Center for Progressive Reform, please visit their website by clicking here.
To read the report Sid co-authored on finding climate justice, please click here.
Host: Aaron Freiwald
Guest: Sidney Shapiro
Follow Good Law | Bad Law:
YouTube: Good Law | Bad Law
Instagram: @GoodLawBadLaw
Website: https://www.law-podcast.com