Single-Use Plastics & the Law

Single-Use Plastics & the Law

We’re as excited about taking care of the environment here at GW Law as we are about the 50th anniversary of our International Environmental Law program!  Our latest display, “Single-Use Plastics & the Law,” explores the impact of single-use...
Rachel Carson and the Birth of the EPA

Rachel Carson and the Birth of the EPA

To celebrate GW’s Environmental Law Program’s 50th anniversary, the law library’s current display recognizes Rachel Carson’s influence on the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and environmental policy in the United States at large. Rachel Carson...
The Paris Climate Change Agreement

The Paris Climate Change Agreement

On October 5, 2016, the threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement was achieved. The Paris Agreement will enter into force on 4 November 2016. The Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015 at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties...