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Albert C. Lin

Contact Information

aclin@ucdavis.edu
530-752-8021
Rm. 2106 King Hall

Education

• J.D., University of California, Berkeley 1996
  
• M.P.P., Harvard University 1995
  
• B.S. Biology, Emory University 1992

Curriculum Vitae

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Professor of Law

“The law fascinates—and confuses—in its variety and complexity. But the law is not merely an object of academic interest. It can be a powerful tool for addressing problems, as well as a battleground between different interests seeking to advance their views of the good. This is particularly true of environmental law. Environmental law seeks to address very real problems that affect all of us. Yet because of the stakes involved, it is not an area where consensus is easily achieved—or, in some cases, is even achievable.”

Special Interests

Courses Taught

• Environmental Law
• Environmental Practice
• Evidence

More Courses Taught...

• International Environmental Law

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Selected Career Highlights

• Law Clerk to Hon. James R. Browning, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1996-97
• Law Clerk to Hon. Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1997-98
• Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, 1998-2003

Selected Publications

• Environmental Policy Law: Problems, Cases and Readings, (5th ed.) (with Holly Doremus, Ronald H. Rosenberg, and Thomas J. Schoenbaum) (Foundation Press 2008)
• Deciphering the Chemical Soup: Using Public Nuisance to Compel Chemical Testing, 85 NOTRE DAME L. REV. ___ (forthcoming 2010)
• Geoengineering Governance, ISSUES IN LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP, Vol. 8, Issue 3 (Symposium: Balancing the Risks: Managing Technology and Dangerous Climate Change), Article 2 (2009)
• Evangelizing Climate Change, 17 N.Y.U. Envtl. L.J. 1135 (2009)

More Publications...

• Virtual Consumption: A Second Life for Earth?, 2008 B.Y.U. L. REV. 47 (2008)
• Size Matters: Regulating Nanotechnology, 31 HARV. ENVTL. L. REV. 349 (2007)
• The Unifying Role of Harm in Environmental Law, 2006 WIS. L. REV. 897 (2006)
• Beyond Tort: Compensating Victims of Environmental Toxic Injury, 78 S. CAL. L. REV. 1439 (2005)
• Erosive Interpretation of Environmental Law in the Supreme Court's 2003-04 Term, 42 HOUSTON L. REV. 565 (2005)
• Refining Fair Notice Doctrine: What Notice Is Required of Civil Regulations?, 55 BAYLOR L. REV. 991 (2003)
• Clinton's National Monuments: A Democrat's Undemocratic Acts?, 29 ECOLOGY L. Q. 707 (2002)
• Comment, Application of the Continuing Violations Doctrine to Environmental Law, 23 ECOLOGY L. Q. 723 (1996)
• Comment, Participants' Experiences With Habitat Conservation Plans and Suggestions for Streamlining the Process, 23 ECOLOGY L. Q. 369 (1996)

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