110 years ago this week, President Wilson signed legislation creating the National Park Service. The NPS was founded during the Progressive Era with two competing goals: use and conservation. Our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social writes about this in his 2026 book "Lessons For a Warming Planet."

Please check it out!

Center for Progressive Reform@progressivereform.bsky.social · 5d ago

Member Scholar @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social chats with @chefstentor.bsky.social for New Books Network about his recent book Lessons for a Warming Planet, which explores the role law has played in perpetuating environmental harm in the United States. 🎙️You can listen to the full interview below! 👇

If you are holding off installing solar out of concern they will be a recycling problem: a new study provides strong support that old solar panels will have significant economic value for other uses. They save consumers money and are good for the environment! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Towards an equitable future of global photovoltaic waste recycling - Nature

Global photovoltaic waste will reach 297–402 million tonnes by 2060, and regionally adapted recycling strategies and international cooperation will be needed to provide equitable and scalable PV waste...

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This case should be a slam dunk for a local government to just be able to go to court to seek compensation from fossil fuel companies for harm they have caused. Can we trust the Supreme Court to get it right? insideclimatenews.org/news/2308202...

Boulder, Colorado, and Big Oil Prepare for High-Stakes Clash in Supreme Court - Inside Climate News

The case, which the justices will hear in early October, could be consequential for more than two dozen climate liability lawsuits pending against the fossil fuel industry.

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This case should be a slam dunk for a local government to just be able to go to court to seek compensation from fossil fuel companies for harm they have caused. Can we trust the Supreme Court to get it right?

UCLA Emmett Institute@uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 2w ago

There's a strong case to reject the broad preemption arguments by the oil companies, our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social tells @danad1012.bsky.social. But “we aren’t living in normal times and this is a court that is still figuring out the full parameters of how judicially active it wants to be".

Thanks to @envhistnow.bsky.social for the kind review of Lesson for a Warming Planet with Brigham Daniels. On sale in hardcover, paperback, and audiobook at New York University Press and other fine book establishments!

Book Review: Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law

Authors Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels intervene in debates on contemporary environmental legal scholarship by advancing the centrality of law both as a driver of environmental degradation a...

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🎙️ Hot new pod: the Modern Law Library podcast features our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social and his "Lessons for a Warming Planet" co-author Brigham Daniels talking about everything from the Cuyahoga River fires to what Nixon really thought of environmentalists. legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/mod...

'Lessons for a Warming Planet' offers hope and cautions - Legal Talk Network

Environmental law in the United States can be a double-edged sword. "I think that when people think about environmental law, very frequently what they Discover insightful episodes on Legal Talk Networ...

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Better late than never.

I had a great time discussing with Christophe Courchesne of the Hothouse Earth Podcast my book with Brigham Daniels, Lessons for a Warming Planet (lnkd.in/gKDAXM-m). The episode just dropped! I hope you check it out.

The Eras and Future of Environmental Law with Professor Alejandro Camacho | Hothouse Earth

Christophe Courchesne, director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School, speaks with Alejandro Camacho, professor of law at UCLA School of Law. Camacho’s latest book with Br...

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The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate theconversation.com/the-us-const...

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.

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Judges in Oregon and Hawaii have affirmed what experts in environmental law and federalism have already been saying: that the appropriate place to sue for damages from oil companies is in the state courts. Now, the Supreme Court must follow their lead when they decide Suncor.

E&E News: State judges rebuff oil industry bids to halt climate cases

The moves bring the cases a step closer to trial, even as a pending Supreme Court battle threatens to derail the lawsuits.

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Great to have this conversation with my colleague Rachel from the center for progressive reform about our new book with Brigham Daniels. Thanks, Rachel! Please check it out.

Center for Progressive Reform@progressivereform.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What can history teach us about today’s climate crisis? In this conversation with author Alejandro Camacho on his new book, Lessons for a Warming Planet, we explore environmental law, climate change, and lessons for the future. @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social youtu.be/uT0d81QzmdA?...

I enjoyed this conversation, hopefully you take a look and find it useful also.

Scholars Strategy Network@scholars.org · 4mo ago

In our latest podcast ep, listen to @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social of @law.ucla.edu discuss the Trump Administration's decision to repeal the EPA's Endangerment Finding. He explains how this impacts future federal climate policy & regulation. 🎧 Listen here: scholars.org/podcast/figh...

Who is responsible for California's toxic borderland river? I give my thoughts in this news article. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Who is responsible for California's toxic borderland river?

The governor insists this is a federal issue.

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Gov. Newsom is ignoring his critics, and has called a declaration of a state of emergency "symbolism." Is he right? It's true the Trump admin may not be responsive, but as CPR's @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social tells @sfgate.com, a declaration could still create political leverage and expedite action.

Who is responsible for California's toxic borderland river?

The governor insists this is a federal issue.

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Glad to participate in this conversation with Avigail at No Jargon that ties my new book on the history US environmental law with Brigham Daniels with more recent events.

Scholars Strategy Network@scholars.org · 4mo ago

In our latest podcast episode, @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social (@law.ucla.edu) uses history to explain why the current moment of environmental policymaking is marked by polarization, legal battles, and uncertainty—a period he calls the “contested era.” 🎧 Listen to the ep: scholars.org/podcast/figh...

Please check out this Earth Day episode of the wonderful LENS podcast, where I discuss US environmental history and my book, which also dropped today! www.ioes.ucla.edu/lens/podcasts/

Please check out this Earth Day episode of the wonderful LENS podcast, where I discuss environmental law history and my book, which also dropped today! www.ioes.ucla.edu/lens/podcasts/

"I understand the despair. But having studied all of our environmental legal history, we have found that the invisible undercurrents of today become the dominant waves of tomorrow." - @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social on how writing a history of environmental law revealed paths to a greener future.

On the Bleakest Earth Day, Trust the Undercurrent of Resistance - Center for Progressive Reform

The 56th Earth Day may also be the bleakest. Wave upon wave is crashing upon our system of ecological protections. But having spent years studying the full sweep of American environmental legal histor...

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Happy Earth Day! Professors @brigdaniels.bsky.social and @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social's book "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law" is out now from @nyupress.bsky.social. Learn more: nyupress.org/978147980285...

The first #EarthDay succeeded because of a decade of preparatory work. Here are the lessons for us in 2026. A powerful read from @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social. legal-planet.org/2026/04/22/o...

On the Bleakest Earth Day, Trust the Undercurrent of Resistance - Legal Planet

The first Earth Day succeeded because a decade of preparatory work. "Lessons for a Warming Planet" teaches us what we must do now.

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This Earth Day, please consider buying our new book on how the US can learn from where we have been!

NYU Press@nyupress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New Release!📚 "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law" by Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels showcases the fundamental role the law has served in reckoning with environmental harm in the United States.

This Earth Day, please consider sharing this brief illustrated timeline on US environmental law history with anyone (kids included!) who might like (or need!) a snapshot of how the US can learn from where we have been! And consider buying the book!

NYU Press@nyupress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In celebration of tomorrow's Earth Day and the release of "Lessons for a Warming Planet," here are a few snippets from an illustrated timeline of US environmental policy featured in the book. Discover the full graphic on From the Square, the official blog of NYU Press, at nyupress.org/blog.

Lessons for a Warming Planet: UCLA’s Alejandro Camacho discusses his new book and the lessons we can learn from prior generations of environmental advocates. @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2026/04/14/l...

Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law - Legal Planet

UCLA’s Alejandro Camacho discusses his new book "Lessons for a Warming Planet" and the lessons we can learn from prior generations.

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Here’s a Q&A on my forthcoming book, already available digitally and out in bookstores this Earth Day eve April 21!

Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law - Legal Planet

UCLA’s Alejandro Camacho discusses his new book "Lessons for a Warming Planet" and the lessons we can learn from prior generations.

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Foreword Reviews offers early acclaim for "Lessons for a Warming Planet." "Addressing environmental damages caused by climate change and artificial intelligence, among other challenges, Lessons for a Warming Planet is a thorough survey of environmental legislation throughout US history."

For many this may be lost in the shuffle of terrible actions. This is just petulant spite. The American people should not subsidize fossil fuels at $1 billion to stop safe renewable energy. It’s an unbelievable waste of money, forced on the American people, arbitrary & capricious, & deeply immoral.

Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases

The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead.

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I'm excited that Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law, co-written with Professor Brigham Daniels, will be released on Earth Day Eve, April 21, 2026. Save 30% on pre-orders using code NYUAU.

Lessons for a Warming Planet

Shows the foundational role law has played throughout U.S. history in both environmental exploitation and protection and offers crucial lessons for addressin...

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Tragic but vital work being done at UCLA Law on ICE detention deaths. We all must notice, stand up, and use our power to fight back in our own way.

ICE Deaths in Custody | UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project

The UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project works to increase transparency and accountability in the US carceral system by compiling and researching data on deaths in custody.

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My latest pub, apparently more controversial than it should. We must support research on whether nonnative coral can fulfill reef-building in the Caribbean. If it shows promise, we should work to allow provisional deployment of such species while monitoring for adverse effects and using precaution.

Coral species from another ocean may be the only way to save Caribbean reefs | PNAS

Coral species from another ocean may be the only way to save Caribbean reefs

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