WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Factory farming and acid rain will be among
the environmental problems to be examined in a lecture series
presented by Pace Law School’s Environmental Law Society, April
11-13, on the School’s campus in White Plains, N.Y. The roster of
prominent speakers includes: Professor Robert Kennedy Jr., who
co-directs the School’s Environmental Litigation Clinic; and John
Cahill of the New York State Commission for Environmental
Conservation. The series is free and open to public. For more
information, call Erika Dedrich at (914) 422-4136.
The lecture series celebrates the 30th anniversary of
Earth Day, a seminal event in the environmental movement. Some 20
million people across the country participated in the first Earth Day
held in 1970. Its success is often credited with the establishment of
the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage by
Congress of such landmark legislation as the Clean Air Act, the Clean
Water Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act.
SCHEDULE:
THE INTERNATIONAL CONCERN OF FORESTS
Tuesday, April 11, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Tudor Room, Preston Hall
Speaker: Elisabeth Barsk-Rundquist, United Nations Office of the
Secretary of Forests
FACTORY FARMING: POLLUTION FROM HOG LOTS
Wednesday, April 12, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Room 404, Preston Hall
Speaker: Professor Robert F. Kennedy Jr., co-director of the Pace
Environmental Litigation Clinic
SYMPOSIUM: SOLVING THE ACID RAIN DILEMMA
Thursday, April 13, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Moot Court Room, Gerber Glass
Building
Keynote Speaker: Hon. John Cahill, New York Commissioner for
Environmental Conservation
Moderator: Professor Nicholas Robinson, Pace Law School
Panelists: Professor David Sive, Pace Law School, and Dr. Kathleen
Weathers, Institute for Ecosystem Studies
