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July 11, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hot Topics in Environmental Law Lecture Series
Featuring David Wirth, Boston College Law School, and Vermont Law and Graduate School Summer Session Adjunct Faculty.
Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit.
Lectures are virtual, free, and open to the public.
**This event has been temporarily cancelled due to the weather. If/when this event is rescheduled, that information will be updated here.
About the speaker:
Professor David Wirth is Professor of Law at Boston College Law School, where he has served as Director of International Programs. Professor Wirth teaches environmental, administrative, public international, and foreign relations law. Previously, he was senior attorney and codirector of international programs for the Natural Resources Defense Council and attorney-advisor for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs for the U.S. Department of State. He is the author of more than five dozen books, articles, and reports on international environmental law and policy for both legal and popular audiences. A graduate of Yale Law School, he holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry from Princeton and Harvard, respectively.