Jamison E. Colburn

  • A. Robert Noll Distinguished Professor of Law
  • University Park
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Expertise

  • Climate
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Land Use
  • Property
  • Sustainability

Education

  • J.S.D., Columbia University
  • LL.M., Harvard
  • J.D., Rutgers University
  • B.A., State University of New York, Plattsburgh

Biography

Professor Colburn is a leading scholar of environmental and natural resources law. He has published extensively on the law of environmental assessment, the protection of habitat and at-risk species, and the jurisdiction of water disputes. His work routinely considers the legal system’s dependence on science and scientific information. His latest book, The Mind of Janus, chronicles a century of law and science intersections in the governance of our national forests. Prior to teaching, he served as Assistant Regional Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as Trustee of the Connecticut River Watershed Council.