By Professor Jeff Thaler Originally posted on the blog of American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) “I don’t get no respect” was comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s well-known catchphrase, and also the reason his 1981 album won a Grammy. [Read more] Read More… about Who Can’t Get No Respect? Rodney Dangerfield and Offshore Wind Energy

By Professor Jeff Thaler With apologies to Sigourney Weaver and Mel Gibson, when their movie[1] came out in 1982 did anyone envision how an invisible virus like COVID-19 could shut the world down almost 40 years later? Nor, 30 years… Read More… about The Year of Zooming Dangerously: Law Courses and Conferences Globally

By Professor Jeff Thaler When it rains in Maine, it pours: and that is especially true for me this fall.  On top of the normal fall busyness of teaching courses in Administrative Law and Energy Law, and continuing my legal… Read More… about “Zooming” Through the Fall

By Professor of Practice Jeff Thaler On September 23, I kicked off the 2020-2021 Maine Law Faculty Lunch Talk Series with a presentation entitled “When the Next Surge Comes: What Can Governors Do to Prevent More COVID-19 Deaths and Cases… Read More… about When the Next Surge Comes: What Can Governors Do to Prevent More COVID-19 Deaths and Cases This Fall and Winter?

By Visiting Associate Professor Jeff Thaler In Maine, one inhabited island tried to keep people from coming over from the mainland because of contagion concern; on a nearby island, several residents cut down trees to blockade a house occupied by… Read More… about Novel coronavirus raises novel legal issues

By Visiting Associate Professor Jeff Thaler The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund, is a federal law that has since 1980 resulted in many hundreds of lawsuits and billions of dollars spent cleaning up… Read More… about When Does “Responsible” Mean Never Having To Say You’re Sorry To CERCLA?