Texas A&M Law Launches Environmental & Natural Resources Systems Clinic

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Nov 24, 2021 10:44:50 AM

The new Environmental & Natural Resources Systems Clinic at Texas A&M Law places it among the relatively few law schools across the country with such a program. The clinic will build on the work of the school’s Energy, Environmental, And Natural Resource Systems Law Program (currently ranked 34 nationally). 

There are two primary and interrelated objectives for the clinic: addressing critical environmental and natural resource issues, while helping to equip Aggie law students with hands-on, practical experience to lead change in these areas.

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Topics: Law Professor, Clinics, Gabriel Eckstein, Natural Resources Systems, students, faculty

TAMU Law Capstone Course Proposes New Texas Flood Management Action

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Jun 8, 2021 5:08:36 PM

A new report on Flood Management in Texas: Planning for the Future from Texas A&M University School of Law examines current flood-related regulations in Texas and the United States, the Texas State Flood Plan, current flood mitigation strategies in the state, and the potential to implement green stormwater infrastructure.

The Report is the work product of students enrolled in the Natural Resources Systems Capstone Seminar at Texas A&M University School of Law under the supervision of Gabriel Eckstein, Professor of Law and Director of the Texas A&M University Energy, Environmental, and Natural Resource Systems Law Program.

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Topics: Gabriel Eckstein, students, water law, faculty

TAMU Law hosts second annual Enviroschmooze

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Nov 5, 2020 2:40:09 PM

By Annie Birdsong (2L) & Jessica Hart (3L)

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Topics: Felix Mormann, Timothy Mulvaney, Gabriel Eckstein, EENRS, texas a&m school of law

U.S. Library of Congress selects law professor's blog for collection

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on May 28, 2020 2:00:50 PM

Texas A&M Law professor Gabriel Eckstein received notice that his blog, International Water Law Project Blog, was selected to be in the Legal Blawgs Web Archive. The collection, described by the Library of Congress, is a selective collection of sites associated with American Bar Association approved law schools, research institutes, think tanks and other expertise-based organizations. It is composed of digital content--journal-style entries, articles and essays, discussions and comments on emerging legal issues, national and international.

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Topics: Gabriel Eckstein, faculty and staff, Texas A&M Law

TAMU Law Faculty In Demand

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Mar 22, 2019 5:03:57 PM

Texas A&M University School of Law faculty members are asked to speak internationally about topics they know will impact the global community. 

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Topics: Texas A&M University School of Law, WILLIAM H. BYRNES, Gabriel Eckstein, Thomas Mitchell, tamu law, carol pauli

Acclaimed global water experts share at TAMU Law's annual lecture series

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Feb 22, 2019 4:03:56 PM
Texas A&M University will host the 6th Annual Water Lecture Speaker Series March 25-27. The first lecture will be held at the law school in Fort Worth. While the second lecture will take place in College Station, TX. The lecture series features the esteemed Ambassador (Ret) Ram Aviram and Dr. Francesco Sindico. The series will focus on cross-border water disputes and options for resolutions; and, it is open to the public.
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Topics: Texas A&M University, Aggies, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University School of Law, School of Law, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, Law Professor, Aggie, Gabriel Eckstein

TAMU law professor elected president of the International Water Resources Association

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law NRS Program on Dec 11, 2018 4:57:10 PM

Gabriel Eckstein, professor of law at Texas A&M University School of Law and director of the Natural Resources Systems Program, has been elected president of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA).

The Association is an international, professional organization focused on improving and expanding the understanding of water issues through education, research and information exchange among countries and across disciplines.

“This is really a wonderful honor,” said Eckstein. “IWRA is one of the most respected, water-focused organizations globally, and I look forward to building on the association’s excellent policy work, which seeks to ensure sustainable water resources for people and the environment.”

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Topics: Texas A&M University, Aggies, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University School of Law, School of Law, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, Law Professor, Aggie, Gabriel Eckstein

TAMU law school leads with innovative energy solutions

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Nov 21, 2018 12:52:02 PM

Texas A&M Energy Institute members met with Texas A&M University School of Law's Program in Natural Resources Systems Director Gabriel Eckstein, TAMU Law Dean Bobby Ahdieh and other faculty members this week. The group discussed collaboration opportunities.

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Topics: Texas A&M University, Aggies, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University School of Law, School of Law, Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, Law Professor, Aggie, Association of Former Students, Gabriel Eckstein

Former U.S. Secretary of Interior visits TAMU Law School

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Nov 9, 2018 3:54:47 PM

Texas A&M University School of Law understands the impact of climate change on the present and the future, housing a Natural Resources Systems (NRS) program for curriculum concentration. During a panel discussion, hosted by the law school, the NRS program, the Federalist Society and the Energy Law Society, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton and Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M law professor and director of the NRS program, discussed litigation and if it is the route needed to change policy vs. lobbying executive and/or legislative branches of government.

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Topics: Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University School of Law, Gabriel Eckstein, Natural Resources Systems

Natural Resources Systems Faculty Publications (2016 to 2019)

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Nov 6, 2018 5:25:11 PM

Natural resources are an integral and undeniable component of modern societies globally. These resources are critical for energy, agriculture, manufacturing and economic development in general. Acknowledging the centrality and complexity of natural resources systems, the Natural Resources Systems (NRS) Program at Texas A&M School of Law endeavors to train and offer real-world experience to students on law and policy issues related to exploitation, management and conservation, and advance research on natural resources that connects with other disciplines and with communities worldwide.

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Topics: Texas A&M University, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University School of Law, Gabriel Eckstein, Natural Resources Systems

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About Texas A&M School of Law

Texas A&M School of Law is an American Bar Association-accredited institution located in downtown Fort Worth. Since integrating with Texas A&M University in 2013, the law school has sustained a remarkable upward trajectory — dramatically increasing entering class credentials; improving U.S. News and World Report rankings; hiring more than 30 new faculty members; and adding more than 10 clinics and six global field study destinations. In the past several years the law school has greatly expanded its academic programs to serve the needs of non-lawyer professionals in a variety of complex and highly regulated industries such as cybersecurity, energy and natural resources, finance, and healthcare.

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About Texas A&M University

Texas A&M, established in 1876 as the first public university in Texas, is one of the nation’s largest universities with more than 66,000 students and more than 440,000 living alumni residing in over 150 countries around the world. A tier-one university, Texas A&M holds the rare triple land-, sea- and space-grant designation. Research conducted at Texas A&M represented annual expenditures of more than $905.4 million in fiscal year 2017. Texas A&M’s research creates new knowledge that provides basic, fundamental and applied contributions resulting, in many cases, in economic benefits to the state, nation and world.

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As one of the world's leading research institutions, Texas A&M is at the forefront in making significant contributions to scholarship and discovery, including that of science and technology. Research conducted at Texas A&M represented annual expenditures of more than $905.4 million in fiscal year 2017. Texas A&M ranked in the top 20 of the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development survey (2016), based on expenditures of more than $892.7 million in fiscal year 2016. Texas A&M’s research creates new knowledge that provides basic, fundamental and applied contributions resulting, in many cases, in economic benefits to the state, nation and world.

To learn more, visit http://research.tamu.edu.