Environmental Law and Sustainability

You can search for online and print treatises ASU Library catalog by using subject headings such as Energy & Utilities Law and Energy Policies. You can limit your results to e-books by clicking “Full Text Online” on the right. Print books available in other ASU libraries may be requested and delivered to you at the law library.

Ending Dirty Energy Policy: Prelude to Climate Change (Joseph P. Tomain, 2011)
Proposes ending government regulation of energy policy in favor of more dynamic approach that can more effectively implement cleaner resources and mitigate climate change.

Energy Justice: U.S. and International Perspectives (Raya Selter, ed. 2018)
Analyzing policies for sustainable energy infrastructure that will minimize the problems of environmental justice, or the disproportionate impact energy infrastructure placement has had on low-income populations, and improve energy accessibility.

Energy Law (Alexandra B. Klass & Hannah J. Wiseman, 2020) (West Academic login required)
Summarizing the legal regimes surrounding energy facility siting, energy material extraction, environmental protection, and energy financing and markets.

Energy Law in a Nutshell (Joseph P. Tomain, 2017) (West Academic login required)
An introduction to energy law and policy, with a summary of energy law administration and issues surrounding the most important energy production media, including oil, nuclear, and renewable strategies.

Land Use Policy (Alexander C. Denman & Oliver M. Pendrod eds., 2009)
Discusses issues involving land preservation and development in the United States and worldwide, including urban sprawl, economics, and agricultural preservation. 

The Law and Economics of a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement (Gary C. Hufbauer et. al eds., 2016)
International frameworks and competing national and sub-national energy policies are leaving the critical task of clean energy transition underserved, but a series of articles proposes ways to improve the situation.

The Law of Clean Energy: Efficiency and Renewables (Michael B. Gerrard, ed. 2011)
Examining renewable energy strategies and the policy concerns they produce. Also exploring the potential for energy savings in a variety of industries, the laws regulating placement of renewable energy facilities, and the finances of clean energy.

Nuclear Energy, Regulation, Risk and the Environment (Abdullah Al Faruque, 2019)
An international perspective on nuclear energy, its potential to mitigate climate change, and how regulation worldwide aims to mitigate the risk of catastrophic accidents such as Chernobyl or Fukushima.

Oil and Gas Law in a Nutshell (John S. Lowe, 2019)
Summarizing the legal regimes surrounding transfers of oil and gas production rights along with taxation and contractual issues. Also available on West Academic.

Oil and Gas Law and Taxation (Owen L. Anderson et. al, 2017) (West Academic login required)
Presenting the property law and taxation issues surrounding oil and gas extraction and power generation.

Our Energy Future: Resources, Alternatives, and the Environment (Christian Ngo & Joseph Natowitz, 2016)
A comprehensive look at the various energy-production media and strategy for effective power generation that minimizes environmental harms.

Renewable Energy: Law, Policy, and Practice (Troy A. Rule, 2017)
ASU Law Professor wrote the book on the legal regimes governing and promoting energy strategies such as wind, geothermal, and solar, covering related legal issues such as property law and tax incentives.

Wind Energy Essentials (Andrew Swift & Richard P. Walker, 2015)
An overview of the science of wind energy, energy policy, and the challenges wind energy presents, including impacts on the environment, wildlife, and the electric grid.

Accenture Utilities Blog
A technology firm’s compilation of commentary on utilities regulation and energy advances.

Bloomberg Law News (Bloomberg password required)
Provides information organized by multiple energy-related topics.

Energy Bar Association
A group for energy attorneys, other professionals, and law students that aims to promote effective energy policies. 

Law 360 (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
Energy market and legal developments from the U.S. and around the world.

LexBlog: Energy
Commentary on energy policy and technology developments in the U.S. and worldwide.

Westlaw Energy News (Westlaw password required)
Features the most recent energy stories of the day, along with a searchable database of further developments.