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I wish to confirm that for environmental law teachers new and old — whatever our theological leanings — Rebecca Bratspies and Carmen Gonzalez have created a godsend. In a time of existential national turmoil, with previously solid legal ground as well as a host of mileposts being undermined at every turn, here is a welcome book for teachers. Teaching Environmental Law in Context reminds us that what we strive to do is essential, and Rebecca and Carmen’s lively, intricately detailed how-to manual shows how we can still do it well despite the current abysmal context.

In the history of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) — which President Richard Nixon signed just over 50 years ago on December 28, 1973 — no creature looms larger than the snail darter. As some lawmakers today seek to weaken the law’s promise to avoid human-caused extinctions, the long-ago battle over this little fish points […]