In this conversation, we sit down with Center for Progressive Reform Member Scholar and Board Member Alejandro Camacho, a professor of law at UCLA Law. He is the co-author of Lessons for a Warming Planet. We explore the history of environmental law in the United States and what it can teach us about today’s climate crisis.
From colonization to modern climate policy, this discussion examines how law has shaped both environmental destruction and environmental protection and what lessons past generations offer as we confront climate change, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies.
We discuss:
- The history of environmental law in America
- Climate change and legal imagination
- Social movements and environmental justice
- How policy shapes environmental outcomes
- The future of climate governance and public action
If you’re interested in climate change, environmental justice, sustainability, public policy, or environmental history, this conversation is for you.
