With the
continuing economic and employment crisis facing the nation, the connection
between environmental protection, layoffs, and unemployment has become a major
topic of national conversation. This panel discussed how the
emphasis on jobs has affected the discourse over the economic effects of
environmental policy, and examined how analysts can best account for and
communicate the relationship between employment and environmental regulation.
Panelists:
Dina
Cappiello, National Environment/Energy Reporter, The Associated Press
Laurie
Johnson, Climate Center Chief Economist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Lewis T.
Putnam, Partner, Head of Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group,
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Carter
Strickland, Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Moderator:
Richard Revesz,
Dean, Lawrence King Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
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