''Ecology Law Quarterly'' is an
environmental
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law review
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published quarterly by students at the
UC Berkeley School of Law
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (commonly known as Berkeley Law or UC Berkeley School of Law) is the law school of the University of California, Berkeley, a public research university in Berkeley, California. It is one of 1 ...
. The journal also produces ''Ecology Law Currents'', an "online companion journal designed to publish pieces on a more frequent basis than the print journal."
["About Ecology Law Quarterly"]
ELQ website. Accessed: October 1, 2021.
Recognition
''Ecology Law Quarterly'' received the
United Nations Environment Programme
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's "
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" Award in 1990, in recognition of its environmental achievements.
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In a 1998 survey of experts, ''Ecology Law Quarterly'' was ranked as the most influential environmental law review in the United States.
In Washington & Lee School of Law's 2020 combined score rankings of Environmental and Land Use Law journals, ''Ecology Law Quarterly'' ranked 3rd overall.]["Law Journal Rankings"](_blank)
Washington & Lee School of Law. Accessed: October 1, 2021.
''Ecology Law Quarterly'' articles have been cited by various courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeal, and U.S. District Courts.[''See, e.g., Warm Springs Dam Task Force v. Gribble'', 378 F. Supp. 240, 247 n. 12 (N.D. Cal. 1974).] ''Ecology Law Quarterly'' received the highest number of case citations of any environmental law journal in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
See also
* List of environmental law journals
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References
External links
* (for both ''Ecology Law Quarterly'' and ''Ecology Law Currents'')
Environmental law journals
University of California, Berkeley
Quarterly journals
Academic journals established in 1971
English-language journals
Law in the San Francisco Bay Area
Law journals edited by students
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