Watersheds, Science, and the Public Trust Doctrine: A Model for Sustainability in the 21st Century

How does a public trust doctrine address threats to water in the 21st century? Jim Olson, environmental lawyer, and writer, founder, and President, of For Love of Water, lays the framework for water law and policy in this one-day class. Discuss the ways a public trust imposes a duty on governments and establishes rights to protect public water resources and communities from the effects of climate change. Learn about the right to water, the public trust, water justice, and the delivery of water through municipal water infrastructure and services. Is the public trust doctrine an overarching principle that can combat the forces, causes, and effects that destroy watersheds, water resources, livelihoods, quality of life, and health?