Welcome
Overview
John Dernbach leads a project, Sustaining
America, that reviews sustainable
development efforts in the United States and
makes recommendations for future action.  
He also writes and lectures on climate
change and environmental law. He is the
editor of
Stumbling Toward Sustainabilty
(2002) , Agenda for a Sustainable America
(2009),  and the principal author of Acting as
if Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating the
Transition to Sustainability (2012),  which
draw on experts from around the country.  In
addition, he is the primary author of a classic
text on legal writing.  A law professor at
Widener University, he previously served in a
variety of roles at the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection,
most recently as policy director.  He
co-authored an amicus brief to the United
States Supreme Court on behalf of 18
prominent climate scientists in the landmark
climate change case,
Massachusetts v.
Environmental Protection Agency. In
September 2008, he was named one of
three distinguished law professors at
Widener University. John is also the author of
a classic legal writing text and other works
on
legal writing.
John C. Dernbach, Author on Sustainable Development & Climate Change Law
What's New
Recent Presentations
See what John's been talking
about... and download a PDF of
some of his recent presentations.
Acting as if Tomorrow Matters
John's most recent book.
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