Jack Lienke
Affiliated Scholar
Jack Lienke is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law and an affiliated scholar at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law. He has participated in dozens of regulatory proceedings before a wide range of federal agencies and filed amicus briefs supporting environmental, health, and consumer protections before numerous federal courts.
Jack has particular expertise in the U.S. Clean Air Act and, with Richard L. Revesz, wrote the book Struggling for Air: Power Plants and the “War on Coal” (Oxford University Press 2016), which chronicled five decades of efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate deadly air pollution from coal-fired power plants. He has also published commentary on environmental and health policy in a variety of news outlets, including Grist, The Hill, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Slate, Stat, and The Washington Post. Prior to joining Policy Integrity, Jack worked as a litigation associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and clerked for the Honorable Janet C. Hall of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He holds a J.D., cum laude, from NYU Law; a B.A., with general honors, from Vassar College; and an M.B.A. from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Bar Admissions: State Bar of New York | U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Follow him on Twitter at @jacklienke
Books
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Struggling for Air
Power Plants and the “War on Coal”
Op-Eds
Academic Articles
Reports
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The Continued Need for SEC Action on Climate-Related Disclosures
How New California and E.U. Requirements Reinforce the Economic Case for the SEC’s Proposed Rule
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The Emissions in the Kitchen
How the Consumer Product Safety Commission Can Address the Risks of Indoor Air Pollution from Gas Stoves
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Making Regulations Fair
How Cost-Benefit Analysis Can Promote Equity and Advance Environmental Justice
Court Filings
