Regulatory Policy Director
Jack Lienke is the regulatory policy director at the Institute for Policy Integrity and an adjunct professor at NYU School of Law, where he co-teaches the Regulatory Policy Clinic. Jack is a co-author, with Richard L. Revesz, of Struggling for Air: Power Plants and the ‘War on Coal’ (Oxford University Press 2016). His writing has also appeared in a variety of news outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Salon, Mother Jones, The Hill, and Grist. Before joining Policy Integrity, Jack worked as a litigation associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in Manhattan and as a law clerk to the Honorable Janet C. Hall of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Jack holds a J.D., cum laude, from NYU School of Law, and a B.A., with general honors, from Vassar College.
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, or email him at jack.lienke@nyu.edu.
Books
Struggling for Air: Power Plants and the ‘War on Coal’ (Oxford University Press 2016) (with Richard Revesz)
Op-Eds
Trump’s changes to Title X put the health of low-income women in danger — The Los Angeles Times, March 2019
EPA expands Clean Air Act loopholes for coal plants — The Hill, September 2018 (with Richard Revesz)
The E.P.A.’s Smoke and Mirrors on Climate — The New York Times, October 2017 (with Richard Revesz)
Here’s how the EPA can help states with their smog problems — The Washington Post, May 2017 (with Richard Revesz)
Now we know Scott Pruitt isn’t serious about fighting smog — Grist, April 2017
Trump wants to block a court ruling on the Clean Power Plan. The court shouldn’t let him. — Grist, April 2017
Has Scott Pruitt had a change of heart about ozone pollution? — Grist, March 2017
Fact checking opponents of the Clean Power Plan — The Hill, November 2016 (with Denise Grab and Richard Revesz)
Here’s why supporters of the Clean Power Plan are feeling optimistic — Grist, October 2016
Footnote 7 and the Clean Power Plan — ACS Blog, September 2016 (with Denise Grab and Richard Revesz)
Learning from the Clean Air Act’s Tragic Flaw – POWER, June 2016 (with Richard Revesz)
The Tragic Flaw of the Clean Air Act – RegBlog, May 2016 (with Richard Revesz)
Scalia’s death means Obama’s Clean Power Plan is more likely to succeed – Grist, February 2016
How Obama went from coal’s top cheerleader to its No. 1 enemy – Grist, February 2016
Obama’s Clean Power Plan survives a legal challenge – Grist, January 2016
Nixon’s “environmental bandwagon”: Richard Nixon signed the landmark Clean Air Act of 1970 — but not because he had any great concern about the environment – Salon, January 2016 (with Richard Revesz)
Obama Takes a Crucial Step on Climate Change – The New York Times, August 2015 (with Richard Revesz)
Here’s why you shouldn’t worry about the Supreme Court’s latest environmental ruling – Grist, June 2015
What methane and Harrison Ford have in common – Grist, October 2014
Could a copy-editing error undermine Obama’s climate rule? – Grist, August 2014
