{"id":3695,"date":"2024-08-20T18:26:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T18:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/?p=3695"},"modified":"2024-09-10T15:35:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:35:10","slug":"ubalt-law-team-places-first-nationally-in-environmental-law-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/ubalt-law-team-places-first-nationally-in-environmental-law-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"UBalt Law Team Places First Nationally in Environmental Law Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3695\" class=\"elementor elementor-3695\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5de3b345 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5de3b345\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54dbef21\" data-id=\"54dbef21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7070073c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7070073c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3696 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/07\/pace.environmental.law_.2024-1024x752.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/07\/pace.environmental.law_.2024-1024x752.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/07\/pace.environmental.law_.2024-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/07\/pace.environmental.law_.2024-768x564.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/07\/pace.environmental.law_.2024-700x514.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/lawmag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1270\/2024\/07\/pace.environmental.law_.2024.jpeg 1162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The University of Baltimore School of Law\u2019s finalist team in the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/law.pace.edu\/academics\/juris-doctor-program\/environmental-law-program\/environmental-law-and-policy-hack\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law Environmental Law and Policy Hack Competition<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202ffinished first in the nation\u202ffor its brief and presentation, \u201cAchieving a Circular Economy for Textile Waste in Baltimore City: Improving a Significant Public-Private Partnership Through Targeted Legal Reform.\u201d The virtual competition took place on April 19, 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This national competition challenges law students across the nation to propose innovative legal solutions to environmental and social issues facing our country. This year, the competition prompted students to address the issue of household waste at the regional, subnational or national scale. The UBalt Law team focused on the increasing concerns surrounding household textiles (clothing, durable fabric goods, etc.) and the waste and environmental justice concerns associated with them in Baltimore City and Maryland more broadly, says 3L and team leader\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">James Duffy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Pace Competition allows finalist teams to present their proposals to a panel of expert judges and rewards the first-place team with a $2,000 grant to implement proposed solutions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Baltimore Law team consisted of students pictured: front row, from left,<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fJames<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Duffy\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">and\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jessica Kweon<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">; middle row, from left:\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adam Fetian, Hannah Krehely<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fand\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cameron Luzarraga<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">; back row, from left:\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Abby Badro, Carmen Perry, Paige Lauenstein<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fand\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Spencer Baldacci<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The team was coached by UBalt Law\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/law.ubalt.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ziaja.cfm\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prof. Sonya Ziaja<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">;\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lisa Scianella<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, chief of staff from Helpsy, for contributing a wealth of knowledge and feedback on proposed solutions; and law alumni\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lisa Blitstein, J.D. \u201922<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Grant Foehrkolb, J.D. \u201914<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0b6ac9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0b6ac9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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