Trading Dams: The Penobscot River Restoration Project and the Future of Dam Law
Dave Owen, University of Maine School of Law
Professor Owen is the Associate Dean for Research at the University of Maine School of Law. He is the faculty advisor to the Maine Law Review and serves on the Board of Directors of the Maine Bar Foundation. Owen’s current research interests include dam removals and hydropower management, Endangered Species Act implementation, groundwater regulation, and legal responses to the water quality impacts of urbanization. His research generally focuses on water resource management, legal responses to environmental uncertainty and change, and the intersection of environmental science and environmental law.
Co-sponsors: Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, Ecology & Environmental Sciences Program