The Executive Board for Volume 38 of Georgetown Environmental Law Review is pleased to announce our annual symposium for the Spring of 2026: “Environmental Law in 2030: Building A Positive Vision for the Future.” Rather than focusing on the destruction caused by the second Trump administration, this year’s symposium will bring together an extensive network of faculty, alumni, professors, practitioners, and the broader environmental law community in DC to discuss how the field can rebuild and imagine a positive future in environmental and administrative law.
The Georgetown Environmental Law Review is interested in submissions concerning the timely analysis of evolving judicial doctrines, executive authority, and the separation of powers as it related to environmental and administrative law. Specifically, we are looking to accept submissions discussing reforms to local, state, and federal environmental laws, as well as how domestic and global institutions can tackle the global climate crisis.
We may accept topics that do not fit into one of the above-mentioned categories so long as the article analyzes the future of administrative and environmental law. Articles will be accepted on a rolling basis until the issue is filled. We accept submissions via email at gelrsubmissions@gmail.com or through Scholastica.
If accepted, we require an editable draft by Monday, November 3, 2025. We prefer articles between 10,000 and 16,000 words but will consider all articles outside of this range that fall under the topics listed above.
The symposium will include panels and a keynote address and will be held in-person at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C., in February 2026. Interest in being a speaker should be noted and will be favorably considered when selecting articles.
Thank you for your interest and your contributions to building a new vision for the environmental law field. We look forward to reviewing your submissions!
Best,
Alanna Belmont | Submissions and Symposium Editor
Georgetown Environmental Law Review, Vol. 38