Environmental Law Virtual Guest Speakers
Sponsored by Mercer Law School
Spring 2022
Professor Sarah Morath
Wake Forest Law School
Plastic Pollution
Sarah J. Morath is a professor, lawyer, scientist, and author. She teaches legal analysis and writing at Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Her research interests include all things related to sustainability. Through her writing, Sarah strives to bridge the divide between science and policy. She publishes in public-facing outlets such as The Hill, Grist, The Conversation, and BloombergLaw, as well as academic journals, and is the author of Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It (Cambridge University Press 2022).
Lecture:  The lecture is available here. 

Powerpoint slides to accompany the lecture are here.

Some of Professor Morath's books and articles  related to this lecture include:
  • Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It (Cambridge University Press 2022).
  • Plastic Pollution Litigation, 36 Nat. Res. & Env’t 41 (Summer 2021) (with Samantha Hamilton and Amanda Thompson).
  • Our PlasticProblem, 33 Nat. Res. & Env’t 45 (Spring 2019). 

The List: Professor Morath will join the discussion list for the Guest Speaker Program from April 7-11.  You can access the list here.  

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