Joel Reynolds's Blog

About

Bio:: I graduated in 1978 from Columbia Law School, where I was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and winner of the Convers Prize. After law school, I clerked for United States District Judge John R. Bartels in the Eastern District of New York. Since 1980, I’ve specialized in complex law reform litigation and argued cases on behalf of environmental and community organizations at all levels of the federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Currently, I specialize in issues of coastal protection, land use, marine mammal protection, environmental justice, and transportation.
Roots in:: Riverside, CA
Favorite place:: Kings Canyon National Park, or just about anywhere with my three kids.
Why "environmentalism" matters:: As Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., says so well, we protect the oceans and the forests and wild spaces not just for their sake, though that is reason enough; we protect them for our own sake and for the sake of our children. It’s all about what kind of a world we want to live in.

The Cove Exposes Senseless Dolphin Slaughter in Japan (July 23, 2009)
Watching Whales Watching Us in California (July 13, 2009)
Historic Tejon Ranch Conservation Agreement Celebrates One-Year Anniversary (May 8, 2009)
The Fate of a Toll Road Through San Onofre State Beach (March 10, 2009)
Fighting for the Lives of Marine Mammals in “The Cove” (February 2, 2009)
While Bush May No Longer Be President, His Legacy Endures (January 23, 2009)
Major Turning Point in Our Fight to Save Whales (December 30, 2008)
Supreme Court to Examine the Navy's Use of Sonar (October 2, 2008)
Thousands of State Park Supporters Turn Out At Commerce Hearing (September 24, 2008)
Californians to Speak Out to Save Our State Parks (September 22, 2008)

: Joel Reynolds; Director of NRDC's Urban Program, the Marine Mammal Protection and So. California Ecosystem projects; Santa Monica, CA