Law Professor to Serve on National Climate Change Committee

Professor Denise Fort, School of Law, has been appointed to serve on a committee of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. This program of the U.S. Department of Commerce integrates federal research on climate and global change from a number of federal agencies.

Photo: Law Professor Denise Fort

The committee Fort serves on will review the response and adaptation to climate change with respect to water resources. It is governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is open to public observation. The report of the committee will be reviewed by experts appointed by the National Research Council of the National Academies.

“I’m excited to work with the outstanding scholars who have been recruited to this effort. The questions we will examine are timely and important,” Fort said.

Fort has an extensive background in environmental and natural resources law. She taught a class on climate change at the law school during the fall semester.

Further details about the committee’s work are available on the Climate Change Science Program Web site at: Climate Science Program.