{"id":13858,"date":"2019-10-03T14:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=13858"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T20:32:18","slug":"rick-reibstein","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/profiles\/rick-reibstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Reibstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rccp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After decades working for and with environmental agencies and teaching part-time Richard Reibstein now teaches full-time at BU, providing courses he created.\u00a0 His goal is to increase understanding of the necessity and benefits of rebuilding environmental governance.\u00a0 He seeks to inspire greater civic engagement and consensus finding, and uses his experience to connect students to efforts to improve law and program effectiveness.\u00a0 His experience in developing innovative programs to complement enforcement with assistance informs a problem-solution approach that seeks to illuminate root causes and the array of options for preventing public and environmental health problems.<\/p>\n<p><span>See the work he does with students, and their original contributions to public policy, at\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"OWAefe4cf16-91dc-0b70-bb57-c3d3398e01ee\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rccp\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"\">www.bu.edu\/rccp<\/a><span>.\u00a0 At that site he has posted conferences he has organized at BU with student help, on lead poisoning, transitioning to nonlead aviation gas, reducing the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, and detoxifying commerce\u00a0 (in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rccp\/events\/\">Events<\/a>&#8220;).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\">\n<div>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/government\/cabinets\/boston-public-health-commission\/healthy-homes-and-environment\/lead-poisoning-prevention\">reports from the \u201cPublic Conversation on Lead\u201d<\/a> Reibstein organized for Boston&#8217;s Public Health Commission\u00a0(under &#8220;Health In All Policies&#8221;) and the information at the website he maintains,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 153, 153)\"><a id=\"OWAe346e2c9-76eb-ae1e-ca6c-d1be7d3592ff\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leadconversation.net\/\" data-linkindex=\"4\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(51, 153, 153)\">www.leadconversation.net<\/a><\/span>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Courses Taught<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>EE 521 Law for Sustainability<\/li>\n<li>EE 522 Environmental Policy and Decision-Making<\/li>\n<li>EE 532 Research for Environmental Agencies &amp; Organizations<\/li>\n<li>EE 552 Reconstructing Environmental Governance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Syllabi<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/earth\/files\/2019\/10\/EE521.Reibstein.docx\">EE 521 Law for Sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/earth\/files\/2019\/10\/EE-522-Reibstein-1.pdf\">EE 522 Environmental Policy and Decision-Making<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/earth\/files\/2019\/10\/EE-532.pdf\">EE 532 Research for Environmental Agencies &amp; Organizations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/earth\/files\/2019\/10\/EE5552.Reibstein.docx\">EE 552 Reconstructing Environmental Governance<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Articles &amp; Other Media by Rick Reibstein<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rick Reibstein blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trunity.com\/ec-blog\">http:\/\/www.trunity.com\/ec-blog <\/a>&#8220;The Environmental Citizen&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em>Handbook of Energy and Environmental Security<\/em>, (Ed. Muhammed Asif, Elsevier, 2022), chapter 20: \u201cEngagement and Relational Governance\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781538160039\/Reconstructing-Environmental-Governance-The-Chance-to-Choose-a-Better-Future\">Reconstructing Environmental Governance: The Chance to Choose a Better Future<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/stories\/2020-12-10\/helping-indigenous-peoples-stay-on-their-land\/\">&#8220;Helping Indigenous Peoples Stay on their Land&#8221;<\/a> <em>Resilience (2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ise\/2020\/10\/26\/vote-to-save-the-world\/\">&#8220;Vote to Save the World&#8221; Institute for Sustainable Energy&#8221;<\/a> (2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/tinnitustoday\/docs\/tinnitustoday-winter2020-06-email?fr=sNjI1YzEyMDMzMg\">&#8220;When\u00a0 the Pandemic Subsides, Will the Noise Return?&#8221;<\/a> <em>Tinnitus Today (2020).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.law.wne.edu\/lawreview\/vol40\/iss1\/4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cEnvironmental Law\u2014Resuming Progress On Lead Poisoning: A Prime Indicator Of Civilization.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><em>Western New England University Law Review<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2018).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cToxics Reduction Suggestions for Communities.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>MASustainableCommunities.com<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2017).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/young_lawyers\/publications\/tyl\/topics\/environmental-law\/can-our-children-trust-us-their-future.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cCan Our Children Trust Us with Their Future? Juliana Is a Reminder That the Government\u2019s Purpose Is to Be a Guardian for Future Generations.\u201d<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>TYL<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2017).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregreview.org\/2017\/11\/29\/reibstein-improve-regulation-not-repeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cImprove Regulation, Do Not Repeal It.\u201d<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>The Regulatory Review<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>(2017).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2452223617300457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cA More Ethical Chemistry.\u201d<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>(2017).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ise\/2016\/11\/17\/the-kelsey-cascadia-rose-juliana-decision-a-ray-of-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cThe Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana Decision: A Ray of Light.\u201d<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Institute of Sustainable Energy (<\/em>2016).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regblog.org\/2016\/11\/02\/reibstein-restoring-pollution-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cRestoring Pollution Prevention and the Concept of Positive Freedom.\u201d<\/a><em><span>\u00a0<\/span>RegBlog<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2016).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/talkerofthetown.com\/2016\/05\/25\/many-different-paths-to-restoration-at-nazareth-colleges-symposium-on-nature-and-environment-in-world-religions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201c\u2018Many Different Paths to Restoration\u2019: About Presenting on Faith in Democracy at an Interfaith Conference on the Environment.\u201d<\/a><em><span>\u00a0<\/span>Nazareth College<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2016).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bard.edu\/cep\/blog\/?p=7662http:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cConstructive Engagement with Government Related to the Power Dialog.\u201d<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Bard Center for Environmental Policy<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2015).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2565941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cThe Path to Climate Responsible Investment\u201d<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(with<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/people\/faculty\/cutler-cleveland\/\" title=\"Cutler Cleveland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cutler Cleveland<\/a>).<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Energy in Context<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2015).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLet a Thousand Alternative Energy Flowers Bloom.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Energy in Context<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2015).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/doc\/massachusetts-office-of-technical-assistance-advisory-preventive-hazard-evaluation-for-process\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cPreventive Hazard Evaluation for Process Safety.\u201d<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2013).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nebhe.org\/thejournal\/linking-top-down-to-bottom-up-for-sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cLinking Top-Down to Bottom-Up For Sustainability.\u201d<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>New England Journal of Higher Education<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2013).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/files\/2012\/08\/Tools-of-P2-for-GHG.pdf\">\u201cUsing the Tools of Pollution Prevention to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Environmental Law Reporter (<\/em>2009),<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>advocates a rich mix of governance tools\u00a0and learning from the success of pollution prevention programs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/files\/2012\/08\/rccpnhpoanomorespread.pdf\">\u201cNo More Spreading Lead.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>New Hampshire Property Owners Newsletter<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2009),<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>explains how fully observing the letter and\u00a0absorbing the spirit of lead paint law would be of\u00a0benefit to the regulated community (for example, landlords), and not just those potentially exposed to lead.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/files\/2012\/08\/SUSTAINReibstein.pdf\">\u201cWhat if Technical Assistance Really Works?\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Sustain<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2008)<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a>reports on data proving a program of onsite, confidential technical assistance by the state can produce substantial reductions in toxics use, and builds \u201csocial intellectual capital\u201d for solving common problems.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/files\/2012\/08\/timetogetreal.pdf\">\u201cTime to Get Real: The Necessity of Legal Accountability for Responsible Transnational Commerce.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Environmental Law Reporter<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2007),<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>argues that worldwide responsible corporate behavior will not properly evolve in the absence of legal remedies, and proposes that corporations interested in being identified as responsible should make themselves accountable across borders.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/files\/2012\/08\/preventive_preparedness_eqm_article_reibstein.pdf\">\u201cPreventive Preparedness: The Highest Value Emergency Planning.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Environmental Quality Management<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2006),<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a>describes the value of emergency planning that is integrated with other efforts and is not just about response, but which addresses the root cause of the risk, the use of dangerous chemicals. \u201cThe bomb can\u2019t go off if there is no bomb.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/files\/2012\/08\/goodfaith.pdf\">\u201cGood Faith as a Fundamental Principle of Relational Environmental Governance.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Environmental Law Reporter<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>(2002),<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>argues that\u00a0enforcement policies providing for penalty breaks when violating entities have\u00a0acted in good faith should be broadened to include \u201cprecontact\u201d good faith before enforcement commences.\u00a0 It recommends\u00a0an approach of helping first and\u00a0encouraging\u00a0willing compliance, with enforcement strong but\u00a0applied\u00a0carefully,\u00a0to foster desired behavior, and that this better reflects reality and creates the relationship between government and the governed\u00a0needed for\u00a0improved environmental 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