Fighting Westway
Environmental Law, Citizen Activism, and the Regulatory War that Transformed New York City

A book talk with author William W. Buzbee

William W. Buzbee is a professor of law who is joining Georgetown’s law school next year. He is currently the director of the Emory Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program, and regularly assists with environmental and regulatory matters in courts, Congress, and agencies. He teaches environmental law, administrative law, legislation and regulation, and seminars on environmental, regulatory, and constitutional law subjects. His new book, Fighting Westway: Environmental Law, Citizen Activism, and the Regulatory War that Transformed New York City was recently published by Cornell University Press.

Of Fighting Westway, John H. Adams, Founding Director of Natural Resources Defense Council and co-author of A Force for Nature said,”Finally! The first thorough, truthful account of one of the great environmental battles of the twentieth century! William W. Buzbee captures in rigorous detail the successful fight a group of dedicated citizens waged against the major economic and political powers of the day. Westway was a victory for honesty, principle, and the rule of law. Long live the Clean Water Act and the Hudson River striped bass!”