Our Mission
The Tulane Environmental Law Journal (TELJ) is a biannual legal periodical produced and edited by students of Tulane Law School with the support of the faculty and administration.
TELJ publishes scholarly works from practitioners, professors, relevant experts, and law students on critical legal issues affecting the environment, energy production, and the natural world. Recent issues have featured diverse topics stretching from a series of articles analyzing the past and future of CERCLA litigation; an investigation of the legal underpinnings of the modern land reform movement in Latin America; and the political and legal climate in Louisiana leading up to Hurricane Katrina, as well as the decisions needed following the devastating storm.
Established in 1988, TELJ has grown into one of the nation’s premier publications in environmental law. Tulane is recognized as having one of the strongest environmental law programs in the country, and TELJ has been rated as one of the top 15 environmental law journals.
Each issue is available to millions of law students and professionals through the Westlaw and Lexis research services.
Volume 39 (2025-2026)
Editor in Chief
Raleigh Hightower
Senior Notes & Comments Editor
Caroline Hicks
Senior Articles Editor
Justin Weiss
Managing Editor
Brock Willenborg
Members
Lillie Bracken
Katherine Conner
John Miller Edwards
Calseion Freeman
Camilla Stapleton
Faculty Advisor
Adam Babich
Faculty Advisor Emeritus
Oliver A. Houck
Business Manager
Laura Rayon Chavero
Editorial Assistant
Elena Johnson
Publications Director
Nicole L. Manganaro
Please contact our Senior Articles Editor, Justin Weiss, to submit an article for consideration.
Note: We do not currently accept submissions from current law students of other schools
Submission Guidelines
How to Submit
The Tulane Environmental Law Journal encourages authors to submit completed articles through ExpressO (preferred), Scholastica, or directly to the Senior Articles Editor via email. We also accept articles via regular mail, although authors may wish to send their manuscripts via UPS or FedEx to avoid mail delays in New Orleans. Hard copy manuscripts cannot be returned.
E-mail Submissions: Justin Weiss, Senior Articles Editor at jweiss19@tulane.edu
Mail Submissions:
Tulane Environmental Law Journal
Attn: Senior Articles Editor
6329 Freret Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
Phone: 504.865.5309
Fax: 504.865.6748
Format for Submissions
Electronic manuscript submissions must be in Microsoft Word format (not converted from a pdf). Submissions by mail should include one copy of the manuscript along with a computer disk copy, formatted for use with Microsoft Word. Authors should also submit a curriculum vitae.
Articles should be no more than 25,000 words in length and citations should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020). Except where the context suggests otherwise, the TELJ follows the guidelines set forth in The Gregg Reference Manual by William A. Sabin (11th ed. 2011).
Copyright Information
The Tulane Environmental Law Journal requires authors who have been accepted for publication to agree to the terms of our license agreement. Please download a PDF file of our standard license agreement and review its terms before submitting your manuscript.
Licensing Agreement
Production Information
Editorial operations of The Tulane Environmental Law Journal are conducted by utilizing Microsoft Word software to produce camera-ready proofs. The Tulane Environmental Law Journal is printed by Joe Christensen, Inc. in Lincoln, Nebraska. Its publication number is ISSN 1057-6857.
TELJ is printed on 100% post-consumer content, recycled, chlorine-free paper.
The Tulane Environmental Law Journal (ISSN 1057-6857) is published twice a year in winter and summer.
Price List
Prices for Volume 39 (2025-2026) are as follows:
Domestic Price: $40.00
Foreign Price: $45.00
Individual articles, past and current, can be purchased in pdf format for $6.50 at our online store. Back issues (hard copy) are available through William S. Hein & Co., Inc. (Tel. 800-828-7571).
To subscribe, visit our online store or reach out at lawjournals@tulane.edu.
Editor in Chief: Raleigh Hightower
Senior Articles Editor: Justin Weiss
To subscribe, inquire with our Business Manager.
The Tulane Journal of Environmental Law is available in print or online via LexisNexis, HeinOnline, and EBSCO. Online and previous issues are available via the Tulane Library.
