Bruce Huber
Notre Dame Law School
Professor of Law
- Energy law
- Environmental law
- Natural resources law
- Political science
- Property law
- Public land and resource management
- Renewable energy
Huber in the News
Miami Herald
Can Trump overturn Biden’s ban on offshore drilling? ‘It’s not so simple,’ experts say
January 08, 2025
Echoing this, Bruce Huber, a law professor at University of Notre Dame, told McClatchy News that “the law is ambiguous on this point.”
The Conversation
Why UN climate change summits are ‘fundamentally flawed’
December 02, 2024
“As a result, fossil fuels remain relatively inexpensive, and their use and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow,” says Bruce Huber, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame.
The Conversation
Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re so hard to eliminate
November 12, 2024
Bruce Huber, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
Houston Chronicle (subscription required)
New California lawsuit claims Exxon's Baytown plastic recycling plant was key to public deception
September 25, 2024
“It's not an easy case to make,” said Notre Dame law professor Bruce Huber. He expects the case to be an uphill battle for Bonta.
The Washington Post
Is recycling beyond fixing? Here’s why California thinks so.
September 25, 2024
California’s primary claim relies on the argument that Exxon created a “public nuisance” by overplaying the likelihood of plastic being recycled and normalizing consumption of single-use plastics. But Bruce Huber, a professor at Notre Dame Law School who specializes in environmental law, said this strategy is tricky because it depends on a judge’s willingness to take an expansive view of public nuisance laws.
Politico
California to Exxon: Time to go
September 24, 2024
It’s headlined by a public nuisance claim that could be tough to prove, given the long chain of events from the production of a plastic polymer to its contributing to the harm of someone or something out in the world, said Notre Dame Law School professor of environmental law Bruce Huber.
Reuters
California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution
September 23, 2024
Notre Dame Law School Professor Bruce Huber, who specializes in environmental law, said California may face an "uphill battle" with its lawsuit.
The New York Times
California Sues Exxon Over Plastics Pollution and Recycling ‘Myth’
September 23, 2024
Bruce Huber, a professor at Notre Dame Law School who specializes in environmental and energy law, said Mr. Bonta’s lawsuit faces “an uphill battle” because of the murky nature of public-nuisance laws, even if there is evidence that plastics makers had not “been forthright” about the challenges of recycling.
Associated Press
California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling
September 23, 2024
Notre Dame Law School professor Bruce Huber, who specializes in environmental, natural resources and energy law, said the state faces an uphill battle in its suit against ExxonMobil despite evidence that plastic manufacturers “have not been forthright” about the challenges of turning old plastics into new items.
The Washington Post
How a tree dispute between New Jersey neighbors took over the internet
July 10, 2023
But trees “are an endless source of dispute,” according to Bruce Huber, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, and the case quickly rippled from Shinway’s Kinnelon community onto the internet, where it raked in millions of views, inspired memes and became entertainment for many.
The Guardian
Shell’s actual spending on renewables is fraction of what it claims, group alleges
February 01, 2023
Bruce Huber, an expert in environmental law at Notre Dame University, said the new complaint highlights the external pressure that environmentalists are now placing upon fossil fuel companies.
USA Today
Fact check: GOP senators blocked Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination, not Trump
August 17, 2022
Trump did not personally revoke Garland’s nomination, Bruce Huber, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, told USA TODAY in an email.
The Week, Yahoo
Did the Supreme Court really set back America's climate change fight?
July 07, 2022
"In the '70s and '80s, Congress was passing major legislation all the time," Notre Dame law professor Bruce Huber tells the Times.
The New York Times
Gridlock in Congress Has Amplified the Power of the Supreme Court
July 02, 2022
“In the ’70s and ’80s, Congress was passing major legislation all the time,” said Bruce Huber, a law professor at Notre Dame.