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Prior to teaching at the University of Alabama, Mr. Kuehn was a professor at the Tulane Law School in New Orleans. He served as director of Tulane's environmental law clinic from 1989 to 1999. Before joining the Tulane faculty, he was a trial attorney in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and worked as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, D.C.

In 1997, the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic filed a complaint on behalf of local residents with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleging that the state of Louisiana's permitting of the Shintech PVC plant in Convent, Louisiana, violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. EPA adopted the Shintech complaint as a test case for its new Title VI administrative enforcement policy and was expected, until Shintech suddenly withdrew its plans to construct the plant, to issue a decision on the complaint in 1999. The success of the Tulane clinic on the Shintech case, and the resulting backlash from the governor, have led to dramatic and unprecedented new restrictions by the Louisiana Supreme Court on the ability of law clinics in Louisiana to represent needy citizens and community groups. Professor Kuehn has written and lectured on a wide range of environmental law topics including environmental enforcement, risk assessment, environmental justice, Superfund, and federal-state relations.

Professor Kuehn earned his B.A. from Duke University, his J.D. from George Washington University School of Law, his LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law, and his M.P.H. from the Harvard University School of Public Health.

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ABOUT Mission & Goals Bylaws Strategic Plan Leadership Governing Board Board of Directors Executive Director History Evolution of NAELS History of NAELS (.doc)	NAELS Board of Directors Robert Kuehn Professor, University of Alabama Prior to teaching at the University of Alabama, Mr. Kuehn was a professor at the Tulane Law School in New Orleans. He served as director of Tulane's environmental law clinic from 1989 to 1999. Before joining the Tulane faculty, he was a trial attorney in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and worked as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, D.C. In 1997, the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic filed a complaint on behalf of local residents with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleging that the state of Louisiana's permitting of the Shintech PVC plant in Convent, Louisiana, violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. EPA adopted the Shintech complaint as a test case for its new Title VI administrative enforcement policy and was expected, until Shintech suddenly withdrew its plans to construct the plant, to issue a decision on the complaint in 1999. The success of the Tulane clinic on the Shintech case, and the resulting backlash from the governor, have led to dramatic and unprecedented new restrictions by the Louisiana Supreme Court on the ability of law clinics in Louisiana to represent needy citizens and community groups. Professor Kuehn has written and lectured on a wide range of environmental law topics including environmental enforcement, risk assessment, environmental justice, Superfund, and federal-state relations. Professor Kuehn earned his B.A. from Duke University, his J.D. from George Washington University School of Law, his LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law, and his M.P.H. from the Harvard University School of Public Health. [back to bio homepage]
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