Jay Austin

Jay Austin has been at ELI since 1992. He is editor-in-chief of ELI’s flagship journal, the Environmental Law Reporter, and directs the Institute’s Program on the Constitution, Courts, and Legislation, which focuses on the intersection of U.S. constitutional and environmental law and trends in the federal courts. In the latter role, he produces scholarly research and commentary on environmental litigation; key areas of constitutional law, including the Commerce Clause, Fifth Amendment takings, and Article III standing; and on the major federal environmental statutes, such as the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and Endangered Species Act.

Austin also assists with directing ELI's Ocean Program, and has extensive experience with the Institute's international programs. Based in Portland, Oregon, he maintains specialties in water pollution law, coastal and ocean law, constitutional law, administrative law, environmental impact assessment, and procedures for public participation in environmental decisionmaking.