Professor Börk Writes About Kern River Conflict for CalMatters

The State Water Resources Board’s handling of a conflict regarding the Kern River will be telling for the future of California streams and rivers, Professor Karrigan Börk writes in a Jan. 3 CalMatters op-ed. Read the op-ed.

Professor Börk teaches and researches in the areas of environmental law, natural resources, and administrative law. He graduated with Distinction and Pro Bono Distinction from Stanford Law School in 2009, and completed his Ph.D. in Ecology at UC Davis in September 2011. He received the Shapiro Family Award in 2011 as the Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Ecology at UC Davis. He clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Mary Beck Briscoe, U.S. District Court Judge Julie Robinson, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas Judge Janice Karlin.