The year 2012 was another eventful one for attorneys interested in environmental law and policy. The following reviews this year’s “top ten” issues, several of which will continue to occupy the public agenda during 2013, a gubernatorial election year.

10. Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic and OPRA.The court has clarified how the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) applied to the Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic. Sussex Commons Associates v. Rutgers, the State University, 210 N.J. 531 (2012). See L. Goldshore, “The Limits of OPRA’s Reach,” 209 N.J.L.J. 279(July 16, 2012).