Faculty Profile
John S. Applegate
Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and IU Vice President for Planning and Policy
Background
- Applegate was a member of Phi Beta Kappa at Haverford College
- Appointed IU Vice President for Planning and Policy, July 2008
- Presidential Fellow, Indiana University, 2007-08
- James B. Helmer Jr. Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1987-98
- Clerk, Hon. Edward S. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1981-83
- Neighborhood Legal Services Program, 1986
- Associate, Covington & Burling, 1983-87
Biography
Professor Applegate, a distinguished environmental law scholar, joined the faculty in 1998. Nationally recognized for his work in environmental risk assessment and policy analysis, he has written many articles on the regulation of toxic substances and public participation in environmental decisions.
In addition, Applegate is an award-winning teacher, known for his ability to present complex information with an engaging style and wry wit. His courses include Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes, International Environmental Law, and Property.
In 2007, he was appointed Indiana University's first Presidential Fellow, serving both retired President Adam Herbert and current President Michael McRobbie as a senior member of the IU President's staff.
Selected Works
- ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: RCRA, CERCLA, AND THE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (Foundation: Turning Point Series) (& JAN G. LAITOS) (2005).
- THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF ESSAYS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: ENVIRONMENTAL RISK (2 volumes; Ashgate 2004) (editor), and Introduction: Environmental Risk: Defining the Problem and Disciplining the Response (pp. xiii-xxiv).
- THE REGULATION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES (Foundation Press 2000) (& JAN G. LAITOS, CELIA CAMPBELL-MOHN); and TEACHERS MANUAL (2002).
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Missing Information: The Scientific Data Gap in Conservation and Chemical Regulation, 83 IND. L.J. ___ (2007) (introduction to symposium conference in March 2006, organized with Robert Fischman).
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The Story of Reserve Mining: Managing Scientific Uncertainty in Environmental Regulation in ENVIRONMENTAL LAW STORIES (Richard Lazarus & Oliver Houck, eds.) (Foundation Press 2005).
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The Taming of the Precautionary Principle, 27 WM. & M. ENVTL. L. & POLICY REV. 13 (2002).
- Beyond the Usual Suspects: The Use of Citizens Advisory Boards in Environmental Decisionmaking, 73 IND. L.J. 903 (1998).
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