William Goldfarb

A graduate of Yale Law School, William Goldfarb is Professor of Environmental Law at Cook College, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, and is the regular "Litigation and Legislation" columnist and Law Contributing Editor of Water Resources Bulletin, journal of the American Water Resources Association. Goldfarb taught environmental law courses for engineering and science students at Stevens Institute of Technology from 1970 until 1974, when he became Professor of...See more

A graduate of Yale Law School, William Goldfarb is Professor of Environmental Law at Cook College, Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, and is the regular "Litigation and Legislation" columnist and Law Contributing Editor of Water Resources Bulletin, journal of the American Water Resources Association. Goldfarb taught environmental law courses for engineering and science students at Stevens Institute of Technology from 1970 until 1974, when he became Professor of Environmental Law at Rutgers. He now teaches environmental and water law courses to graduate and undergraduate students mainly in engineering, science, planning, and natural resources management. He also participates in multidisciplinary water resources research teams. Earlier, the author practiced corporate law in New York City, earned a doctorate in English and comparative literature from Columbia University, and taught in that field several years. As a longtime special consultant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, he drafted many of the water pollution control laws for that state. He has also served on the New Jersey Governor's Science Advisory Committee and as president of the New Jersey Environmental Lobby. In addition to the book Water Law, Dr. Goldfarb has written numerous articles and book chapters on various aspects of environmental law. See less