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, and other related disciplines.

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The journal was established in 1978 as the ''Stanford Environmental Law Annual'' to "provide a forum for student papers in developing areas of environmental law." After a three-year hiatus between 1983 and 1986, the journal resumed publication as the ''Stanford Environmental Law Journal''. In the 2016

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Law Journal Rankings, the journal was the second-highest rated environmental, natural resources, and land use law journal by

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. Articles in the journal have been cited by many

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, and the journal posts some past issues on its website.
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