NR&E; is published quarterly, by season. Each issue publishes 8 to 10 feature articles reflecting the theme of a given issue. Regular departments include Insights, featuring short articles on hot topics in environmental, energy, and resources law; Literary Resources, featuring reviews of books and periodicals of interest to the environment, energy, and resources bar; and Interviews, featuring conversations with leaders in the environment, energy, and resources fields.

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