Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law
Welcome! Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon is an amazing place to study environmental law, natural resources law, and energy law. Our environmental law program and center is considered one of the top environmental law programs in the country by the U.S. News & World Report. Check out our JD degree with certificate programs, the LLM in Environmental Law on campus, our 100% online LLM program, our Master of Studies in Environmental Law (MSL) on campus (or non-lawyers), our 100% online MSL program (for non-lawyers), and the “GreenFlash” below, and you will see that our faculty, students, alums, and programs are extraordinary. Please contact us at elaw@lclark.edu if you have any questions. We hope to hear from you!
GreenFlash: Updates from the Environmental Law Program
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Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Program ranked #1 by US News and World Report for 2022 LC’s Enviro Law Program Ranked #1 again by US News -
As part of our continuing celebration of the Environmental Law program’s 50th anniversary, we are virtually hosting An Evening with Sally Jewell. Jewell, the Secretary of the Interior under the Obama Administration and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Recreation Equipment, Inc. (REI), will share her thoughts in a conversation with Lewis and Clark Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law Melissa Powers. An Evening With Sally Jewell - Oct 5th - 50th Anniversary of the Enviro Law program -
Prof. Lisa Benjamin was on MSNBC, discussing the link between infrastructure, climate change, and environmental justice on the Velshi show, along with other Portland community leaders. Prof. Lisa Benjamin on MSNBC, discussing the link between infrastructure, climate change, and environmental justice -
Mitch Tsai, ’10, says his firm can’t keep up with public interest demands
from California’s housing affordability crisis and greenhouse gas reduction targets. Environmental Law Alum Addresses Housing, Development Issues in California -
Three alums at Trustees for Alaska are involved in a battle to protect the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska. Alumni Work to Protect Pristine Alaskan Watershed -
Four Lewis & Clark Law alums are engaged in legal battles related to food safety - for humans, animals, and the environment - through their work at the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a nationwide nonprofit whose mission is to empower people, support farmers, and protect the earth from the harmful impacts of industrial agriculture. CFS has won several important cases recently, thanks to the hard work of these alums.
LC Law alums, George Kimbrell and others, fighting for food safety and the environment. -
Michael Benjamin Smith ’21 presented oral argument in an Earthrise lawsuit involving aquatic species and mercury pollution in Idaho, and the Judge ruled in his favor. Alum Writes Briefs and Presents Oral Argument; Federal District Court Rules in Favor -
Lewis & Clark Law students, Meg Price (’22) and Chris Bolte (’21), advanced to the semi-finals of the National Energy & Sustainability Moot Court (Energy Law Moot Court) competition in spring 2021. LC Law students, Price and Bolte, surge to the semi-finals of the National Energy Law Moot Court competition
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