Environmental and Natural Resources Law

GreenFlash: Updates from the Environmental Law Program

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  Prof. Ryan weighs in on sweeping amendments to China’s Environmental Protection Law
  Professor Erin Ryan, who spent a year teaching as a Fulbright Scholar at Ocean University in Qingdao, China, discusses the sweeping new amendments to China’s Environmental Protection Laws, which are intended to better cope with the air and water pollution problems that increasingly make international news. More >
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  LC throws a 50th birthday party for the Wilderness Act
  The world’s first formal recognition of  “wilderness” came fifty years ago when President Johnson signed into law the Wilderness Act which designated 9 million acres of “instant wilderness,” defined as “untrammeled” areas, where “man is a visitor who does not remain.” Last week, over 100 people joined together at Lewis & Clark to honor the anniversary with presentations and discussions of the Act’s meaning, impact and challenges. More >
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  Snapshot of an “almost” JD and an “already” champion: Laura Kerr
  Laura Kerr is an “almost” JD - and an “already” Environmental Moot Court Advocate of the year. She won the Lewis & Clark competition last week, arguing in front of a distinguished panel that included Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Scott Matheson, Jr., of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and Judge Jeremy Fogel of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. More >
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  Ecosystem services: up close and personal with Prof. Ryan
  Professor Erin Ryan reflects on a field trip with students to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge: “I like to give my students the opportunity to explore the different ecosystem services offered by the bottomland/wetland environment up close and personally, in a way you can’t do from a textbook.” More >
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  Environmental law program receives top U.S. News ranking
  Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Program tied for No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 annual rankings of law schools. The ranking was produced through a survey of faculty from across the country teaching in the environmental law field. More >
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  Environmental Law for International Lawyers Summer Institute
  Lewis & Clark is launching a summer institute in environmental law for international lawyers. In addition to offering an array of environmental and natural resources law courses, the participants will be offered two week visits with Portland law firms specializing in environmental and international business transactions. See attached flyer. Contact Lucy Brehm at lbrehm@lclark.edu for more information More >