Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law

GreenFlash: Updates from the Environmental Law Program

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  Prof. Lisa Benjamin joins environmental law faculty at Lewis & Clark
  Professor Benjamin is a globally recognized expert and scholar in energy, climate change, and corporate law—particularly as they intersect—and her expertise will allow Lewis & Clark to expand its curriculum, scholarship, and impact in areas such as international climate change law, energy transition, environmental justice, and corporate environmental and social responsibility. More >
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  LC’s Environmental Law LLM will be offered via distance learning

  Lewis & Clark will offer its LLM degree in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law through a distance-learning online option, starting in fall 2019 (pending ABA acquiescence.) The online LLM in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law builds on the law school’s internationally recognized post-JD environmental law Master’s program, and is specifically designed for attorneys who want to more effectively practice in today’s global environmental legal issues.  Applications for the Fall 2019 Cohort are now being accepted.

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  LC’s Environmental Law program one of best in the U.S.
  Lewis & Clark’s Environmental Law program has once again been recognized as one of the best in the country. US News and World Report recently released its 2019 ranking of top specialty law programs, and Lewis & Clark is ranked #2. In environmental law courses, students learn about energy law and policy, conservation of natural resources, sustainable development, global warming and more. Our passionate faculty, students, alums and staff are the heart of our program. More >
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  Hannah Clements Named Wyss Scholar

  Lewis & Clark Law School is pleased to announce that Hannah Clements ’20 is the second Wyss Scholar to be selected from the law school. The Wyss Foundation is a private, charitable organization dedicated to western public lands issues, and its Scholars Program supports graduate-level education for the next generation of leaders in western land conservation.

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  Professor Rohlf Cited in NY District Court Census Decision
  U.S. District Court Judge in New York cited an article written by Professor Dan Rohlf in his conclusion stating the addition of a question asking about U.S. citizenship to the 2020 census is unlawful. More >
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  New Certificate in Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability
  Lewis & Clark Law School launches new Certificate in Energy, Innovation and Sustainability for JD students who want to prepare for careers in energy fields. More >
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  Professor Mike Blumm of Lewis & Clark Law School contributes to op-ed on recent decision on the youth climate case in The Oregonian
  Professor Mike Blumm of Lewis & Clark Law School contributes to op-ed in The Oregonian, referring to the recent decision in the Oregon Court of Appeals on the Chernaik v. Oregon case as giving judicial approval to government inaction. More >
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  Professor Bill Funk of Lewis & Clark Law School weighs in on the effects of the Lucia v. SEC decision on Yale Blog Notice & Comment
  Professor Bill Funk of Lewis & Clark Law School weighs in on the effects of the Lucia v. SEC decision holding administrative law judges as officers of the U.S. and not employees in Yale Blog Notice & Comment. More >
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  Prof. Blumm receives grant to update “Sacrificing the Salmon: Legal History of the Decline of Columbia Basin Salmon”
  Professor Michael Blumm received a grant from the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF) to support updates and revisions to his 2002 book, “Sacrificing the Salmon: A Legal History of the Decline of Columbia Basin Salmon.” More >
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  Environmental Law Program welcomes visiting scholars from across the globe
  This past year, the Environmental Law Program at Lewis & Clark Law School has welcomed attorneys, scholars, and visiting professors and lecturers from around the world. More >
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  Alumni Manage Environmental Resource Issues in Pacific Islands
  A number of Lewis & Clark Law School alumni now hold legal positions in Pacific Island nations that give them responsibility over environmental, natural resource, fishery and tourism management. Here are brief reports from four alumni—including several recent graduates—that highlight the nature of their work and explain how their experiences at the law school paved the way for their careers today. More >
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  Professor Erica Lyman of Lewis & Clark heads the legal consultation on US Fish & Wildlife Service project to combat wildlife trafficking in Angola
  Erica Lyman, Staff Attorney and Clinical Professor for the International Environmental Law Project (IELP), is the lead legal consultant on a U.S. FWS project to improve the conditions to combat wildlife trafficking in Angola, as well as a separate U.K-funded project to train prosecutors, police, and the judiciary on combating wildlife crimes. More >
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  Lewis & Clark earns top ten spot on sustainability campus index
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  2L student Cooper Rodgers selected for prestigious Wyss Scholars Program
  In early Fall 2017, the Wyss Foundation selected Lewis & Clark and its Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law program as one of the first law schools to be included in the Wyss Scholars Program. Lewis & Clark is pleased to announce that Cooper Rodgers is the inaugural Wyss Scholar at Lewis & Clark Law School. More >
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  LL.M.’s with Energy focus: Lewis & Clark’s program highlighted
  Lewis & Clark Law School’s LL.M. program is featured in this article by B. Xu posted on llm-guide.com regarding master of law programs with an energy focus.   More >