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 -
In this blog, Senior Attorney Nicholas Fromherz of our Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment describes the core threat that single-use plastics present to wild animals and marine life, as well as how each of us can help. A Core Threat to Wild Animals and Marine Life: The Importance of Reducing Single-Use Plastics -
To watch the one hour presentation, click here. WATCH: Capping Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Oregon’s Climate Protection 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 -
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 -
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.
Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law News
Events
When Offshore Wind Comes On Shore (sponsored by the Green Energy Institute)
