Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law
Environmental 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 certificate programs, the LL.M. in Environmental Law, our Master of Studies in Environmental Law (for non-lawyers), and the “GreenFlash” below, and you will see that our faculty, students, and alums 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’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 > -
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 > -
Erica Lyman, Staff Attorney and Clinical Professor for the International Environmental Law Project (IELP) comments on CITES decision to crack down on Japan’s commercial sale of endangered sei whale meat. Washington Post -
Professor Melissa Powers of Lewis & Clark Law School comments on President Trump’s plan to deregulate mercury emissions in attempt to save the coal industry. Earther -
IELP has just returned from Brazil where it contributed significantly to the success of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). IELP’s efforts began a few years ago when Professor Wold, working with IELP students, prepared a paper describing the human rights of indigenous peoples to whale for nutritional and cultural subsistence. The paper argues that there is a role for the IWC to manage those hunts. More > -
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 > -
Professor Craig Johnston of Lewis & Clark Law School discusses the significance of Governor Brown’s major initiative to combat the Trump Administration’s rollbacks to environmental protections at the federal level. OPB -
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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Two accomplished legal and strategic professionals join the Green Energy Institute and Center for Animal Law Studies this spring. More > -
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 > -
The Society of Environmental Journalists recognized LC alum, Ellen Gilmer (MSL ’14) as a top beat reporter for her stories on the Dakota Access Pipeline’s impact on tribes. More > -
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 >
NEWS
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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. -
Lewis & Clark Law School launches new Certificate in Energy, Innovation and Sustainability for JD students who want to prepare for careers in energy fields. -
Erica Lyman, Staff Attorney and Clinical Professor for the International Environmental Law Project (IELP) comments on CITES decision to crack down on Japan’s commercial sale of endangered sei whale meat. -
Professor Melissa Powers of Lewis & Clark Law School comments on President Trump’s plan to deregulate mercury emissions in attempt to save the coal industry. -
Tshering Dolkar, a 2018 graduate of the Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law LLM program at Lewis & Clark, will help design, teach, and coordinate the environmental law curriculum at the Kingdom of Bhutan’s first, and only law school.
EVENTS
October 23rd, 2018
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7:00pm - 8:30pm:
21st Annual Environmental Symposium
Klan We Talk? Race, Environment, Engagement, and Empowerment, a keynote by Daryl Davis
October 30th, 2018
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5:30pm:
Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain: James L. Huffman Lecture in Honor of the Western Resources Legal Center
Judge O’Scannlain will present the 2018 James L. Huffman Lecture In Honor of the Western Resources Legal Center. The lecture, titled “19th Century Indian Treaties and 21st Century Environmental and Natural Resources: Is there a connection?”, will be held on the law school campus. A reception for all attendees will be held directly following the lecture. Judge O’Scannlain was appointed United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit by President Reagan on September 26, 1986. As a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Judge O’Scannlain has participated in over 11,000 federal cases and has written hundreds of published opinions on a broad range of subjects including constitutional law, international law, securities law, administrative law, and criminal law.
November 5th, 2018
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4:30pm:
Sustainability Council Faculty Mixer
Please join us for our annual networking event!