Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law

GreenFlash: Updates from the Environmental Law Program

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  #1 in the Nation for Environmental Law
  US News announced its 2020 rankings of law schools, and named Lewis & Clark Environmental Law program as number one in the nation. More >
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  Michelle J. DePass, CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust, to give 2020 MLK lecture
  Michelle J. DePass is the president and chief executive officer of Meyer Memorial Trust. For more than three decades, DePass has distinguished herself as a thought leader at the intersections of academia, government and progressive philanthropy. She is known as a convener who brings people together, generates solutions and sources meaningful change by and for communities most impacted by inequity. Social, economic and environmental justice have been the North Stars of a career that began in community organizing in New York and has led to leadership positions in philanthropy, government, academia and the nonprofit sector. Her particular passions center on justice for people of color, women, indigenous peoples and communities that face down the stiffest barriers. More >
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  Lewis & Clark Law School Receives $3.7 Million to Support Environmental Law Fellowships, Scholarships
  Lewis & Clark Law School received a charitable bequest totaling $3.7 million to support public interest environmental law. The bequest, from Washington environmental activist John E. Diehl, is the second-largest single gift ever made to the law school. More >
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  NEDC and the beginnings of environmental law at Lewis & Clark
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  Alumni update: David Marín Cortés leads environmental enforcement for the TPA
  David Marín Cortés (LLM ’15) is the first Executive Director of the Secretariat for Environmental Enforcement Matters (SEEM) under the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) between the United States and Colombia. More >
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  Lewis & Clark’s Env Law program ranked #1 in the U.S. (again!)
  Lewis & Clark’s Environmental Law program (celebrating its 50th year in 2020) is ranked #1 in the U.S. in a recent analysis. The article notes the “forward-thinking courses”, summer courses, and student groups at the law school. More >
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  Prof. Erica Lyman is new Director of International Environmental Law Project
  Professor Erica Lyman (’05) will lead Lewis & Clark Law School’s International Environmental Law Project (IELP) as of September 1, 2019. As a staff attorney for IELP, Lyman has worked to promote consideration of climate change on World Heritage sites; served as a legal advisor for Palau and the Maldives during the climate change negotiations, including during the adoption of the Paris Agreement; crafted the legal arguments that eventually ended Japanese high seas whaling; and is currently working in 15 African countries on evaluating and drafting legislation to combat wildlife trafficking.
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  L&C Alum Tara Brock Joins Oceana as Pacific Counsel
  L&C alum, Tara Brock, has joined Oceana as Pacific Counsel, based in Portland, Oregon. Brock brings with her more than a decade of experience and a diverse background in ocean conservation, not only as an attorney but also through community organizing, policy expertise and advocacy, and communications outreach. More >
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  LC’s Env Law Program Rated A+ by Pre-Law Magazine
  Lewis & CLark’s Environmental Law program is rated A+ and featured in the Pre-Law magazine: “Students can get key practical-training experience in the school’s Earthrise Law Center legal clinic. The school also boasts the International Environmental Law Project, the Green Energy Institute and the Environmental Law Review. “ More >
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  Prof. Benjamin Appointed to UN Climate Change Committee
  Professor Lisa Benjamin, the newest faculty member of Lewis & Clark Law School has been appointed as a member of the Compliance Committee of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). More >
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  LC’s Environmental Law LLM offered via distance learning

  Lewis & Clark now offers its LLM degree in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law through a distance-learning online option. 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 Spring 2020 Cohort are now being accepted.

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  Prof. Powers awarded Oregon State Bar’s 2019 President’s Sustainability Award
  The Oregon State Bar (OSB) is presenting the 2019 President’s Sustainability Award to Lewis & Clark Law Professor Melissa Powers for her “contributions to the goal of sustainability in Oregon’s legal profession through education, advocacy, leadership in sustainable business practices, or other efforts.”  More >
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  President Wiewel Calls on Higher Ed to Lead Climate Change Battle
  President Wim Wiewel attended the 2019 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit, where he and fellow college and university leaders made a public pledge to work harder, faster, and smarter to drive climate action forward. In an op-ed in the Portland Business Journal, President Wim Wiewel discusses the work we’ve done and the work ahead. More >