News and Events

On January 2, 2025, Alicia Ouellette took the helm as the Jordan D. Schnitzer Dean of Lewis & Clark Law School.

“Dean Ouellette’s expertise and visionary leadership are exactly what is needed to build on the law school’s success and lead it into the future,” said Robin Holmes-Sullivan, president of Lewis & Clark.

Justin Kooyman, a Master of Studies in Environmental Law candidate at Lewis & Clark Law School and Director of Trail Operations for the Pacific Crest Trail Association recently had his paper, “Along” the National Scenic Trails: A Case Study of Statutory Interpretation, published in the Environmental Law Reporter. 

Bob Sallinger, who sadly passed away in October, was for decades one of the most tireless and effective advocates for conservation in both the Portland area and across the state of Oregon.

Earthrise is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard-working person with a positive attitude and a desire to have a career in the public interest environmental legal field.

Earthrise Law Center is now accepting applications from current law students who will have completed their 1L year by April 2025—or anyone who has already completed more than 32 credits of course work—for its summer 2025 clerkship program.

This past Tuesday in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, former Earthrise legal fellow and current Public Justice staff attorney Haley Nicholson delivered her first (of many, we are certain) appellate oral argument on behalf of our client, American Whitewater. 

Global Law Alliance clinic students joined advocacy groups from across the country to urge U.S. negotiators to act aggressively within the scope of their authority as the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begin to come to a close.

Interested in supporting GEI’s mission and learning skills to support you in your future energy law career? Apply to be a law clerk with GEI!

The Karuna Foundation, which focuses on fostering contributions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Himalayan region, has generously funded its first scholarship at Lewis & Clark to support LLM students from countries where Karuna has programming. The scholarship, the first of its kind for the environmental program, will provide significant funding for an international student with a passion for environmental law and climate change mitigation.

Professor Chris Wold’s latest achievements in whale conservation law, including his recent Pace International Law Review article and his impactful blog for the European Journal of International Law, continue to shape international efforts to regulate and protect endangered whale populations.

GEI offers a helpful factsheet on the status of regulatory requirements for blending hydrogen into methane in Oregon’s pipelines.

Professor Uma Outka of the University of Kansas School of Law was the featured speaker at the 36th Annual Environmental Distinguished Visitor Lecture.

This year’s ENVX Symposium, Green Innovation in China and the U.S.: Creating Climate Solutions, will be held from September 30 to October 4. The symposium features two keynote speakers in addition to a movie screening, a panel on electric vehicles, and a closing reception. All events are free and open to the public.

Students in Lewis & Clark Law School’s international environmental clinic researched and drafted a petition to the Biden Administration instructing the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) to deny funding for projects that contribute significantly to climate change.