Environmental Law Curriculum

We provide one of the most extensive year-round environmental, natural resources, and energy law curriculum in the United States. This wide array of classes gives our students flexibility in choosing their courses and the potential for careful focus in areas of special interest.  Below is a list of courses we offer each year or every other year. These classes are available to JD, LLM and MSL students (except as noted). Each summer we also offer several special intensive environmental courses. 

Please also check the current course schedule, and the summer course schedule, for additional courses that may not be listed below. For Lewis & Clark Law students looking for curriculum advice, please refer to our curriculum guide or contact the Associate Dean or Associate Director, or environmental law faculty.

Core Courses:

• Environmental Law
• Administrative Law

Other Courses:

• Animals in the Law
• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act*
• Climate Change: International Law
• Climate Change: US Law & Policy
• Cultural Resources Protection*
• Earthrise Ethics I
• Earthrise Ethics II
• Emerging Topics in Environmental Law (LLM only)
• Energy Law: Electricity Regulation
• Energy Resources: Law & Policy
• Environmental Enforcement*
• Environmental Justice
• Environmental Justice/Civil Rights Practicum
• Environmental Law Advocacy I
• Environmental Law Advocacy II 
• Environmental Litigation
• Environmental Negotiation and Mediation
• Environmental Prosecution
• Food Law
• Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Law *
• Forest Law & Policy
• Hazardous Waste Law *
• Individual Research & Tutorial Experiences (environmental topics)
• International Environmental Law
• International Wildlife Law
• Land Use Planning
• Law of Columbia River *
• Law, Science & Environment *
• Legal Research: Administrative Law*
• Legal Research:  Environmental Law
• Native American Natural Resources Law*
• Natural Resources Law*
• Northwest Energy Law*
• Ocean & Coastal Law
• Oregon Land Use*
• Public Lands & Resources Law
• Public Trust *
• Renewable Energy Law and Policy
• Renewable Energy Development & Finance *
• Supreme Court and the Environment*
• Sustainability in Law and Business *
• Toxic Torts*
• Water Law
• Wildlife Law

 *every other year offering

Practical Skills Offerings

Clinics:

• Earthrise Law Center
• International Animal and Environmental Law Clinic

Legal Practica (part-time work with a local placement):

• Legal Practicum: Environmental & Natural Resources Law
• Legal Practicum: Natural Resources Litigation/Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC)
• Externship (Environmental) (full or part-time placements)

Law Review:

• Environmental Law Review (JD students only)

Moot Court:

• Moot Court: Environmental (JD students only)

 

Environmental Summer School

Each summer we offer environmental classes.  Please check our summer page for current course list.