ENR News and Features

Alumna Jocelyn Pease Named "One to Watch" in Energy and Environmental Law

Gov. Kate Brown
After Gov. Brown acts to cut carbon emissions, Oregon industry considers next move
Statesman Journal: Assistant Professor Greg Dotson provides expert commentary.
PIELC poster
2020 Public interest Environmental Law Conference Canceled
After days of deliberation, the Conference Co-Directors have made the truly heartbreaking decision to cancel the 38th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, which was scheduled to take place March 5-8, 2020.
sunrise, fog and steam from industrial complex
Guest View: Action needed on climate front
The Register-Guard: Assistant Professor Greg Dotson writes an opinion piece.
PIELC poster
PIELC 2020: March 5-8 at the University of Oregon School of Law
Join us at the University of Oregon School of Law March 5-8 for the 38th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, the premier annual gathering for environmentalists worldwide, and is distinguished as the oldest and largest of its kind.
Dean Marcilynn Burke
Anything New Under the Sun? When Voters Directly Regulate Energy and Mineral Development
Dean Marcilynn A. Burke recently published her article in the 65th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Annual Institute Proceedings. 
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Policy Options for Attaching Labor Standards to Employment in the Clean Energy Technology Sector
The white paper identifies and recommends potential policy options to ensure high-road labor standards are met in the clean energy sector.
Oregon Capitol Building statue overlooking city of Salem
Oregon lawmakers were supposed to vote on a climate change bill. Republicans walked out — again.
The Washington Post: Assistant Professor Greg Dotson provides expert commentary.
Greg Dotston
The Down and Dirty on Oregon's 'Cap and Trade' bill
Portland Tribune, via Oregon Capital Bureau: Assistant Professor Greg Dotson provides expert commentary.
Oregon Senate
The Legislature's greenhouse gas reduction bill has been the session's most complex and contentious legislation. Here's what it means
Salem Reporter: Assistant Professor Greg Dotson provides expert commentary. 
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Impasse: DLCD decision puts Jordan Cove on pause
Herald and News: Assistant Professor Sarah Adams-Schoen provides expert commentary.