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Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center

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Engaging the law to support sustainability on earth.

For more than 50 years, the Environmental and Natural Resources(ENR) Law Center’s focus on public interest environmental law and commitment to innovations in environmental legal education have made it one of the nation’s most respected programs.


#9
in the nation
for environmental law

2023-2024 US News and world report
A+
GRADING FROM PRELAW MAGAZINE

 


Ranked #9 in the nation, according to US News and World Report, the ENR Center has consistently ranked among the leading environmental law programs in the US for 16 years.

 


This year, preLaw magazine, a publication of The National Jurist gave the ENR a grade of ‘A+’, the highest score possible on its list of best law school programs.


Read this year's ENR Magazine

 

2022 ENR Year in Review title page

Previous Years in Review


ENR News

In January 2023, Professor Greg Dotson coauthored an article with Energy Foundation Federal Program Director Dustin J. Maghamfar for the Environmental Law Reporter. This summer, the Environmental Law Forum re-ran "The Clean Air Act Amendments of 2022: Clean Air, Climate Change, and the Inflation Reduction Act," featuring the article as the year's best. 
Don't miss "Navigating Water Policy after Sackett v. EPA" at 2:00 PM. Professor Adell Amos will serve as a panelist, and Professor Greg Dotson will act as moderator. 

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ENR Events

17th Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture with Elizabeth Kronk Warner
Oct24
17th Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture with Elizabeth Kronk Warner Oct 24 University of Oregon School of Law, Rm. 175 and Zoom

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Practical Experience

With an emphasis on intellectually challenging and creative work, students learn how to work up cases, prepare expert witnesses, write persuasive motions and memoranda, and appear at oral argument in real-world situations.

Students receive practical skills training through:

  • Legal Research and Writing
  • Environmental Law Clinic
  • Mediation Clinic
  • Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation
  • Advanced Environmental Law Clinic
  • Environmental Law Externship
  • Moot Court

ENR Practical Experience


 

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Careers

The environment has only increased in importance to governments, businesses, and individuals. Graduates of Oregon Law’s long-established and top-ranked Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program are among the most sought-after by employers.

Common Careers include:

  • Litigator
  • Transactional Attorney
  • Sustainability Manager
  • Legislative Aide
  • Policy Advisor
  • Conservation Director
  • Public Utilities Specialist
  • Nonprofit Director
  • Environmental Advocate

ENR Careers


ENR Faculty

As leaders and innovators, the distinguished faculty at the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center are renowned climate change scholars, water law experts, and environmental law pioneers.

 

“We strive to produce cutting-edge and transformative research that will shape the future. Drawing upon our rich legacy in environmental law, we are always looking ahead to the needs of the planet, humanity, and our fellow species. In this new era defined by climate change, we engage our students, alumni, and colleagues to solve the crucial problems of our time.”

— Mary Wood, Philip H. Knight Professor, Faculty Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center

Meet our Faculty


SUPPORT THE ENR CENTER

We pride ourselves on providing students with excellent teaching, skills-based learning opportunities, and a rich, diverse ENR curriculum.

We also contribute on-the-ground solutions to today's most challenging environmental problems. 

Please consider giving to the ENR Center to help us continue our work!