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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 University of Oregon School of Law's focus on public interest environmental law and commitment to innovation in environmental-legal education have made it home to one of the most respected environmental law programs in the United States. 

#7
in the nation
for environmental law

2025 U.S. News & world report
A+
GRADING FROM PRELAW MAGAZINE

 

Ranked #7 in the nation, according to US News & World Report, the ENR Center has consistently ranked among the leading environmental law programs in the US for 20 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

https://mylaw.uoregon.edu/enr-newsletter2024/

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ENR News & Events

Left, 3L Abigayle Mitchell; Right, Dr. Alaí Reyes-Santos
Dr. Reyes-Santos & 3L Abigayle Mitchell Present on Environmental Justice at CLLAS Symposium
Professor of Practice Dr. Alaí Reyes-Santos and third-year law student Abigayle Mitchell presented their research on La Piedra del Sapo, a significant Indigenous site in Puerto Rico, at the UO Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies' spring symposium, "Roots & Rhythms: Afrodescendencia, Indigenous Heritage, and Community Empowerment in Mexico and Puerto Rico. "
NCS Action Plan — Climate Superfund Bills: Funding Sky Cleanup infographic header
ENR Fellow Corinne Gibson Explores Climate Superfund Bills as Avenue for Sky Cleanup in Open-Access Infographic
As part of her fellowship with ENR's Global Environmental Democracy Project, third-year law student Corinne Gibson has created an infographic, "NCS Action Plan — Climate Superfund Bills: Funding Sky Cleanup," as a digestible public resource for understanding how the framework of Natural Resources Damages might be applied to advance carbon drawdown efforts. 
Happy Earth Day collage by former ENR Fellow Chloe Tesch, JD '24
Happy Earth Day!
We celebrated Earth Day with our traditional cake in the Wayne Morse Commons, followed by a discussion focused on the history and environmental justice implications of the Kinzua Dam, the construction of which flooded entire communities within the Seneca Nation. 

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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

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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. 

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