A new energy and natural resources report released by the Congressional Research Service draws directly from foundational guidance Senior Fellow Chuck Sams provided while serving as director of the National Park Service in the Biden Administration.
The ENR Center partnered with Land Air Water—Oregon Law's historic public interest environmental law society—to co-host local litigator Roger Worthington for a presentation entitled, "How Can Local Governments Respond to Climate Change?"
Professor Michael Fakhri delivered the International and Comparative Law Cluster's annual lecture with his talk, "Can International Law Be a Life-Giving Force?," at La Trobe Law School in Victoria, Australia.
"Double Duck" Brenden Catt, BS '18, JD '22, recently published a regional analysis of state-level PFAS policies—"A Précis of PFAS Legislation in the Southwestern United States"—in the Colorado Environmental Law Journal.
The ENR Center's Native Environmental Sovereignty Project presented the 20th annual Rennard Strickland Lecture—featuring Bryan Newland (Ojibwe) with his talk, "The Vanishing Indian Property Rights: How Federal Courts Are Stripping Indians of the Rights to Their Own Lands," on September 30, 2026. Access the lecture recording.
On September 30, Bryan Newland (Ojibwe) will virtually present the ENR Center's 20th annual Rennard Strickland Lecture, "The Vanishing Indian Property Rights: How Federal Courts Are Stripping Indians of the Rights to Their Own Lands," via Zoom Webinar. The event is approved for 1.0 Oregon CLE credit.
Professor Michael Fakhri—the immediate past UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (2020-26)—presented "How to Stop Hunger and Starvation" as part of Southern Methodist University's Interdisciplinary Institute on Feeding Humanity in Dallas, Texas.
Oregon Law has wheeled its way onto the list of the nation’s most bike-friendly law schools, according to a post by Tax-Prof Blog, which highlighted Eugene’s cycling culture and protected bike lanes.
Associate Professor Greg Dotson's article, "Reconciliation, Rescissions, and Review: Climate Change and the 119th Congress," was recently published in the Environmental Law Reporter.
Virtually join the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center for the 20th annual Rennard Strickland Lecture, featuring Bryan Newland (Ojibwe) with his talk, "The Vanishing Indian Property Rights: How Federal Courts are Stripping Indians of the Rights to Their Own Lands." Register today.
