Through the nonprofit Our Children’s Trust, 16 Montana youths ages 5-22 sued the state for violating their constitutional rights to a clean environment. The plaintiffs in Held v. Montana made history this June when their lawsuit became the first such case to make it to trial.
Oregon Law Professor Mary Wood, who serves as faculty director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, established the legal framework upon which Montana v. Held and historic cases like it are built.
The University of Oregon School of Law invites applications from entry-level candidates for a tenure-track assistant professor position focusing on Environmental Law and Climate Justice. The position, which begins in August 2024, will be part of the University’s multi-disciplinary Environmental Initiative and the Law School’s nationally ranked Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center.
Oregon Law Professor Mary Wood, who serves as Faculty Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, provides expert commentary to CNN.
Nearly a third of the world doesn’t have enough food. Hunger is rising in every country, from the US to Uganda. Yet despite this demand, there is an imbalance in supply: small farms are mostly toiling in poverty while global agribusinesses enjoy historic profits.
This is the state of an international food crisis, according to Michael Fakhri, a professor in the University of Oregon School of Law. Fortunately, he’s perfectly positioned to do something about it.
Oregon Law Professor Mary Wood, who serves as Faculty Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, is mentioned in Mother Jones article.
Oregon Law Professor Michael Fakhri, who serves as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, delivered the 8th Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture with his talk, "The right to food, violence, and food systems," at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center's Oceans, Coasts, and Watersheds Project is partnering with Student Advocacy and Action for Environmental Justice to present "Fluvial Geomorphology, Environmental Justice, and the Way Forward," a talk by University of Minnesota Ph.D. Candidate Jabari Jones.
