Global Environmental Democracy Project

The Global Environmental Democracy Project prepares students to be advocates for global change by exploring the principles of public participation, freedom of information, and access to the judicial system and how those principles play out when confronting international environmental problems. 

Confronting the Other Climate Imperative: An Approach to Sky Cleanup Using Natural Climate Solutions

 

The Heat is On: Stepping It Up on Climate, Avoiding Congressional Gridlock & Getting It Done Without Delay, A kick-off event for the Road to the White House No-Excuses Tour

Professor Wood's Bedrock Lecture on Atmospheric Recovery Litigation at Oregon State University

Publications

Faculty

GEDP Fellows 2023-2024

Corinne Gibson - 3L

Corinne Gibson, 3L

Corinne grew up in central California and attended four different undergraduate universities before obtaining a B.A. in Anthropology from California State University, Fresno, in 2018. Through her studies in anthropology, Corinne learned about the intersections of culture, natural resources, and agriculture, which sparked her interest in environmental law and sustainability. Before starting at Oregon Law, she worked as a high school teacher, caterer, and ombudsperson. Corinne is passionate about giving back to the community and helping make the legal system more environmentally and socially just. 

In her spare time, Corinne loves to garden, cook, do yoga, and take gratuitous pictures of her two cats. 

Dana McHenry - 3L

Dana McHenry, 3L

Dana was born in Southern California and grew up between South Texas and Virginia. Her love of the outdoors started with frequent camping and hiking trips in the Blue Ridge mountains and was deepened by annual visits to Oregon. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in art history, Dana decided to move to Oregon. She began working on farms and eventually became manager of a plant nursery and greenhouse facility in Cottage Grove. Through these jobs, she fell in love with agriculture. During her 1L summer, Dana worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the field office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Last spring, she externed for the Honorable Mustafa T. Kasubhai in the U.S. District Courthouse in Eugene. in the summer, she worked with Cascadia Wildlands, a local environmental advocacy nonprofit. Now a 3L, Dana serves as an Articles Editor for the Oregon Law Review.