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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

2024-2025 US 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 17 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

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One Week to PIELC!
Can you believe the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is just one week away? Come see us at PIELC 2025 from February 28 to March 1, at the University of Oregon. 
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Professor Dotson Quoted in OPB Article on Impacts of Job Cuts at Bonneville Power Administration
"I just worry, as someone who uses the electricity system in Oregon and has some familiarity with energy policy, that we could end up really regretting what's happened with employment at BPA in the coming months," Professor Dotson warns in a recent Oregon Public Broadcasting article, "'Unleash American blackouts': Experts warn Bonneville job cuts bring immediate and long-term risks to Pacific N
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Professor Amos Joins Panel on Administrative Law in the Aftermath of Loper Bright
On February 21, Professor Adell Amos joins the Honorable Jack L. Landau as a panelist on "The impact of the US Supreme Court Loper Bright decision on state administrative law practice, or, Is the administrative law sky actually falling after Loper Bright?" The CLE discussion is hosted by the Oregon State Bar's Administrative Law Section. 

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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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