LC Environmental Law
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Top-ranked environmental law program in the USA. Offering #JD, #MSL, & #LLM programs in Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law. On campus in Portland, Oregon or online.
https://law.lclark.edu/programs/environmental_and_natural_resources_law/
https://law.lclark.edu/programs/environmental_and_natural_resources_law/
🌞⚡ Today is International Day of Clean Energy! 🌍🎉From sun and wind to water and geothermal power, clean energy is a key part of tackling climate change, expanding access to sustainable electricity, and building a resilient future.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:01 PM
🌞⚡ Today is International Day of Clean Energy! 🌍🎉From sun and wind to water and geothermal power, clean energy is a key part of tackling climate change, expanding access to sustainable electricity, and building a resilient future.
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Lewis & Clark is launching a new, cross-campus initiative: the Environmental Innovation Center—and we’re now searching for a Director to help bring it to life! 🌿
🔗 View the position and apply here:
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Application deadline is January 30th.
🔗 View the position and apply here:
lewisandclark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff/...
Application deadline is January 30th.
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Lewis & Clark is launching a new, cross-campus initiative: the Environmental Innovation Center—and we’re now searching for a Director to help bring it to life! 🌿
🔗 View the position and apply here:
lewisandclark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff/...
Application deadline is January 30th.
🔗 View the position and apply here:
lewisandclark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff/...
Application deadline is January 30th.
📣 Join Lewis & Clark Law School for our online information session on the Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law graduate programs happening TODAY at 4:00 p.m. Pacific time via Zoom.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
📣 Join Lewis & Clark Law School for our online information session on the Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law graduate programs happening TODAY at 4:00 p.m. Pacific time via Zoom.
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👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
After 15 years as the longest-tenured director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, LC alum Charlton “Chuck” Bonham J.D. '00, is stepping down to take on a new role with The Nature Conservancy in California starting January 26, 2026. 👏
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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California's longest-tenured wildlife department chief steps down after 15 years
Charlton "Chuck" Bonham is leaving the top post at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month to join the Nature Conservancy. He departs as the state contends with…
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January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
After 15 years as the longest-tenured director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, LC alum Charlton “Chuck” Bonham J.D. '00, is stepping down to take on a new role with The Nature Conservancy in California starting January 26, 2026. 👏
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Join Lewis & Clark Law School for an online information session about our Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law graduate programs on January 21st at 4pm Pacific Time.
RSVP Today! 👇
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RSVP Today! 👇
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January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Join Lewis & Clark Law School for an online information session about our Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law graduate programs on January 21st at 4pm Pacific Time.
RSVP Today! 👇
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RSVP Today! 👇
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🎉 Congratulations to LC Environmental Law alum Ankur Tohan JD ’05 on joining Stoel Rives as a partner in their Seattle office! 🙌
Please join us in congratulating Ankur on this exciting next chapter! 👏
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#LCLawAlumni #EnvironmentalLaw #EnergyLaw #StoelRives
Please join us in congratulating Ankur on this exciting next chapter! 👏
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#LCLawAlumni #EnvironmentalLaw #EnergyLaw #StoelRives
Ankur K. Tohan
Ankur Tohan is an experienced advisor who helps clients manage their interests in energy infrastructure projects and natural resource development. With a primary focus on renewable energy and carbon…
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January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🎉 Congratulations to LC Environmental Law alum Ankur Tohan JD ’05 on joining Stoel Rives as a partner in their Seattle office! 🙌
Please join us in congratulating Ankur on this exciting next chapter! 👏
www.stoel.com/insights/pre...
#LCLawAlumni #EnvironmentalLaw #EnergyLaw #StoelRives
Please join us in congratulating Ankur on this exciting next chapter! 👏
www.stoel.com/insights/pre...
#LCLawAlumni #EnvironmentalLaw #EnergyLaw #StoelRives
Bees have become the first insects granted legal rights in Peru’s Amazon, recognizing their right to exist and thrive. Prof Nick Fromherz states, “We’re still looking at this crazy increasing extinction rate… All these other protections just aren’t enough.”
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Honey-Making Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon Become the First Insects to Gain Legal Rights
Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually significant to Indigenous peoples and help maintain a healthy rainforest…
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Bees have become the first insects granted legal rights in Peru’s Amazon, recognizing their right to exist and thrive. Prof Nick Fromherz states, “We’re still looking at this crazy increasing extinction rate… All these other protections just aren’t enough.”
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
Welcome back to campus, Lewis & Clark Law School students! 💚
A brand new semester is here, and we’re excited to see campus buzzing with energy again. We’re thrilled to welcome all our returning and new students back to campus.🎉
What are you most excited about this semester?
#LCEnviroLaw
A brand new semester is here, and we’re excited to see campus buzzing with energy again. We’re thrilled to welcome all our returning and new students back to campus.🎉
What are you most excited about this semester?
#LCEnviroLaw
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Welcome back to campus, Lewis & Clark Law School students! 💚
A brand new semester is here, and we’re excited to see campus buzzing with energy again. We’re thrilled to welcome all our returning and new students back to campus.🎉
What are you most excited about this semester?
#LCEnviroLaw
A brand new semester is here, and we’re excited to see campus buzzing with energy again. We’re thrilled to welcome all our returning and new students back to campus.🎉
What are you most excited about this semester?
#LCEnviroLaw
The newest issue of "Environmental Law", the nation’s oldest law review dedicated solely to environmental issues, is now available! 🎉
Read the full articles and see past issues here! 👇
law.lclark.edu/law_reviews/...
Read the full articles and see past issues here! 👇
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Environmental Law Review
Environmental Law is the nation’s oldest law review dedicated to environmental issues, a premier legal forum for environmental and natural resources schola...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The newest issue of "Environmental Law", the nation’s oldest law review dedicated solely to environmental issues, is now available! 🎉
Read the full articles and see past issues here! 👇
law.lclark.edu/law_reviews/...
Read the full articles and see past issues here! 👇
law.lclark.edu/law_reviews/...
❄️ Winter Break Notice ❄️
Lewis & Clark Law School campus and the Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law Program offices will be closed from December 24, 2025, through January 4, 2026, for Winter Break.
Regular operations will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Lewis & Clark Law School campus and the Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law Program offices will be closed from December 24, 2025, through January 4, 2026, for Winter Break.
Regular operations will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
❄️ Winter Break Notice ❄️
Lewis & Clark Law School campus and the Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law Program offices will be closed from December 24, 2025, through January 4, 2026, for Winter Break.
Regular operations will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Lewis & Clark Law School campus and the Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law Program offices will be closed from December 24, 2025, through January 4, 2026, for Winter Break.
Regular operations will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Earthrise Director and Professor Daniel Rohlf recently testified in Washington D.C. to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee. Read more about his testimony here 👏 :
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December 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Earthrise Director and Professor Daniel Rohlf recently testified in Washington D.C. to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee. Read more about his testimony here 👏 :
progressivereform.org/publications...
progressivereform.org/publications...
🌿What’s shaping environmental law and policy in 2025? We discuss this and more in our latest blog post, breaking down the biggest trends—from climate litigation to clean energy transitions to global conservation shifts.👉Check out the full post:
environmentallaw.lclark.edu/blog/the-lat...
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Top Environmental Law & Policy Trends Shaping 2025
Explore the major environmental law and policy shifts from 2025 and what they mean for the future.
environmentallaw.lclark.edu
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🌿What’s shaping environmental law and policy in 2025? We discuss this and more in our latest blog post, breaking down the biggest trends—from climate litigation to clean energy transitions to global conservation shifts.👉Check out the full post:
environmentallaw.lclark.edu/blog/the-lat...
environmentallaw.lclark.edu/blog/the-lat...
Looking to deepen your expertise in environmental, natural resources, or energy law? Working professionals can audit select courses to build skills that support career growth.
Interested in auditing a class? Let’s connect. law.lclark.edu/offices/regi...
#EnvironmentalLaw #ProfessionalDevelopment
Interested in auditing a class? Let’s connect. law.lclark.edu/offices/regi...
#EnvironmentalLaw #ProfessionalDevelopment
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Looking to deepen your expertise in environmental, natural resources, or energy law? Working professionals can audit select courses to build skills that support career growth.
Interested in auditing a class? Let’s connect. law.lclark.edu/offices/regi...
#EnvironmentalLaw #ProfessionalDevelopment
Interested in auditing a class? Let’s connect. law.lclark.edu/offices/regi...
#EnvironmentalLaw #ProfessionalDevelopment
Join a Legacy of Excellence in Environmental Law! 🌎
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December 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Join a Legacy of Excellence in Environmental Law! 🌎
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Finals are officially DONE! 🎉
We’re so proud of our students' hard work, resilience, and dedication. Take a deep breath, rest well, and enjoy the break—you’ve earned every moment. 💚
#EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #MSL #LLM #JD
We’re so proud of our students' hard work, resilience, and dedication. Take a deep breath, rest well, and enjoy the break—you’ve earned every moment. 💚
#EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #MSL #LLM #JD
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Finals are officially DONE! 🎉
We’re so proud of our students' hard work, resilience, and dedication. Take a deep breath, rest well, and enjoy the break—you’ve earned every moment. 💚
#EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #MSL #LLM #JD
We’re so proud of our students' hard work, resilience, and dedication. Take a deep breath, rest well, and enjoy the break—you’ve earned every moment. 💚
#EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #MSL #LLM #JD
⛰️ International Mountain Day celebrates the importance of mountains around the world. And here in Portland, we’re lucky to have one of the most iconic peaks right in our backyard - Mount Hood.
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#MountainsMatter #IMD2025 #EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #LCLaw #Portland
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#MountainsMatter #IMD2025 #EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #LCLaw #Portland
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
⛰️ International Mountain Day celebrates the importance of mountains around the world. And here in Portland, we’re lucky to have one of the most iconic peaks right in our backyard - Mount Hood.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
#MountainsMatter #IMD2025 #EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #LCLaw #Portland
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#MountainsMatter #IMD2025 #EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #LCLaw #Portland
The 2025 Business Law Forum — “Corporations and Climate Change: The State of Play” convened legal scholars, industry leaders, and policy experts to explore how corporate law, regulation, disclosure, and litigation are adapting to the climate crisis.
law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
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Business Law Forum Provides Legal Perspectives on Corporate Climate Action
The 2025 Business Law Forum at Lewis & Clark Law School convened scholars, industry leaders, and policy experts to examine how corporate law, regulati...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The 2025 Business Law Forum — “Corporations and Climate Change: The State of Play” convened legal scholars, industry leaders, and policy experts to explore how corporate law, regulation, disclosure, and litigation are adapting to the climate crisis.
law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
Check out the Green Energy Institute's November newsletter!
⚡ Read about GEI’s challenge to NW Natural’s rate increase.
🏛️ See how GEI supports local governments.
🖥️ Learn about the protections from data centers GEI is seeking.
Read the full newsletter 👇
law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
⚡ Read about GEI’s challenge to NW Natural’s rate increase.
🏛️ See how GEI supports local governments.
🖥️ Learn about the protections from data centers GEI is seeking.
Read the full newsletter 👇
law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Check out the Green Energy Institute's November newsletter!
⚡ Read about GEI’s challenge to NW Natural’s rate increase.
🏛️ See how GEI supports local governments.
🖥️ Learn about the protections from data centers GEI is seeking.
Read the full newsletter 👇
law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
⚡ Read about GEI’s challenge to NW Natural’s rate increase.
🏛️ See how GEI supports local governments.
🖥️ Learn about the protections from data centers GEI is seeking.
Read the full newsletter 👇
law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
Stressing about final exams? Make your virtual offering of thoughts, pictures, emojis, and what have you, to Bacon to get all the good luck you need during finals! 🐷 🍀👇
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December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Stressing about final exams? Make your virtual offering of thoughts, pictures, emojis, and what have you, to Bacon to get all the good luck you need during finals! 🐷 🍀👇
lawlib.lclark.edu/digitalwhite...
lawlib.lclark.edu/digitalwhite...
Don't be scared! You’re otter-ly ready for these exams! 🦦
Good luck to all our law school River Otters as they take their final exams over the coming days. You got this! 💪 💚 📚
#FinalExams #LCRiverOtters #LCEnvironmentalLaw
Good luck to all our law school River Otters as they take their final exams over the coming days. You got this! 💪 💚 📚
#FinalExams #LCRiverOtters #LCEnvironmentalLaw
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Don't be scared! You’re otter-ly ready for these exams! 🦦
Good luck to all our law school River Otters as they take their final exams over the coming days. You got this! 💪 💚 📚
#FinalExams #LCRiverOtters #LCEnvironmentalLaw
Good luck to all our law school River Otters as they take their final exams over the coming days. You got this! 💪 💚 📚
#FinalExams #LCRiverOtters #LCEnvironmentalLaw
Watching the seasons change on our campus is quite special. 🍂
#EnvironmentalLawatLC #LCEnviroLaw #LewisandClarkLawSchool
#EnvironmentalLawatLC #LCEnviroLaw #LewisandClarkLawSchool
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Watching the seasons change on our campus is quite special. 🍂
#EnvironmentalLawatLC #LCEnviroLaw #LewisandClarkLawSchool
#EnvironmentalLawatLC #LCEnviroLaw #LewisandClarkLawSchool
🍂Heads up! 🍂
Campus will be closed November 27th-30th!
Our office will resume normal hours on December 1st! 🍁
Campus will be closed November 27th-30th!
Our office will resume normal hours on December 1st! 🍁
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🍂Heads up! 🍂
Campus will be closed November 27th-30th!
Our office will resume normal hours on December 1st! 🍁
Campus will be closed November 27th-30th!
Our office will resume normal hours on December 1st! 🍁
In this Oregonian article, GEI attorney Alex Houston, expressed concerns about Pacific Power’s decision to remove the Boardman to Hemingway planned transmission line from its Integrated Resource Plan. law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
Oregon regulators uphold approval for controversial transmission line that may serve a single data center rather than the public
The 300-mile B2H transmission project was approved to benefit hundreds of thousands of Oregon residents but will now likely only serve a data center.
www.oregonlive.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In this Oregonian article, GEI attorney Alex Houston, expressed concerns about Pacific Power’s decision to remove the Boardman to Hemingway planned transmission line from its Integrated Resource Plan. law.lclark.edu/live/news/57...
What an engaging evening! Last week, Ted Nordhaus presented his lecture, "Protecting the Environment after Environmentalism", to 70+ attendees as the 2025 James L. Huffman Lecturer. For the first time, the lecture was also livestreamed to 50+ community members! youtu.be/w6oQF882M34
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
What an engaging evening! Last week, Ted Nordhaus presented his lecture, "Protecting the Environment after Environmentalism", to 70+ attendees as the 2025 James L. Huffman Lecturer. For the first time, the lecture was also livestreamed to 50+ community members! youtu.be/w6oQF882M34
Nationally recognized for their leadership, our environmental law faculty continue to publish significant work at the forefront of climate and natural resources law.
See their recent and forthcoming scholarship: lewisclark.preview-beefreecontent.com/YXe2
#EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #LCLaw
See their recent and forthcoming scholarship: lewisclark.preview-beefreecontent.com/YXe2
#EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #LCLaw
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Nationally recognized for their leadership, our environmental law faculty continue to publish significant work at the forefront of climate and natural resources law.
See their recent and forthcoming scholarship: lewisclark.preview-beefreecontent.com/YXe2
#EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #LCLaw
See their recent and forthcoming scholarship: lewisclark.preview-beefreecontent.com/YXe2
#EnvironmentalLaw #LCEnviroLaw #LCLaw