How We Are Involved
Environmental Law
Outstanding faculty and visiting faculty, new curricular offerings, a strong partnership with Yale’s School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (FES), and an active environmental law clinic are just some of the elements of Yale Law School’s expanded program in environmental law and policy.
Centers & Programs
The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy draws upon resources throughout the University to introduce students to environmental law challenges. The Center runs the Environmental Protection Clinic, where law students address environmental law problems. The Center also sponsors an Environmental Law and Policy Lecture Series, which provides a forum for visiting scholars, politicians, and environmental professionals.
Center for Environmental Law and Policy
Environmental Protection Clinic
Joint Degrees
Yale Law School and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies offer students the opportunity to jointly pursue a JD at Yale Law School and a master degree in environmental management (MEM) at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
News
Law, Ethics & Animals Program to Launch
A new initiative, the Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) will launch during the 2019–2020 academic year dedicated to drawing attention to the questions of conscience raised by human-animal relationships and developing new strategies to address industrialized animal cruelty.Monday, June 17, 2019
In The Press
In Courtrooms, Climate Change Is No Longer Up for Debate
Undark
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar is quoted in an article about about climate change science in lawsuits.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Event
Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment - A Book Talk with Justin Marceau
12:10PM
SLB Room 129
Thursday, December 6, 2018
58:03
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
44:13
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
42:57
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
In The Press
Exxon Accused of Pressuring Witnesses in New York Climate Fraud Case
Climate Liability News
Deputy Dean and Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar is quoted about the New York attorney general’s litigation against Exxon.
Monday, June 17, 2019
In The Press
In Courtrooms, Climate Change Is No Longer Up for Debate
Undark
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Douglas Kysar is quoted in an article about about climate change science in lawsuits.
Friday, May 3, 2019
In The Press
Officials say Fishway Installed in Wallingford Hasn’t Increased Populations, Yet
Record-Journal
Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy Dan Esty ’86 is quoted in an article about the results of installing a fishway on the Wallace Dam in Wallingford, Connecticut.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
In The Press
What’s Really Wrong With the Green New Deal — A Commentary by Donald Elliott ’74
The American Spectator
E. Donald Elliott ’74 is a Professor (Adjunct) of Law at Yale Law School.
Friday, February 22, 2019
In The Press
A New Deal at Once Possible and Problematic
The New York Times
Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy Dan Esty ’86 is quoted in the New York Times about the feasibility of the Green New Deal.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
In The Press
Green New Deal is good economics—A Commentary by Zachary Liscow ’15 and Quentin Karpilow ’18
The Hill
Zachary Liscow ’15 is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Quentin Karpilow is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2018.
Student Profile Videos
Lynsey Gaudioso
A student perspective on environmental law, the joint degree program with the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and clinics.
It’s incredibly important to defend the rule of law. But it’s also incredibly important that we think beyond the rule of law and how are we going to empower our local communities to ensure that that vision is what our government and our elected representatives are working towards each and every single day.”
Sameer Jaywant
Class of 2018