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.
Friday, January 10, 2020
News
Esty Launches Book of Ideas for a Better Environmental Future
Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy Daniel C. Esty ’86 has edited a new book assembling ideas for a sustainable future.Monday, February 24, 2020
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Monday, January 27, 2020
Event
Gene Baur: Changing Hearts and Minds about Food Animals - in conversation with Jonathan Lovvorn
12:10PM
SLB Room 129
Event
"The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court" - A Book Talk by Richard Lazarus
12:10PM
SLB Room 122
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
36:25
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
In The Press
California communities suing Big Oil over climate change face a key hearing Wednesday
The Los Angeles Times
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Doug Kysar is quoted in the Los Angeles Times about a group of California communities suing fossil fuel companies for their contribution to climate change and the damages resulting from it.
Friday, January 31, 2020
In The Press
Big Oil: Dismissal of Kids Climate Case Should Doom All Climate Cases
Climate Liability News
Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Doug Kysar is quoted in Climate Liability News about the recent dismissal of the landmark youth climate case, Juliana v. United States.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
In The Press
Windows of opportunity — A Commentary by Viveca Morris
Yale Daily News
Viveca Morris, Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program at the Law School, writes in the Yale Daily News about how retrofitting windows can help address the nation’s bird crisis.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
In The Press
Journalist discusses humans, animals
Yale Daily News
The Yale Daily News reports on an event with journalist Charles Siebert, cosponsored by the Law, Ethics & Animals Program.
Monday, January 6, 2020
In The Press
The climate in California
Yale Alumni Magazine
Mary Nichols ’71 head of the California Air Resources Board, is profiled in the Yale Alumni Magazine.
Monday, December 30, 2019
In The Press
2019: The Year Climate Litigation Hit High Gear
Climate Liability News
Doug Kysar, Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the YLS Law, Ethics & Animals Program, is quoted in article about the importance of climate lawsuits in courts around the globe.
Student Profile Videos
One of the things that makes this job magic is the students. They’re unbelievably smart, the best lawyers you can imagine. But they care so deeply. And what always amazes me is they’re unfailingly modest about what they do.”
Heather Gerken
Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law