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, January 27, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
Monday, January 06, 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.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
Event
10th Annual New Directions in Environmental Law Conference
1:00PM
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
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
Thursday, December 6, 2018
58:03
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.
Friday, December 20, 2019
In The Press
Factory farms abuse workers, animals, and the environment. Cory Booker has a plan to stop them.
Vox
Jonathan Lovvorn, Faculty Co-Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP), is quoted by Vox about factory farms.
Monday, December 16, 2019
In The Press
Protecting the Rights of Kids: Paul Rink and Doug Kysar on Climate Litigation
Yale Environmental Dialogue Podcast
Paul Rink ’19 speaks with Doug Kysar, Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the YLS Law, Ethics & Animals Program, about the merits and potential of Juliana v. U.S. and other youth-based climate litigation.
Friday, December 13, 2019
In The Press
Tort Law and Climate Change Litigation
Energy Tradeoffs podcast
Deputy Dean and Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law Doug Kysar spoke with the Energy Tradeoffs podcast about the creativity of recent lawsuits aimed at holding companies and governments accountable for climate change.
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.
The clinics at YLS offer students incomparable experiences in representation of poor and marginalized individuals and communities, real-world engagement in complex fields of law, and the development of strategic judgment critical to effective lawyering.”
Professor Muneer Ahmad
Deputy Dean for Experiential Education