Change by Degrees:

A Year of Examining Climate Change

In our 2007-08 academic year, Lewis & Clark’s environmental law program examines the impacts of climate change on environmental law and policy. “Change by Degrees: A Year of Examining Climate Change” (“the Degrees Project”) highlights a series of conferences and special events throughout the year, including:

September 28, 2007

Impacts of Global Warming on Wildlife

Noah Greenwald and Kristina Haddad open the 15th annual Animal Law Conference with a talk on the effects of climate change on animals.

October 1, 2007

Symposium on Ocean Renewable Energy Law & Policy

On the eve of a nationally-important FERC hearing on a proposed ocean energy facility siting off the Oregon coast, Oregon’s Congressional delegation and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner in charge of the hearing spoke about the important legal and environmental issues involved. Co-sponsored by Finavera Renewables, Tonkon Torp and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal.

October 3, 2007

NRLI Distinguished Visitor Lecture

Georgetown Law Professor Lisa Heinzerling, petitioner’s counsel in Massachusetts v. EPA, spoke on “Climate Change in the Supreme Court.”

October 23, 2007

Standing and the Global Warming Debate: Did Massachusetts Really Have Standing?

Sonja Jones of the Pacific Legal Foundation debating Lewis & Clark Professor Craig Johnston.

January 31, 2008

Focus the Nation

Lewis & Clark College, home of the nationwide teaching and action initative "Focus the Nation," and Lewis & Clark Law School provide a full day of learning activities on both campuses, centering on climate change. Podcasts of Focus the Nation events

Spring, 2008

Lewis & Clark is also gearing up for a major climate change law and policy conference to be held in spring 2009. If you are interested in attending or participating, contact elaw@lclark.edu!

Summer, 2008

Lewis & Clark's Summer Environmental Law Program offers a two-credit course on Climate Change and the Law. Attorneys and law students from ABA-accredited law schools are welcome to register for this course.

Ongoing activities

Lewis & Clark's outstanding on-campus environmental law clinics, the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center and International Environmental Law Project, teach students how to tackle climate change through legal action.

For information about these and other Degrees Project events, call us at 503-768-6784 or email Janice Weis at jweis@lclark.edu.