Donate or swap any clothing and household items in good condition. Donation collection sites include a two-day Green Move Out Swap and Shop (@Maggie’s) and three donation trucks (see locations below). 

A new method to assess institutions is unveiled, with the highest marks going to Lewis & Clark College.

Please join us to celebrate Earth Day every day in April.

Requesting clothing donations from faculty, staff, and the L&C community

An internship is a great opportunity for students to connect with organizations outside of LC and to build skills, understanding, and experience in translating the liberal arts into a professional role.

Lena Essak BA ’24 spent her summer as a paid community relations intern in the Portland office of EDP Renewables. Thanks to the Bates Center Summer Sustainability Internship course, she was able to learn, grow, and gain hands-on experience while working alongside two supportive Lewis & Clark alumni.

Up to three CAS faculty will be awarded Health + Humanities Community Connections Faculty Grants to support courses that include new community partnerships in health + humanities. Applications are open now! 

A Thanksgiving reflection by Professor Joyce Tischler

The Board of Trustees and Executive Council recently approved the establishment of an energy efficiency revolving fund, intended to reduce energy use across campus and advance our climate goals.

Lewis & Clark ranked No. 37 in the Princeton Review’s list of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges and universities.

Pangolins are the most heavily trafficked mammals in the world. The Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment, together with collaborating organizations, successfully pursued a Pelly Petition to protect them.

This summer, L&C students gained hands-on work experience through paid internships in the green sector, thanks to L&C’s Career Center and the Bates Center Sustainability Internship course. Check out the experiences of some of these students!

NEDC has provided law students with environmental law experience, networking opportunities, and the feeling of community since 1969.

The Sustainability Council is thrilled to announce that Professor of Law Amy Bushaw is the newest recipient of the Evan T. Williams Sustainability Prize, honoring individuals for outstanding contributions to sustainability within the Lewis & Clark community. 

The ReUse Room, L&C’s sustainable thrift shop, enables students to donate goods and shop for free clothes, housing and school supplies, shelf-stable food, and more!

Bon Appétit, L&C’s food service vendor, shared a presentation with undergrad and law students about its strategies and methods of sustainable food sourcing.

Lewis & Clark has recently become a signatory to the CANIE Accord, a public commitment to climate action that aligns international education with global climate agreements.

Hank Shell (’24) was selected as one of two 2023 Lewis & Clark Wyss Scholars to focus on public land issues on the Colorado Plateau with Earthjustice’s Rocky Mountain office in summer of 2023.

Elijah (Eli) Savage JD ’24 was selected as one of two 2023 Lewis & Clark Wyss Scholars. He will focus on connections between land conservation and imperiled species with the Center for Biological Diversity in the summer of 2023.

The Center for Business Law and Innovation (CBLI) kicked off its Nike speaker series with a discussion on sustainability and career pathways.

The Bates Center Summer Sustainability Internship Course will provide students with direct access to employers working on issues broadly related to sustainability in Portland, nationally, and internationally.

Environmental Law2022 dedicates its next issue to environmental justice topics.

Earthrise achieves a significant victory for the critically endangered Māui Dolphin.

This sturdy and sustainable green box is a great new option for LC community members. Take your food to-go—and help reduce food waste on campus! 

Education in Leadership professor Lisa Collins shares what nature and rivers mean to her in Love is King – Let Freedom Roam’s video series highlighting the significance of rivers in BIPOC and systematically marginalized communities.

Megan Kirkwood’s photographs, Orphan Wells of Caddo County, illustrate the aftermath of oil and gas development in the United States.

This year’s symposium, titled Deconstructing the Apocalypse, will be held on October 16–20. The symposium will feature talks by environmental leaders, a movie screening, a meditation, an art workshop, a data workshop, and a career fair and networking opportunity. All events are free and open to the public.