Environment and Energy

Kuraj teams up with Professor Daniel Farber to assess the vital implications of gene editing for environmental purposes.

Berkeley Law experts describe what to expect — depending on who wins the presidency and which party controls the Senate — from health care and the environment to immigration and criminal justice.

The joint UC Berkeley/Americorps initiative sends recent graduates to work in farm and forest communities across California to build resilience and mitigate climate change.

Governor Newsom signs a whopping seven bills that focus on protecting residents’ civil, financial, and environmental rights — all driven by Berkeley Law clinics and centers.

A federal lawsuit and proposed state legislation show the breadth of the clinic’s advocacy work. 

Part of a livestreamed Berkeley Conversations event, professors john a. powell and Claudia Polsky ’96 describe why environmental harms disproportionately affect people of color.

Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program student Cristina Violante wins the American Bar Foundation Graduate Student Competition from the international journal Law & Social Inquiry.

The Berkeley Center for Law and Business cooks up a satisfying niche for foodtech entrepreneurs through two of its innovative programs.

Extraordinary 3Ls Savannah Reid, Bill Nguyen, and Camila Gonzalez wowed their supervisors, peers, and project partners en route to their awards. 

Faculty members Stavros Gadinis and Amelia Miazad ’02 remain hopeful that companies will continue to value “doing well by doing good” through the coronavirus pandemic. 

Faculty, researchers, and students are influencing state regulatory and governmental changes that address climate change and help disadvantaged communities.

New student-led group aims to advance the interests of animals through the legal system, particularly administrative law.

Berkeley Law will co-house the university’s new California-China Climate Institute, a major initiative to propel greater climate action via joint research, training, and dialogue. 

Ranked seventh nationally among U.S. law schools, the clinical program welcomes a supervising attorney and two fellows. 

The nation’s top-ranked environmental law program ramps up an already robust set of climate initiatives.

Berkeley Law honors 26 students who earned the certificate in an increasingly vital area of law. 

Both displayed exceptional leadership and diligence as housing rights advocates.

Second-year students best 55 other teams in the marquee event, the largest inter-school moot court of any kind held under one roof.

Dave Jones joins the Berkeley Center for Law, Energy & the Environment to examine financial risks caused by climate change.

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky emceed the annual gathering to celebrate books written by the school’s prolific faculty over the past year.

Fire zone maps, merging small water systems, and zoning changes are among recommendations sent to the governor-elect.

The event signals how companies are increasingly prioritizing positive societal contributions along with shareholder profits.

Caron, who spent 26 years at Berkeley Law, held leading roles as a professor, scholar, dean, arbitrator, and judge.

Researchers from the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment say 100-percent use is critical for California to meet its legislated climate goals.

Professor Eric Biber leads an expanding study of procedural obstacles to affordable housing.

Tyler is one of 26 Berkeley Law faculty members of the institute, which helps clarify the law and improve how it’s administered.

Jordan Diamond joins effort to maintain healthy coastal and ocean ecosystems and recommend law and policy reforms.

The system accounts for one-third of statewide jobs, but is also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution.

A prominent international law scholar, judge, and arbitrator, Caron taught at Berkeley Law for 26 years.

Three Berkeley Law students were among those who gave TED-style talks at the center’s annual Fellowship Conference.

Expert policymakers, attorneys, and scholars will gather at Berkeley Law November 3 to explore the doctrine’s growing importance.

Highlights include new faculty, flourishing programs, high-impact research, and expanding student opportunities.

New clinic report offers guidance on how to develop a water affordability program in California.

A joint report from UCLA and UC Berkeley Schools of Law outlines specific policies and steps that California can take to meet its energy goals.

Six recent graduates who received the prestigious two-year fellowship will serve low-income populations in California, Texas, and New York.

Charles Denton, Janice Kosel ’71 and Antonio Rossmann are honored for their service to the law school.

Six Berkeley Law alums and one student selected for the prestigious program learn their offers will be honored despite announcements of a governmental hiring freeze.

Experts convene at Berkeley Law to tackle wide-ranging challenges facing the coast.

Britton Schwartz and Ana Vohryzek will focus largely on water justice issues while supervising student projects.

As climate change alters how experts approach ocean and coastal governance, LOSI will confront issues such as shifting boundaries, changing ecosystems and the forced migration of communities.

Co-authored by Ethan Elkind, director of Berkeley Law’s Climate Change and Business Program, the report targets acreage in the state’s San Joaquin Valley.

Led by Claudia Polsky ’96, the clinic’s inaugural group of students tackles projects geared to make a significant impact and spark meaningful reform. 

The report says this new approach will help attract capital market investment and simplify the retrofit process for building owners.