Courses & Student Opportunities

Courses in the Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program (ENRLP) are designed for students planning to practice environmental law and for those interested in addressing public policy issues. The courses examine issues of broad relevance to public law, including the administrative process, statutory interpretation, alternative approaches to regulating economic activities, multi-party negotiation, and legal ethics. We encourage students from related disciplines to enroll.

Students may also take advantage of several exciting joint degree graduate programs, publish cutting edge legal scholarship in the Stanford Environmental Law Journal, experience hands-on legal work in the Environmental Law Clinic, and get involved with a variety of student environmental groups. Read more about these opportunities below.

For more guidance on the ENRLP Program, contact Molly Melius at loughney@stanford.edu or by phone: 650-725-4217

Courses

Check out our exciting 2023-2024 courses!

Courses
Regular course offerings Administrative Law Advanced Environmental Law Clinic Advanced Legal Writing: Public Interest Litigation Advanced Negotiation: Environmental Policy Animal Law* Business of Water California Coast: Science, Policy & Law* Climate: Politics, Finance and Infrastructure Climate Law and Policy Energy Law Environmental Law Clinic Environmental Justice* Environmental Law & Policy Colloquium Federal Indian Law* International Environmental Law* Introduction to Environmental Law & Policy Land Use Law* Natural Resources Law and Policy* Public Lands* Water Law and Policy* *Offered Every Other Year	Current and past electives Environmental Justice in Indian Country (Spring 2024) State and Local Climate Law (Spring 2024) Environmental Justice Workshop (Winter 2023) Food Law and Policy (Winter 2023) Thinking in Systems (Autumn 2022) Clean Energy Project Development and Finance Modern Crosscurrents in Energy and Environmental Law Cities and Sustainability: Current Issues, Policy and Law U.S. Environmental Law in Transition Climate Change Policy: Economic, Legal, and Political Analysis Legislation and Administration The Sea Around Us: Ethical, Physical, and Emotional Connections Sustainable Energy: Business Opportunities and Public Policy Law Toxic Harms Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Economy U.S. & International Issues in the Changing Arctic	Current and Past Policy Labs Startup Law: Sustainability (Autumn 2023, Winter 2024, and Spring 2024) Blue Foods for Indonesia: A Human & Planetary Health Action Lab (Winter 2024) Food Systems Policy Lab (Spring 2024, TBC) The Santa Clara County Litigation & Policy Partnership (Winter and Spring 2024) Hot Money: Toward Effective Climate Finance and Policy in Southeast Asia (Winter and Spring 2023) Harvesting Climate Benefits from Agriculture and Forestry Practices (Winter and Spring 2023) Integrating Water and Land Use Policy in the West: The Missing Link (Autumn 2022) Buildings in the Energy Transition: resilient, clean and just (Autumn 2022, Winter 2023) Suing to Stop Climate Change: Case Studies in International Climate Litigation Creating an Impact Framework for Stanford’s School of Climate and Sustainability The Outlaw Ocean Developing Best Practices for Clean Water Act Enforcement Assessing the Impact of China’s Global Infrastructure Spending on Climate Change

Courses

Regular course offerings

*Offered Every Other Year

Current and past electives

Current and Past Policy Labs

Startup Law: Sustainability (Autumn 2023, Winter 2024, and Spring 2024)
Blue Foods for Indonesia: A Human & Planetary Health Action Lab (Winter 2024)
Food Systems Policy Lab (Spring 2024, TBC)
The Santa Clara County Litigation & Policy Partnership (Winter and Spring 2024)
Hot Money: Toward Effective Climate Finance and Policy in Southeast Asia (Winter and Spring 2023)
Harvesting Climate Benefits from Agriculture and Forestry Practices (Winter and Spring 2023)
Integrating Water and Land Use Policy in the West: The Missing Link (Autumn 2022)
Buildings in the Energy Transition: resilient, clean and just (Autumn 2022, Winter 2023)
Suing to Stop Climate Change: Case Studies in International Climate Litigation
Creating an Impact Framework for Stanford’s School of Climate and Sustainability
The Outlaw Ocean
Developing Best Practices for Clean Water Act Enforcement
Assessing the Impact of China’s Global Infrastructure Spending on Climate Change

Curriculum Guide and Calendar 2023-2024

Joint Degrees

Students may take advantage of several exciting joint degree graduate programs in connection with the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Public Policy, International Relations, and the Business School.

Joint Degree Opportunities

Student Organizations

Career Placement

Environmental and natural resources law is one of the most rapidly changing fields in the legal profession. Decades ago, there was very little formal environmental regulation in this area. But today, there are myriad state, federal, and international laws seeking to curb environmental pollution and protect resources.

Uniquely situated in the heart of Silicon Valley and part of one of the world’s preeminent research universities, Stanford’s award-winning Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program has earned its reputation as a leading program for education and research in this dynamic field. Indeed, with a nationally renowned faculty praised for its cutting-edge research and practice, the program has revolutionized environmental education.

Stanford Law School graduates pursue a variety of distinguished careers in environmental and natural resources law. Our alumni currently hold positions in national environmental organizations, federal and state agencies, the White House, major corporations, law firms with strong environmental practices, and academia.