MSL Environmental Law Specialization

Environmental law explores issues linked to the environment, energy, and water at local, national, and international levels. Legal issues intersect with some of the world’s most intractable problems, including climate change, pollution, and species loss. Our San Francisco location is a hub for environmental law, with top private and public law firms, state and federal government offices, and non-governmental organizations just steps away from campus. MSL students work closely with faculty whose expertise includes water law, environmental law, land law, food law, climate change, and biodiversity.

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The selection of Professor Dave Owen marks the second consecutive year the Rutter Award was presented to an environmental law professor at UC Law SF.

Sample Courses

Administrative Law
Animal Law
Biodiversity Law
California Water Resources
Climate Change: Law, Policy & Business
Energy Law
Environmental Criminology
Environmental Justice and the Law
Environmental Law and Policy
International Environmental Law
Land Trusts & Conservation Easements
Land Use Regulation
Maritime Law
Public Lands & Natural Resources
Water Law

*Please note that not all classes listed here are taught every year.