American University Washington College of Law Program on Environmental and Energy Law

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW’S PROGRAM ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY LAW provides students with a wealth of opportunities to explore issues in animal law, energy law, and environmental law. Housed in a state-of-the-art LEED Gold facility only a few Metro stops from governmental agencies, advocacy organizations, trade associations, and private firms, the Program connects students to a vibrant network of adjunct professors, alumni, and other practitioners working in all four sectors. STUDENT ACTIVITIES The Program supports four student-run organizations: the Animal, Energy, and Environmental Law Societies and the Sustainable Development Law and Policy Brief. With the backing of Program professors, students in these organizations: • Publish an annual legal periodical • Run conferences and networking events • Participate in annual moot court competitions in energy law, domestic environmental law, and international environmental law • Research and write policy-relevant papers, often in coordination with advocacy organizations • Extern on Capitol Hill, in executive agencies, and at environmental NGOs, trade associations, and firms, and • Attend international meetings, such as UN climate change negotiations, meetings of the parties to various wildlife conventions, and the annual meeting of the World Bank Group EMAIL: peel@wcl.american.edu

Website

https://www.wcl.american.edu/impact/initiatives-programs/environment/

External link for American University Washington College of Law Program on Environmental and Energy Law

Industry

Environmental Services

Headquarters

Washington, District of Columbia

Type

Educational

Specialties

Environmental Law, Energy Law, Animal and Wildlife Law, Climate Change and the Law, Comparative Environmental Law, Environmental Issues in International Business, Environmental Litigation, Federal Public Lands and Natural Resources, Water Law, International Wildlife Law, Oil and Gas Law, International Institutions & Environmental Protection, Environmental Liability and Torts, Trade and the Environment, Land Use Regulation, Human Rights and the Environment, International Environmental Law, Climate Finance, and Renewable Energy