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CU Boulder leads the nation in research and programs addressing environmental, energy, and natural resources issues—with a longstanding reputation for innovative work on water resources, climate change, and energy. For more than half a century, environmental and natural resources law has been a key part of the Colorado Law curriculum. The school’s commitment to teaching and research in these areas complements the school’s physical location in the Rocky Mountain West—a region defined by its vast natural resources, public lands and parks, and many American Indian reservations. Ranked consistently among the very best in the nation, Colorado Law’s Environmental, Energy, and Natural Resources program is one of the strongest and deepest of its kind.
Colorado Law’s environmental and natural resources curriculum prepares graduates for careers at law firms, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies. Students receive a broad-based legal education in addition to specialized environmental and natural resources courses and practicum opportunities.
The University of Colorado Law School has a proud tradition as a leader in the field of natural resources law, and it consistently ranks among the best programs in that field. The Energy, Environmental, and Natural Resources Law and Policy Certificate recognizes the strength of the law school’s natural resources program by affording law students the opportunity to design an educational program that provides a solid foundation in natural resources law, even while ensuring that they receive a well-rounded legal education. The certificate also offers prospective employers evidence of a student’s interest and commitment to the study of natural resources law. Professor Mark Squillace is the certificate adviser.
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Colorado Law’s environmental and natural resources law faculty are passionate about teaching and are known for their extensive interaction with students both in and out of the classroom. The program’s full-time faculty members are experts and advocates in their field, influencing legal and public policy debates at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Professors also include adjuncts and visiting national and international teachers and scholars from the legal academia, legal practice, government, the judiciary, and business.
Colorado Law students and graduates have receive externships and employment in the fields of environmental and natural resources law in numerous firms and organizations including: Arnold & Porter; Colorado Office of Attorney General, Natural Resources and Environment Section; Earthjustice; Environment Colorado; Environmental Defense Fund; Johnson & Repucci; Lathrop & Gage; Patrick, Miller & Kropf; Patton Boggs; Ryley Carlock & Applewhite; Shell Oil Company; Snell & Wilmer; The Wilderness Society; Trout Unlimited; U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental and Natural Resources Division; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and Western Resource Advocates.
Colorado Law hosts about 25 events on environmental and natural resources issues each year, from workshops and lunchtime roundtables to multi-day conferences and contemporary lectures attended by more than 300 people. Many of these events are annual, such as the Getches-Wilkinson Center’s Annual Summer Conference.
Class in the Mid Klamath Watershed
Klamath Marsh, looking west toward Mt. Scott
Class listening to a presentation about the Klamath Marsh
Charles Wilkinson and Jeff Mitchell
Horseradish farm in Klamath Falls
Link River Dam north of Klamath Falls
Karuk Fisheries demonstration
Karuk Fisheries demonstration
Watershed restoration discussion
Weaverville Ranger Station
Weaverville Community Forest
Trinity River Lumber sawmill
Trinity River Lumber sawmill
Trinity River Lumber sawmill
Yurok Tribal Headquarters, Requa
Fireside discussion at the Requa Inn
The Klamath River at Requa
The mouth of the Klamath River at Requa
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The University of Colorado football team has won both a National Championship (1990) and a Heisman Trophy (1994)
The Colorado Buffaloes play at Folsom Field, named after a famous Colorado Law professor who also was the head football coach
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A typical sunrise for a Buff
Campus’s Varsity Lake feeds into Boulder Creek
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