Environmental and Energy Law Program

During a discussion led by Harvard Law School Professors Richard Lazarus and Jody Freeman, a panel of legal and government experts addressed the prospects for U.S. climate law over the next five years.

Harvard Law expert Ari Peskoe explains how new federal energy rules might impact how Americans tap into the electricity grid and predicts legal challenges from opponents.

Harvard Law’s Jody Freeman, Richard Lazarus, Andrew Mergen, and Carrie Jenks discuss the impact alumnus Dan Emmett’s $15 million gift to establish the Emmett Environmental Law Center will have for students, faculty, staff, and environmental law practitioners nationwide.

A gift by alumnus Dan Emmett ’64 and the Emmett Foundation will bolster the work of the law school’s Environmental Law and Policy Clinic and Environmental and Energy Law Program.

Richard Lazarus sees the Supreme Court's conservative majority as threat to environmental protections developed over past half century.

A presentation by Professor Richard Lazarus, followed by Q&A. Hosted by the Environmental & Energy Law Program and Emmett Law & Policy Clinic Space is…

Jody Freeman pinpoints the key question in the case before the Supreme Court: ‘Who decides when laws aren’t clear — courts or agencies?’

Robert Bullard, the ‘father of environmental justice' and the 2023 Horizon Award recipient, discusses what he sees as the struggle to address climate change

Harvard Law School Professor Professor Richard Lazarus tells the story of challenges and hope inherent in environmental law.

The recipients of the first grants awarded by Harvard’s Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability will tackle a range of climate change challenges, seeking to reduce future warming and assist those whose lives already have been affected by the crisis.

Former Department of Justice chief and appellate lawyer Andrew Mergen will join Harvard Law School as director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic.

Harvard Law School professors Richard Lazarus and Jody Freeman discuss the importance of the Inflation Reduction Act in light of the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Obama-era Clean Power Plan.

This article was originally published in the Harvard Gazette. Jean Salata is a climate optimist, enough to often elicit a gentle eyeroll from his…

Harvard Law expert Hannah Perls explains why so many Florida homeowners lack flood insurance and what should be done about it.

In this installment of “Cases in Brief,” Harvard Law Professor Richard Lazarus ’79 discusses the landmark citizen-suit case, Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife (1992), which hindered the ability to bring environmental citizen suits for much of the 1990s.

On Earth Day, we highlight some of the work being done by Harvard Law students, scholars, clinics, and programs to address some our most pressing environmental issues.

Since 2018, Harvard Law students have been tracking environmental laws and regulations across administrations.

Harvard Law School employees share what they're looking forward to back on campus.