Clinical Law Prof Blog

Christian Science Monitor Features Pace Environmental Clinic

Pace Law School's Environmental Litigation Clinic takes center stage in an article published in the July 26, 2005 online edition of the Christian Science Monitor.  The article gives readers insight into the general pedagogical goals of clinical education and features the assessments of student-lawyers and clinical professors. The article also takes a broader look at the particular challenges that confront environmental law clinics.

Environmental Law Project Works to Enforce Migratory Bird Treaty

A recent press release from the Lewis & Clark Law School describes the International Environmental Law Project (IELP)'s petition to the Council for Environmental Cooperation to enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. IELP initiated the petition because courts had ruled that the Forest Service could not be compelled to implement the MBTA in its timber contracts with logging companies. The IELP petition has its roots in student sleuthing.  Reports Lewis & Clark, "During the course of IELP's investigation, students uncovered a Fish and Wildlife Service memorandum in which the Fish and Wildlife Service admit[ed] that it has an unwritten policy of not enforcing the MBTA against loggers."  The Lewis & Clark press release has more information about the project.