This page contains course information for the current and upcoming semesters in order to help JD and LLM students plan their course enrollment in order to earn a Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law and/or Energy & CleanTech Law.
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Fall 2025 – Course Offerings
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| Energy Law & Policy | Sharon Jacobs | Law 270.6 | 3 Units | WTh 2:10 PM – 3:25 PM |
| Environmental Law & Policy | Eric Gustav Biber | Law 271 | 4 Units | MTuW 11:20 AM – 12:30 PM |
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Environmental Law Writing Workshop |
Holly Doremus | Law 271.5 | 2 Units | Tu 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM |
| Environmental Justice Seminar: Race, Class, and the Environment |
Michelle Ghafar Chelsea Hsin-Feng Tu |
Law 272.2 | 3 Units | F 10:00 AM – 12:40 PM |
| Environmental Health Law Through Film | Claudia Polsky | Law 272.33 | 1 Unit | M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM |
| The Supreme Court and Emerging Developments in Environmental Law | Ian M Fein | Law 294.18 | 1 Unit | W 6:25 PM – 8:15 PM |
| Environmental Field Placement | Sue Schechter | Law 295.6C | 4-12 Units | TBA |
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic |
Steve Castleman Claudia Polsky |
Law 295.5E | 2-5 Units | TBA |
Past E&E Courses Offered
| Climate Change and the Law | Daniel Farber | Law 272.3 | 3 Units | MW 11:20 AM – 12:35 PM |
| Energy Project Development & Finance |
Todd Glass Scott Zimmermann |
Law 270.65 | 3 Units | W 6:25 PM – 9:05 PM |
| Environmental Law Colloquium |
Daniel Farber Sharon Jacobs |
Law 274.7 | 1 Unit | Tu 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM |
| Environmental Law Practice Project Field Component | Eric Biber | Law 274.5 | 2 Units | TBA |
| Environmental Law Practice Project Seminar | Eric Biber | Law 270.1 | 2 Units | Tu 5:35 PM – 7:25 PM |
| Environmental Law Writing Seminar II | Sharon Jacobs | Law 271.51 | 1 Unit | F 08:00 AM – 08:50 AM |
| Environmental Transactional Law |
Matthew Swanson Paul Tanka |
Law 271.4 | 2 Units | Tu 6:25 PM – 8:15 PM |
| International Environmental Law | Neil Popovic | Law 271.71 | 2 Units | W 08:00 AM – 09:50 AM |
| Introduction to the Law of Hazardous Waste and Substances | Robert Infelise | Law 273.4 | 1 Unit | Tu 11:20 AM – 12:10 PM |
| Land Use Law |
Eric Biber Letitia Moore |
Law 273.1 | 3 Units | M 3:35 PM – 6:15 PM |
| Renewable Energy Law, Policy & Practice | Matthew Vespa | Law 270.7 | 2 Units | M 6:25 PM – 8:15 PM |
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic | Steve Castleman | Law 295.5F | 3-5 Units | TBA |
| Environmental Field Placement | Sue Schechter | Law 295.6C | 4-12 Units | TBA |
| Energy Law and Policy | Sharon Jacobs | Law 270.6 | 3 Units |
MW 2:10 PM – 3:25 PM Location: Law 140 |
| Environmental Law Writing Seminar | Sharon Jacobs | Law 271.5 | 2 Units |
M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM Location: Law 111 |
| Environmental Law & Policy | Eric Biber | Law 271 | 4 Units |
MTuW 10:00 AM – 11:10 AM Location: Law 140 |
| Ocean and Coastal Law | Holly Doremus | Law 264.1 | 2 Units | TuTh 08:35 AM – 09:50 AM |
| The Law of Hazardous Waste: CERCLA, RCRA, and Common Law Claims | Bob Infelise | Law 273.4 | 3 Units | MW 11:20 AM – 12:35 PM Location: Law 107 |
| Environmental Law Clinic | Steve Castleman | Law 295.5E | 4 Units | TBA |
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic | Steve Castleman | Law 295.5E | 2-5 Units | TBA |
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Environmental Field Placements |
Sue Schechter | Law 295.6C | 4-12 Units | TBA |
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Climate Change and Corporate Governance Reform |
Susan Mac Cormac Taylor Benjamin Fox |
Law 251.75 | 1 Unit |
Tu 6:25 PM-8:15 PM |
| Environmental Justice: Race, Class, and the Environment |
Chelsea Hsin-Feng Tu Michelle Ghafar |
Law 272.2 | 3 Units | F 10:00 AM – 12:40 PM |
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Public Lands and Natural Resources |
Gregory Cahill Loarie |
Law 273.63 | 3 Units | W 3:35 PM – 6:15 PM |
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California Climate Law and Policy |
Louise Bedsworth |
Law 273.74 | 2 Units | M 6:25 PM – 8:15 PM |
| Case Studies in Environmental Litigation: Going to Court to Protect the Planet |
Josh Floum |
Law 272.35 | 2 Units | Th 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM |
| Environmental Law Writing Seminar II | Holly Doremus | Law 271.51 | 1 Unit | TBA |
| Water Law | Holly Doremus | Law 272.1 | 3 Units | Tues/Thurs 8:35-9:50 |
| Environmental Law and Policy | Robert Infelise | Law 271 | 4 Units | TBA |
| Climate Change and the Law | Robert Infelise | Law 272.3 | 2 Units | TBA |
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Environmental Law Clinic Seminar |
Claudia Polsky & Steve Castleman |
Law 291.A |
2 Units |
TBA |
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Environmental Law Clinic |
Claudia Polsky & Steve Castleman | Law 295.5E | 4 Units | TBA |
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic | Claudia Polsky & Steve Castleman | Law 295.5F | 2-5 Units | TBA |
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Environmental Field Placements |
Susan Schechter |
Law 295.6C | 4-12 Units | TBA |
| Energy Law and Policy | Sharon Jacobs | Law 270.6 | 3 Units | Mon/Tues 3:30pm |
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The Law of Fire and Flood |
Christine A. Klein | Law 272.34 | 2 Units | TBA |
| International Environmental Law | Neil Popovic | Law 271.71 | 2 Units | TBA |
| Environmental Transactional Law | Matthew Swanson and Paul Tanaka | Law 271.4 | 2 Units | TBA |
| Environmental Justice in Practice | Suma Peesapati and Veronica Eady | Law 272.2A | 1 Unit | TBA |
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Energy Project Development & Finance |
Todd Glass and Scott Zimmerman | Law 270.65 | 3 Units | TBA |
| Environmental Justice: Race, Class, and the Environment | Michelle Ghafar and Chelsea Tu | Law 272.2 | 3 Units | TBA |
| Biodiversity Law | Holly Doremus | Law 271.2 | 3 units | TuTh 11:20 AM – 12:35 PM |
| Environmental Health Law Through Film | Claudia Polsky | Law 272.33 | 3 units | M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM Location: Law 170 On 2023-08-21
M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM M 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM |
| Environmental Law & Policy | Robert D. Infelise | Law 271 | 4 Units |
TuTh 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM Location: Law 12 |
| Environmental Law Writing Seminar |
Holly Doremus Robert D. Infelise |
Law 271.5 | 2 Units |
Th 08:00 AM – 09:50 AM Location: Law 141 |
| Courses that are listed with subcategory Environmental and Energy Law for Fall 2023 | ||||
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic |
Sabrina Ashjian Steve Castleman Antonette Cordero Claudia Polsky |
Law 295.5F | 2-5 Units | TBA |
| Climate Change and Corporate Governance Reform | Susan Mac Cormac Taylor | Law 251.75 | 1 Unit | Tu 6:25 PM – 8:15 PM
Location: Law 12 |
| Environmental Field Placement | Susan Schechter | Law 295.6C | 4-12 Units | TBA |
| Environmental Law Clinic |
Sabrina Ashjian Steve Castleman Claudia Polsky |
Law 295.5E | 4 Units | TBA |
| Environmental Law Clinic Seminar | Claudia Polsky | Law 291A | 2 Units |
W 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM Location: Law 115 |
| Course | Instructor | Number | Units | Time |
| Climate Change and the Law | Daniel A. Farber | Law 272.3 | 3 units |
MW 2:10 PM – 3:25 PM |
| Energy Project Development and Finance | Todd Glass & Scott Zimmermann | Law 270.65 | 3 units | W 6:25 PM – 9:05 PM |
| Environmental Justice in Practice | Veronica Eady & Suma Peesapati | Law 272.2A | 1 units | Tu 6:25 PM – 8:15 PM |
| Environmental Justice: Race, Class and the Environment | Michelle Ghafar & Chelsea Tu | Law 272.2 | 3 units | Th 3:35 PM – 6:15 PM |
| Environmental Law and Policy | Robert D. Infelise | Law 271 | 4 units | TuTh 8:00 AM – 09:50 AM |
| Environmental Law Writing Seminar II | Holly Doremus | Law 271.51 | 1 unit | F 8:00 AM – 08:50 AM |
| Environmental Transactional Law | Michael Saretsky, Matthew L Swanson, & Paul Tanaka | 271.4 | 2 units | M 6:25 PM – 8:15 PM |
| International Environmental Law | Neil A.F. Popovic | 271.71 | 2 units | W 8:00 AM – 09:50 AM |
| Land Use Law | Andrew W Schwartz | 273.1 | 3 units | TuTh 11:20 AM – 12:35 PM |
| Ocean and Coastal Law | Holly Doremus | 264.1 | 3 units | TuTh 11:20 AM – 12:35 PM |
| Pathways to Carbon Neutrality | Fan Dai, Daniel A. Farber, & Robert D. Infelise | 270.72 | 2 units | M 8:00 AM – 09:50 AM |
| Public Lands and Natural Resources Law | Gregory Loarie | 273.63 | 3 units | F 10:00 AM – 12:40 PM |
| Renewable Energy Law and Policy | Matthew Vespa | 270.7 | 2 units | W 3:35 PM – 5:25 PM |
| Courses that are listed with subcategory Environmental and Energy Law for Fall 2022 | ||||
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic | Sabrina Ashjian & Claudia Polsky | 295.5F | 2-5 units | TBA |
| Environmental Field Placement | Susan Schechter | 295.6C | 4-12 units | TBA |
| Environmental Law Clinic | Sabrina Ashjian, Steve Castleman, Antonette Cordero, Nazune Menka, & Claudia Polsky | 295.5E | 4 units | TBA |
| Environmental Law Clinic Seminar | Claudia Polsky | 291A | 2 units | TBA |
| Course | Instructor | Number | Units | Time |
| Energy Law and Policy | Sharon Jacobs | Law 270.6 | 3 units | Tu/Th 11:20 am – 12:35 pm |
| Environmental Health Law Through Film | Claudia Polsky | Law 272.33 | 1 units | M 6:25 pm – 8:15 pm |
| Environmental Justice & Health Equity | Sabrina Ashjian | Law 273.73 | 1 units | W 8:00 am – 9:50 am |
| Sabrina Ashjian | Law 273.72 | 1 units |
W 8:00 am – 9:50 am |
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| Robert Infelise | Law 271 | 4 units |
Tu/Th 3:35 pm – 5:25 pm |
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| Robert Infelise & Holly Doremus | Law 271.5 | 2 units | Tu 8:00 am – 9:50 am | |
| Courses that are listed with subcategory Environmental and Energy Law for Fall 2022 | ||||
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic | Sabrina Ashjian, Steve Castleman, Antonette Cordero & Claudia Polsky | Law 295.5F | 2-5 units | – |
| Climate Change and Corporate Governance Reform | Susan Mac Cormac Taylor | Law 251.75 | 1 units | Tu 6:25 pm – 8:15 pm |
| Environmental Field Placement | Susan Schechter | Law 295.6C | 4-12 units | – |
| Environmental Law Clinic | Sabrina Ashjian, Steve Castleman, Antonette Cordero & Claudia Polsky | Law 295.5E | 4 units | – |
| Environmental Law Clinic Seminar | Claudia Polsky | Law 291A | 2 units | W 3:35 pm – 5:25 pm |
E&E Courses in other departments
The courses below are offered by other campus departments in Fall 2022 and can be counted toward the Certificate in Energy & Clean Technology Law and/or Environmental Law.
Students are also encouraged to examine the campus-wide course catalog for other relevant E&E courses. More information on courses in other departments and on the cross-registration process is available here.
| Course | Department & Course Number | Instructor | Units | Time | Certificate Eligibility |
| TBD |
Spring 2022
The following course are planned for Spring 2022 in accordance with the two year course planner. Please note that the offerings have not been finalized and are subject to change.
| Course | Number |
| Energy Project Development & Finance | Law 270.65 |
| Renewable Energy Law and Policy | Law 270.7 |
| Environmental Law and Policy | Law 271 |
| Environmental Transactional Law | Law 271.4 |
| Environmental Law Writing Seminar II | Law 271.51 |
| International Environmental Law | Law 271.71 |
| Water Law | Law 272.1 |
| Environmental Justice in Practice | Law 272.2A |
| Climate Change and the Law | Law 272.3 |
| Land-Use Law | Law 273.1 |
| Environmental Law Colloquium | Law 274.7 |
| Course | Instructor | Number | Units | Time |
| Energy Law and Policy | Eric Biber | Law 270.6 | 3 units | Tu/Th 11:20 am – 12:35 pm |
| Robert Infelise | Law 271 | 4 units |
M/W 8:00 am – 9:50 am |
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| Daniel Farber & Robert Infelise | Law 271.5 | 2 units | W 3:35 pm – 5:25 pm | |
| Ingrid Brostrom & Mad Stano | Law 272.2 | 3 units | Th 3:35 pm – 6:15 pm | |
| John Battles & Eric Biber | Law 270.41 | 3 units | Tu/Th 3:35 pm – 5:05 pm | |
| Fan Dai, Daniel Farber & Robert Infelise | Law 270.72 | 2 units | M 3:35 pm – 5:25 pm | |
| Holly Doremus | Law 271.6 | 3 units | M 10:00 am – 12:40 pm | |
| Courses that are listed with subcategory Environmental and Energy Law for Fall 2021 | ||||
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic | Sabrina Ashjian, Steve Castleman, Antonette Cordero & Claudia Polsky | Law 295.5F | 2-5 units | – |
E&E Courses in other departments
The courses below are offered by other campus departments in Fall 2021 and can be counted toward the Certificate in Energy & Clean Technology Law and/or Environmental Law.
Students are also encouraged to examine the campus-wide course catalog for other relevant E&E courses. More information on courses in other departments and on the cross-registration process is available here.
| Course | Department & Course Number | Instructor | Units | Time | Certificate Eligibility |
| TBD |
| Course | Instructor | Number | Units | Time |
| Climate Change and the Law | Robert Infelise | Law 272.3 | 2 units | Th 3:35 – 5:25 pm |
| Energy Project Development and Finance | Todd Glass & Scott Zimmermann | Law 270.65 | 3 units |
W 6:25 – 9:05 pm |
| Yana Garcia & Arsenio Mataka | Law 272.2A | 1 unit |
Th 6:25 – 8:15 pm |
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| Robert Infelise | Law 271 | 4 units | Tu/Th 8:00 – 9:50 am | |
| Environmental Law Writing Seminar II | Robert Infelise | Law 271.51 | 1 unit |
F 6:25 – 7:15 pm |
| International Environmental Law | Neil Popovic | Law 271.71 | 2 units | F 8:00 – 9:50 am |
| Land-Use Law | Eric Biber | Law 273.1 | 3 units | M/Tu 11:20 – 12:35 pm |
| Ocean and Coastal Law | Holly Doremus | Law 264.1 | 3 units | Tu/Th 2:10 – 3:25 pm |
| Public Lands and Natural Resources Law | Eric Biber | Law 273.63 | 3 units | W/Th 11:20 – 12:35 pm |
| Renewable Energy Law and Policy | Grady Mathai-Jackson | Law 270.7 | 2 units | M 6:25 – 8:15 pm |
| The Supreme Court Confronts Climate Change | Daniel Farber | Law 272.31 | 1 unit | M 3:35 – 5:25 pm |
| Advanced Environmental Law Clinic | Roger Lin, Heather Lewis, & Claudia Polsky | Law 295.5F | 2-5 units | – |
| Environmental Field Placement | Susan Schechter | Law 295.6C | 4-12 units | – |
| Environmental Law Clinic | Roger Lin, Heather Lewis, & Claudia Polsky | Law 295.5E | 4 units | – |
| Environmental Law Clinic Seminar | Roger Lin, Heather Lewis, & Claudia Polsky | Law 291A | 2 units | W 3:35 – 5:25 pm |
E&E Courses in other departments
The courses below are offered by other campus departments in Spring 2021 and can be counted toward the Certificate in Energy & Clean Technology Law and/or Environmental Law.
Students are also encouraged to examine the campus-wide course catalog for other relevant E&E courses. More information on courses in other departments and on the cross-registration process is available here.
| Course | Department & Course Number | Instructor | Units | Time | Certificate Eligibility |
| Regulation of Energy and the Environment |
ENVECON 147 |
Meredith Fowlie | 4 units |
Tu/Th
11:00 am – 12:29 pm
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Energy & Clean Tech (JD & LLM) |
| Energy Regulation and Public Policy |
PUBPOL 290 019 |
Steven A. Weissman | 3 units |
Tu/Th
3:00 – 4:29 pm
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Energy & CleanTech (JD & LLM) |
| CIVENG 107 | Joshua S. Apte | 3 units | Tu/Th 9:30 – 10:59 am |
Energy & Clean Tech (JD & LLM) |