School of Law - Environmental Law
School of Law Student Researches Single-Use Plastics
Third-year Kaitlyn Jauregui's childhood habit led to international research and attendance at the United Nations climate summit.
Environmental Justice and Human Rights Clinics Host Series of Town Halls
Miami Law's clinics offer innovative and high-quality legal services to clients from some of Miami’s most marginalized communities using delivery models that reach clients who would not otherwise have access to counsel.
Panama Trip Offers New Environmental Law Perspectives
Miami Law students joined other UM graduate students in a field course on coastal management in Panama and spoke firsthand with residents about the future.
Environmental Law Visiting Scholars Program Adds Disaster Law Course
James Ming Chen is the latest distinguished scholar to teach an innovative environmental course at the School of Law.
Miami Law Student Publishes in Journal of Human Rights Practices
The article deals with how the weakening of environmental protections can jeopardize the rights of citizens.
Sustainable Development Goals and Racial Justice Town Hall
Working with community partners, Miami Law's Environmental Justice Clinic and Human Rights Clinic and Program are collaborating with the Black Audit Project to assess Miami-Dade County.
Swamp Trip Primes Students on Everglades Restoration
A new five-day immersive course in the School of Law gave students insight into the massive state and federal project.
The Flamingos' Triumphant Return
Researchers, led by Miami Law alumna and adjunct faculty Kelly Cox, and birdwatchers alike are celebrating the reappearance of more wild flamingos in the Sunshine State.
Dispatches from Dubai
Students and faculty from across the University of Miami are in Dubai for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference. They are filing regular dispatches, providing the University community with a behind-the-scenes look at the summit.
Dispatches from Dubai
Miami Law students are in Dubai for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference. They are filing regular dispatches, providing the University community with a behind-the-scenes look at the summit.
Jessica Owley Discusses Climate Change Conference on Explainer Podcast
In Season 11, Episode 10, climate expert Professor Owley delves into the upcoming COP28 in Dubai.
Environmental Justice Clinic Tackles Food Justice in Miami, Collaborates with Human Rights Clinic
Two of Miami Law’s clinics partner to develop a study on how the current food system impacts vulnerable populations in Miami.
UN Climate Change Conferences are Springboard for Worldwide Environmental Justice Advocacy
Miami Law is one of the few Accredited Observer Institutions in the U.S. that takes students to United Nations COP Climate Change Conferences where they observe, learn, support local governments and NGOS, and then continue to do climate advocacy work globally.
Miami Law's Environmental Justice Clinic at Full Speed
The clinic's work sits at the intersection of environmental, civil rights, poverty, and public health law, tackling issues in South Florida, including climate change, displacement, contamination, environmental health, and municipal equity.
United Nations Advocacy — Woven into Miami Law Curriculum
University of Miami School of Law students have the unusual opportunity to advocate for issues with the United Nations with clinics, programs, and faculty.
