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ASU Law Areas of Expertise

Environmental Sustainability

Accelerate sustainable solutions

In the face of escalating environmental challenges, it is imperative to forge a sustainable path forward by aggressively leveraging renewable energy, pursuing new approaches to governing water access, and reimagining human relationships with nature. ASU Law’s nationally-ranked program in law and environmental sustainability at ASU Law empowers students to make a difference by providing them the tools and the space to learn, research and implement ideas to help solve these critical challenges and to become leaders in the field.

Pathways

These pathways provide a guide to your law school journey and beyond, grouped by our degree and experiential opportunities here at ASU Law and your possible career prospects after graduation.

Centers

ASU Law Centers are at the forefront of research, scholarship and advocacy on pressing legal issues and policy. These centers encourage the exchange of ideas through a combination of conferences, symposia, fellowships, community engagement, academic programs and courses.

ASU Law signature conferences and lectures

ASU Law faculty experts

Derrick Beetso

Derrick Beetso Professor of Practice; Executive Director, Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance

Daniel Bodansky

Daniel Bodansky Regents and Foundation Professor of Law

Karen Bradshaw

Karen Bradshaw Alan A. Matheson Fellow in Law, Professor of Law

Andrew Carter

Andrew Carter Clinical Professor of Law

Rhett Larson

Rhett Larson Richard Morrison Professor of Water Law

Stacy Leeds

Stacy Leeds Willard H. Pedrick Dean, Regents and Foundation Professor of Law

Robert Miller

Robert Miller Jonathan and Wendy Rose Professor of Law

Troy Rule

Troy Rule Joseph Feller Memorial Chair in Law and Sustainability, Professor of Law; Director, Law and Sustainability Program

Derrick Beetso

Derrick Beetso Professor of Practice; Director, Indian Gaming and Self-Governance

Daniel Bodansky

Daniel Bodansky Regents and Foundation Professor of Law

Karen Bradshaw

Karen Bradshaw Alan A. Matheson Fellow in Law, Professor of Law

Andrew Carter

Andrew Carter Clinical Professor of Law

Rhett Larson

Rhett Larson Richard Morrison Professor of Water Law

Stacy Leeds

Stacy Leeds Willard H. Pedrick Dean, Regents and Foundation Professor of Law

Robert Miller

Robert Miller Jonathan and Wendy Rose Professor of Law

Troy Rule

Troy Rule Joseph Feller Memorial Chair in Law and Sustainability, Professor of Law; Director, Law and Sustainability Program

Explore Environmental Sustainability

Degree pathways

ASU Law students are well-prepared for their careers the moment they earn their diplomas thanks to legal clinics, mentorship from world-class faculty and the option to customize their law school experience.

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