Environmental Law: Getting Started

The Law Library has a wide array of resources in both print and electronic formats that can help with environmental law research. There are also many useful websites listed in this guide that are specific to the field. In addition, the guide lists “current awareness” sources that researchers may utilize to keep abreast of developments in environmental law. For information on researching the related field of international environmental law (IEL), see the guide tab labeled "International".

The LUC Law School has an active Environmental Law Society. The Environmental Law Society (ELS) "seeks to build a community of student members who want a career in environmental law, or who wish to incorporate good environmental policy into their chosen practice area. We accomplish this mission by developing and promoting events and programs for its members. We are committed to the continued promotion of student and community awareness and education in the field of environmental affairs from ethical, legal, scientific, economic, policy, and sociological perspectives. Environmental issues are relevant for those in practice of all areas of law, including international law, health law, child law, and human and civil rights law."

Loyola faculty members Professor Kalyani Robbins and Morris I. Liebman Professor Carmen G. Gonzalez teach courses on topics ranging from international environmental law to natural resource management. 

There are a number of academic libraries that provide online guides to various aspects of environmental law research.

The Law Library provides online access to these study aids (and many other study aids) for Loyola Law students through our subscriptions to West Academic Study Aids, Aspen Learning Library, and LexisNexis Digital Library. A valid Loyola Law School ID and password are required for remote access to these eBooks.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development

Co-edited and co-authored by Carmen Gonzalez, the Morris I. Leibman Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, this handbook offers critical perspectives on the multidimensional, intersectional nature of environmental injustice and the cross-cutting forms of oppression that unite and divide these struggles, including gender, race, poverty, and indigeneity. The work sheds new light on the often-neglected social dimension of sustainability and its relationship to human rights and environmental justice.