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About the Environmental Law Program
Leading the Way
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University offers both a JD with an Advanced Certificate in Environmental Law as well as Masters of Law degrees in Environmental Law with specializations offered in Energy & Climate Change, Global Environment, and Land Use & Sustainable Development, as well as a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) in Environmental Law.. Located in White Plains, N.Y., the Law School opened its doors in 1976 and has more than 10,000 alumni around the world. Since its founding in 1978, the Pace | Haub Environmental Law Program has led the way in training future environmental leaders and advocates, providing an internationally acclaimed environmental legal education. It has long been ranked among the world’s leading university programs, with a current #1 ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
Pace | Haub Environmental Law faculty are pioneers in developing and implementing environmental law and continue to serve as national and world leaders in the field. Our alumni work in law firms, government environmental agencies, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and law schools and universities across the country and around the world. Our students have the benefit of learning and receiving mentorship from experts in the fields of water pollution prevention, sustainable development, food policy, renewable energy, human rights, global environmental law, animal law, and corporate environmental social governance, and engage in research through our world renowned centers, institutes, clinics and programs.
Our History
Faculty and Staff
Our Environmental Law program is consistently atop the national rankings largely due to our highly accomplished faculty and staff, many of whom have spent decades shaping the next generation of environmental law leaders.