California Environmental Law & Policy Center

10/06/2026

Watch videos from CELPC's conference “California Dreamin’: Our Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies” at the UC Davis School of Law on Sept 18. Panels covered past, present, and future climate, energy, and transportation strategies, regulatory innovations, and legal challenges to our decarbonization progress.

Videos and speaker information: law.ucdavis.edu/celpc-conference-california-climate.

Find upcoming CELPC events and videos of past events: law.ucdavis.edu/centers/environmental.

09/22/2026

King Hall students networked with CELPC’s advisory board members and directors at Meet Your Enviroboard on Sept. 15. CELPC provides mentoring and networking opportunities for students throughout the year.

Pictured: Tracy Winsor, Karrigan Börk, Corey Brown ’82, Tina Cannon Leahy ’98, and Al Lin. Online panelists (not pictured): Miles Hogan ’12 and Jennifer L. Spaletta ’98.

Video: https://mediasite.ucdavis.edu/Mediasite/Play/0d941d39f99543b4aed3dcfae2b8b4931d

Upcoming CELPC events and videos of past events: law.ucdavis.edu/centers/environmental

09/16/2026

This Friday, join us at King Hall or online.

CELPC invites you to California Dreamin’: Our Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies

Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 | King Hall, Room 1001 | 9 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. | MCLE Credits Available | No Registration Fee | Livestreamed

California remains a climate policy leader in a time of shifting federal priorities. UC Davis School of Law’s California Environmental Law and Policy Center invites you to join an engaging discussion of past, present, and future climate, energy, and transportation strategies, regulatory innovations, and legal challenges to our decarbonization progress. Together, we’ll examine how California can maintain its momentum in a changing national landscape. Featuring Morning Plenary Speaker Amanda Hansen, the California Natural Resources Agency's Deputy Secretary for Climate Change, and a Video Address by Rob Bonta, California Attorney General.

Join us at 8 a.m. for coffee and pastries. Lunch will be provided. Networking reception to follow in courtyard.

Registration, streaming links, speaker information, and agenda here: law.ucdavis.edu/celpc-conference-california-climate

08/19/2026

CELPC invites you to California Dreamin’: Our Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies

Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 | King Hall, Room 1001 | 9 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. | MCLE Credits Available | No Registration Fee | Livestreamed

California remains a climate policy leader in a time of shifting federal priorities. UC Davis School of Law’s California Environmental Law and Policy Center invites you to join an engaging discussion of past, present, and future climate, energy, and transportation strategies, regulatory innovations, and legal challenges to our decarbonization progress. Together, we’ll examine how California can maintain its momentum in a changing national landscape. Featuring Morning Plenary Speaker Amanda Hansen, the California Natural Resources Agency's Deputy Secretary for Climate Change, and a Video Address by Rob Bonta, California Attorney General.

Join us at 8 a.m. for coffee and pastries. Lunch will be provided. Networking reception to follow in courtyard.

Registration, streaming links, speaker information, and agenda here: law.ucdavis.edu/celpc-conference-california-climate

08/05/2026

CELPC Senior Fellow Richard Frank talked to the Daily Journal about the Colorado River water crisis. The Daily Journal quoted Richard Frank in an Aug. 3 article, "Colorado river plan sets stage for wave of water lawsuits."

Frank discussed the dispute among the seven states that rely on the Colorado River as they face cuts in water deliveries during the current severe drought conditions.

Read the story: https://www.dailyjournal.com/article/393403-colorado-river-plan-sets-stage-for-wave-of-water-lawsuits

The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication. Comprehensive coverage of litigation, arbitration, and mediation results from California state and federal trial courts for attorneys and legal professionals.

05/20/2026

Congratulations to Adriana Raquel Chavez '26 for winning the Doremus/Anthon Environmental Law Writing Prize. Her article, “When Risk Becomes Acceptable: The Ethics of Climate Regulation and the Rescission of the Clean Air Act’s Endangerment Finding,” will appear in Environs, environs.law.ucdavis.edu.

05/20/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 King Hall Environmental Law Concentration graduates! More photos from the ceremony and reception: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUk9w

05/12/2026

CELPC’s founder and former longtime director, retired Professor Richard M. Frank spoke to the Daily Journal about a recent California Supreme Court decision against the California Coastal Commission.

Frank called the Shear Development Co. LLC v. California Coastal Commission decision “a relatively wonky administrative law opinion, rather than a core environmental or land use ruling.”

However, Frank, who is now a CELPC Senior Fellow, also told reporter John Roemer that “recently enacted housing reform legislation has given developers more arrows in their political and legal quivers than they had previously.”

Added Frank, “Promoting more new housing in California for all income levels is now a major priority for Democrats and Republicans alike. I don’t think that a relatively new political consensus is going to change in the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, most Californians of all political stripes also greatly value and want to protect California’s environmental resources. And both recent history and polling indicate that that’s especially true with respect to California’s coastal zone and resources. So, the ‘Housing v. Environment’ legal and policy debate in California is likely to continue.”

Read more at https://law.ucdavis.edu/centers/environmental/publications-faculty

05/11/2026

04/07/2026

CELPC welcomed undergrads to King Hall for “Insights on Law School from a Student Perspective” on April 7. An outstanding panel of UC Davis Law students shared the realities of law school life, insights into the admissions process, and career paths accessible through a law degree.

Pictured: Harjass Kaur ’27, Hilary Sanders ’26, CELPC Co-Director Tracy Winsor, Caitlyn Brekke ’27, Lillian Hammerstrom ’27, and Quinn Todd ’27.

Watch the recording: https://mediasite.ucdavis.edu/Mediasite/Play/36f65a20480e48a6a1f5817b1460340a1d

For upcoming CELPC events, visit https://law.ucdavis.edu/centers/environmental/events.