Faculty offer a program designed to immerse the student in policy analysis and development as well as the implementation and enforcement of environmental policy and law. Areas of particular emphasis are land, species and water conservation and restoration, environmental justice, transboundary conservation, food/agricultural policy, conservation in Indian Country, global trade and climate change. Administrative, legislative and judicial action are all featured in the curriculum and the research work of faculty and students. Courses are often project-oriented, involving students in real world problem-solving for outside organizations. From protection of agricultural soils, to equitable treatment of communities burdened with toxic contamination, to developing campus, city and state greenhouse gas plans, to conserving native language and designating protected areas our faculty and students are involved in the debate and offering solutions through engaged scholarship.<br><br>The joint degree program in Environmental Studies and Law allows qualified students to obtain an M.S. in Environmental Studies and a J.D. from the Law School. Students earn Environmental Studies credit for Law School courses in public land and natural resources law, water law, environmental law, and land use law. Environmental Studies courses on environmental law and policy introduce students to environmental and legal issues.