19 Best Environmental Law Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

With environmental crises reaching a critical tipping point, we find ourselves sprinting to keep up with fast-changing environmental law and policy developments like regulatory rollbacks and subsequent lawsuits. Join experts from the nation's premier environmental law school as they provide concise, accessible conversation on the most pressing issues of our time. If you are an advocate, journalist, educator, student, or concerned citizen seeking to understand environmental law and how it relates to current events, Hothouse Earth is the podcast for you. more

Top environmental, energy, and resources lawyers discuss career development, legal issues, historical trends, and new developments in environmental law. The views, information, or opinions expressed in Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies are solely and exclusively those of the speakers and not those of the American Bar Association or the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. Environmental Law Explored is intended for educational and informational purposes only. more

Espacio Verde es un podcast creado y producido por el Equipo de Derecho Ambiental. Somos un espacio donde aprenderás más de la cultura jurídica-ambiental al lado de grandes invitados de forma divertida y dinámica. more

39 Essex Chambers' barristers investigate the key legal developments, across both public and private law, in addressing the most pressing challenge of our generation, climate change. Through this podcast, they interview leaders in their fields, and across a range of sectors, to understand (i) the key developments as they see them and (ii) the role for litigation and regulation in those developments, including any legal barriers. The team includes Steph David, Flora Curtis, Celia Reynolds, Chris Moss, Ella Grodzinski, and Alex Burrell, and has expertise across the breadth of Chambers' specialisms. more

For more than 80 years, Nossaman has been home to some of the brightest legal minds and most creative thinkers. We know the land, the law, the courts and the lawmakers and have earned a national reputation for assisting clients in achieving their goals. As a result, public agencies, private corporations, trade associations and non-profits from coast to coast trust us with their environment & land use, endangered species and natural resource law challenges. In our Digging Into Land Use Law podcast, our attorneys and policy advisors, along with some special guests, discuss the development of all things in, on or above the ground. more

In this podcast, coming to you from the end of the world, Elizabeth Macpherson and Cristy Clark share developments and insights about how law is being used to support outcomes for the environment and those who depend on it - i.e. everyone. more

Hosted by Sive, Paget & Riesel, New York's preeminent environmental law firm for over 60 years, SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast is a conversational and interview-based show centralized on a wide spectrum of environmental law-based topics. Guests will include SPR attorneys, topic experts, consultants, activists, professors, environmental lawyers and more. more

Welcome to People Places Planet, ELI's leading environmental podcast. We talk to leading experts across sectors who share their solutions to the world's most pressing environmental problems. Tune in for the latest environmental law, policy, and governance developments. more

A companion piece to HRP's PFAS Pulse newsletter, this podcast will keep you informed on the latest content from The PFAS Pulse, HRP's free subscription service for PFAS data, regulation, legislation, and much more. We'll be breaking down the complex topics you'll see on the pulse into bite sized podcast episodes, as well as sitting down in conversation with experts in the field to talk about what's new. PFAS Pulse subscribers, make sure to subscribe to this companion podcast as well to stay on top of the latest! more

Law & Order meets the climate crisis as we dig into the stories behind the hundreds of climate cases around the globe. more

The Harvard Law School Environmental & Energy Law Program influences policy discussions about environmental, climate, and energy issues. The EELP offers robust legal analysis and practical governance solutions that will move these discussions forward. more

Hosted by Daniel Pope and Taylor Stuart, the Environmental Law Monitor is a place for thoughtful conversations ranging from the latest developments to perennial topics like litigation, enforcement and compliance assurance more

Environmental Evolutions features hosts Linn Bumpers and Scott Novak along with lawyers and industry guests who explore emerging ideas and recent developments in environmental law and policy. Long time host Megan Berge has left Baker Botts for an in-house role. We congratulate her and look forward to her becoming a long time listener. more

On the Rights of Nature - we follow the transformative movement where people, by challenging the foundations of law, shift the story of how human society relates with the living world.In this podcast we will explore the emergence of expanding legal frameworks to include nature; rivers, lakes, mountains and land. We will hear from academics, activists, lawyers and indigenous voices who are doing this profound work. more

Public Interest Environmental Law (PIEL) UK presents PIEL.Pod - a podcast about environmental law developments, environmental justice and inspirational action in the environmental field. Formerly Just Environmental Law. Music by cubv - http://bit.ly/cubvhi more

Discussing human rights and environmental issues from the legal, political and ethical fronts with interviews from activists, NGOs, authors and professors. more

We discuss important environmental issues in the news and investigative reports by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Environmental Integrity Project. more

GreeneHurlocker's Mid-Atlantic Energy Law Podcast, exploring the complex world of energy law, from renewable energy developments, to utility regulations, to grid modernization and beyond, in states like Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. more

Recharged with the State Impact Center is a new podcast from the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law. Recharged is designed to highlight emerging issues related to state action on climate, the environment, energy, and environmental justice. We also bring attention to what is needed in building the profession. more