New York, NY- April 7, 2003 – U.S. News & World Report has once again ranked Pace Law School’s Environmental Law Program 3^rd nationwide in its "America's Best Graduate Schools 2004" survey. U.S.News & World Report determines the Environmental Law Program rankings by tallying nominations given by peer law schools. The complete U.S. News and World Report rankings and accompanying articles are available online at www.usnews.com or in print on newsstands.

Pace Law School was one of the first law schools in the country to develop a comprehensive environmental law curriculum. Today, the Law School offers over 25 environmental courses and houses an award-winning Environmental Litigation Clinic, an internationally respected Energy Project that focuses on developing sustainable energy programs and a highly regarded Land Use Law Center.

The program continues to grow thanks to its dedicated faculty who have been pioneers in environmental law and who continue to serve as national and worldwide leaders. Their work has led to the development of comparative environmental law courses with Brazil and Singapore, and to the participation by Pace law School as a founding member of a new international Academy of Environmental law that will be established at a meeting in Singapore in November 2003. Pace Law School offers a joint degree programs with Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Bard Center for Environmental Policy. No other law school offers such a depth and breadth of environmental legal education.

Founded in 1976, Pace Law School is located in White Plains, N.Y., 20 miles north of New York City. Part of Pace University, the school offers the J.D. program for full-time and part-time day and evening students. Its postgraduate program includes the LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees in Environmental Law and an LL.M. in Comparative Legal Studies. Pace has one of the nation's top-rated Environmental Law programs and its Clinical Education program also is nationally ranked, offering clinics in domestic violence prosecution, environmental law, securities arbitration, and criminal justice in addition to disability rights. www.law.pace.edu