Columbia Law School's Environmental Law Society (ELS) is a student organization for students who are concerned about environmental issues and/or interested in environmental careers.
We actively pursue expansion of the environmental curriculum and promote improved environmental efforts by the Law School. EL S hosts events with top environmental practitioners from the government, public interest groups, and private law firms.
In addition to these panel discussions and informal lunches, we also host large-scale events, such as an Earth Day celebration andoutdoor events such as hiking trips, park clean-ups, and tree-planting. ELS welcomes all interested new students and offers ample opportunity to become involved at any level.
Announcements
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Environmental Law Essay Contest (Environmental Law Section of State Bar of Michigan)
From: Noah Devan Hall <nhall@wayne.edu> To: envlawprofessors@lists.uoregon.edu Date: 10/28/2011 12:37 PM Subject: envlawprofessors: Michigan environmental law student essay contest Sent by: owner-envlawprofessors@lists.uoregon.edu Colleagues-Attached is a poster announcing the Eleventh Annual Environmental Law Essay Contest sponsored by the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. This student writing competition provides a great opportunity for law students to investigate an environmental law topic of interest to Michigan lawyers, get a qualifying essay published, and perhaps earn a generous monetary award. As noted in the announcement, the writing competition pays awards of $2,000, $1,000, and $500 to the top three winners.If you would like to ...
Posted Nov 3, 2011 9:48 AM by Chade Severin
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New Job Opportunity! Environmental Defense Fund Internship in the Rocky Mountains!
See the Employment Resources page and click on the Nonprofits link to get access to the latest environmental job opportunity. Interested 1Ls and 2Ls (preferred) can work on cutting edge Climate and Air Quality issues with one of the largest Environmental non-profits. Work is unpaid, 10 weeks at 35 hours a week in Boulder, Colorado.
Posted Sep 21, 2011 8:57 PM by Chade Severin
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Environmental Law Student Writing Competition for $2000 cash prize!
**Please click through to the attachment for full details of the competition**The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is pleased to announce the seventh annual ELI-ABA-NAELS Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition, covering the 2011-12 academic year. Co-sponsored by ELI, the Constitutional Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, and the National Association of Environmental Law Societies(NAELS), this annual competition invites law students from across the country to submit papers exploring current issues of constitutional environmental law. Our goal is to inform the ongoing debate about the constitutional legitimacy of environmental laws and to recognize students who have advanced the state of scholarship through original analysis of cutting-edge ...
Posted Sep 12, 2011 6:57 AM by Chade Severin
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Climate Change Debate: The Future of Climate Change Litigation
A Climate Change Debate: The Future of Climate Change Litigation
Thursday, June 30, 6-8pm, NYC Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street
After the Supreme Court’s Ruling in AEP v. CT
Cosponsored by the Environmental Law Committee, the International Environmental Law Committee, the Environmental Law Institute, and the Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School
Thursday, June 30th
6 PM to 8 PM
New York City Bar Association
42 West 44th Street
On June 20, 2011, the Supreme Court issued its biggest environmental decision in years in American Electric Power v. State of Connecticut, the Court’s first ever ruling on a climate-related tort suit. While the opinion was unanimous, it also revealed significant splits among ...
Posted Jun 29, 2011 4:16 PM by Chade Severin
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THREATENED ISLAND NATIONS: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF RISING SEAS AND A CHANGING CLIMATE
Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School
and
The Republic of the Marshall Islands
invite you to attend an international academic conference:
THREATENED ISLAND NATIONS:
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF RISING SEAS AND A CHANGING CLIMATE
May 23 - 25, 2011
Columbia University
New York, New York
DAY ONE: THE STATUS QUO -- SHIFTING LEGAL OPTIONS IN A CHANGING WORLD
Scientific summary: How much time do we have?
Statehood and statelessness
Preserving marine rights: Fishing and minerals
Legal remedies
DAY TWO: WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP, AND HOW TO DO IT
Resettlement and migration issues
Existing legal structures
A new international convention?
DAY THREE: DOMESTIC OPTIONS FOR SMALL ISLAND STATES
Engineering for the future
Law and policy choices
Further information, and registration ...
Posted Apr 25, 2011 2:02 PM by Devin McDougall
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AEP v. Connecticut Oral Arguments
Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a landmark climate change law case, AEP
v. Connecticut. The issue facing the Court is whether states can
regulate greenhouse gases emitted from utilities across state borders.
Please Join the Environmental Law Society and the Center for Climate
Change Law for a screening of the oral arguments on Monday, April 25 at noon in JG 103. A non-pizza lunch will be served.
Posted Apr 24, 2011 6:16 PM by Devin McDougall
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