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Dec 10, 2019
ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to share a landmark victory, announced this week by the head of the Philippines Commission on Human Rights during COP25 international climate talks in Madrid. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to share a landmark victory, announced this week by the head of the Philippines Commission on Human Rights during COP25 international climate talks in Madrid. |
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Dec 06, 2019
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to announce a new addition to our law team! |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to announce a new addition to our law team! |
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Dec 03, 2019
ELAW Bulletin This Giving Tuesday, I hope you will support ELAW in our fight for environmental justice.
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ELAW Bulletin This Giving Tuesday, I hope you will support ELAW in our fight for environmental justice.
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Nov 21, 2019
ELAW Bulletin Thank you to the volunteers, partners, and supporters who endorsed ELAW's work! ELAW has also received Charity Navigator and Guidestar's highest ratings for accountability, transparency, and financial responsibility. |
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ELAW Bulletin Thank you to the volunteers, partners, and supporters who endorsed ELAW's work! ELAW has also received Charity Navigator and Guidestar's highest ratings for accountability, transparency, and financial responsibility. |
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Oct 31, 2019
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Staff Scientists and partners from Liberia and Honduras inspired participants at last week’s American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) “Science, Technology and Human Rights Conference,” in Washington, D.C. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW Staff Scientists and partners from Liberia and Honduras inspired participants at last week’s American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) “Science, Technology and Human Rights Conference,” in Washington, D.C. |
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Oct 09, 2019
ELAW Bulletin Defending the environment is more dangerous than ever. Last week, ELAW partners shared disturbing details in brave testimony before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C. |
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ELAW Bulletin Defending the environment is more dangerous than ever. Last week, ELAW partners shared disturbing details in brave testimony before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C. |
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Oct 04, 2019
ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to welcome ELAW Fellow Saa Pascal Tenguiano from Conakry, Guinea. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to welcome ELAW Fellow Saa Pascal Tenguiano from Conakry, Guinea. |
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Sep 09, 2019
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to announce our new hire! Bernard Ngalim, Africa Program Fellow, brings valuable experience championing human rights in Cameroon and across Africa. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to announce our new hire! Bernard Ngalim, Africa Program Fellow, brings valuable experience championing human rights in Cameroon and across Africa. |
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Sep 05, 2019
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellow Juliana de Paula Batista arrived last week from Brasilia. She is an attorney at a leading NGO in Brazil, Instituto Socioambiental, which works to defend indigenous peoples and their organizations across Brazil. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellow Juliana de Paula Batista arrived last week from Brasilia. She is an attorney at a leading NGO in Brazil, Instituto Socioambiental, which works to defend indigenous peoples and their organizations across Brazil. |
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Jul 31, 2019
ELAW Bulletin Thanks to great reviews of our work from ELAW partners and supporters like you, ELAW has been honored as a Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits for the fourth year in a row! |
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ELAW Bulletin Thanks to great reviews of our work from ELAW partners and supporters like you, ELAW has been honored as a Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits for the fourth year in a row! |
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Jun 20, 2019
ELAW Bulletin Please join us in welcoming ELAW Fellow Laura Haiselova. Laura is an attorney on the Responsible Energy team at ELAW's partner organization, Frank Bold, based in Brno, Czech Republic. |
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ELAW Bulletin Please join us in welcoming ELAW Fellow Laura Haiselova. Laura is an attorney on the Responsible Energy team at ELAW's partner organization, Frank Bold, based in Brno, Czech Republic. |
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Mar 08, 2019
ELAW Bulletin Grassroots defenders from 40 countries gathered in Eugene last week to collaborate across borders and help communities around the globe speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. |
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ELAW Bulletin Grassroots defenders from 40 countries gathered in Eugene last week to collaborate across borders and help communities around the globe speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. |
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Feb 21, 2019
ELAW Bulletin ELAW is hosting visitors from more than 40 countries for the 2019 ELAW Annual International Meeting and side events (February 24 - 28) followed by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC, February 28 - March 3). |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW is hosting visitors from more than 40 countries for the 2019 ELAW Annual International Meeting and side events (February 24 - 28) followed by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC, February 28 - March 3). |
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Jan 11, 2019
ELAW Bulletin ELAW is expanding its work protecting the environment through law in Francophone Africa by reaching out to new, promising grassroots advocates. ELAW is pleased to introduce Bernard Ngalim, a lawyer from Cameroon, and Issiaga Keita, a lawyer with Memes Droits pour Tous in Guinea. Issiaga and Bernard arrived this week for ELAW Fellowships. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW is expanding its work protecting the environment through law in Francophone Africa by reaching out to new, promising grassroots advocates. ELAW is pleased to introduce Bernard Ngalim, a lawyer from Cameroon, and Issiaga Keita, a lawyer with Memes Droits pour Tous in Guinea. Issiaga and Bernard arrived this week for ELAW Fellowships. |
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Nov 29, 2018
ELAW Bulletin India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has mandated that new coal-fired power plants must comply with "Human Health and Environment" criteria as part of the environmental clearance process. This includes baseline community health assessments and periodic health monitoring. |
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ELAW Bulletin India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has mandated that new coal-fired power plants must comply with "Human Health and Environment" criteria as part of the environmental clearance process. This includes baseline community health assessments and periodic health monitoring. |
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Nov 27, 2018
ELAW Bulletin In honor of Giving Tuesday, I hope you will support ELAW's fight to secure climate justice and defend human rights around the world.
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ELAW Bulletin In honor of Giving Tuesday, I hope you will support ELAW's fight to secure climate justice and defend human rights around the world.
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Nov 20, 2018
ELAW Bulletin As we approach #GivingTuesday on November 27, I hope you will support ELAW in our fight to secure climate justice and defend human rights around the world. |
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ELAW Bulletin As we approach #GivingTuesday on November 27, I hope you will support ELAW in our fight to secure climate justice and defend human rights around the world. |
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Oct 26, 2018
Thanks to everyone who participated in this community conversation on climate change! |
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Thanks to everyone who participated in this community conversation on climate change! |
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Oct 12, 2018
ELAW Bulletin Air pollution in Poland is among the worst in Europe. "People use coal for home heating, and dangerous particulate matter contaminates the air," says ELAW Fellow Milosz Jakubowski. |
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ELAW Bulletin Air pollution in Poland is among the worst in Europe. "People use coal for home heating, and dangerous particulate matter contaminates the air," says ELAW Fellow Milosz Jakubowski. |
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Sep 26, 2018
ELAW Bulletin The damage that humans are doing to the global climate may be one of the gravest injustices of all time. ELAW is working with partners around the world to fight for climate justice.
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ELAW Bulletin The damage that humans are doing to the global climate may be one of the gravest injustices of all time. ELAW is working with partners around the world to fight for climate justice.
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Sep 19, 2018
ELAW Bulletin Please extend a warm welcome to ELAW Fellow Hanna Khomechko who arrived from Lviv on Tuesday. |
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ELAW Bulletin Please extend a warm welcome to ELAW Fellow Hanna Khomechko who arrived from Lviv on Tuesday. |
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Jul 25, 2018
ELAW Bulletin Advocates challenging environmental and human rights abuses often face threats, intimidation, and harassment. According to Global Witness, at least 207 land and environmental defenders were killed last year, making 2017 the deadliest year on record for environmental advocates. |
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ELAW Bulletin Advocates challenging environmental and human rights abuses often face threats, intimidation, and harassment. According to Global Witness, at least 207 land and environmental defenders were killed last year, making 2017 the deadliest year on record for environmental advocates. |
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Jul 18, 2018
ELAW Bulletin The world is responding to the scourge of single-use plastics: Seattle banned plastic straws as of July 1, Vanuatu announced plans to ban single-use plastics this year, Starbucks will phase out plastic straws worldwide by 2020, and Costa Rica seeks a ban on most single-use plastics by 2021. |
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ELAW Bulletin The world is responding to the scourge of single-use plastics: Seattle banned plastic straws as of July 1, Vanuatu announced plans to ban single-use plastics this year, Starbucks will phase out plastic straws worldwide by 2020, and Costa Rica seeks a ban on most single-use plastics by 2021. |
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Jun 26, 2018
ELAW Bulletin Please extend a warm welcome to ELAW Fellow Brice Severin Pongui who arrived from Congo-Brazzaville on Thursday. |
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ELAW Bulletin Please extend a warm welcome to ELAW Fellow Brice Severin Pongui who arrived from Congo-Brazzaville on Thursday. |
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Apr 10, 2018
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellows Delvin Rosalio and Juana Bilbano were featured in this week's edition of The Eugene Weekly. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellows Delvin Rosalio and Juana Bilbano were featured in this week's edition of The Eugene Weekly. |
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Mar 30, 2018
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Mar 15, 2018
ELAW Bulletin This week we welcome new ELAW Fellows Juana Bilbano and Delvin Rosalio from Centro por la Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la Costa Atlántica de Nicaragua (CEJUDHCAN). |
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ELAW Bulletin This week we welcome new ELAW Fellows Juana Bilbano and Delvin Rosalio from Centro por la Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la Costa Atlántica de Nicaragua (CEJUDHCAN). |
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Feb 28, 2018
ELAW Bulletin New ELAW Fellows arrived yesterday! We are pleased to welcome Aura Tegria Cristancho from Colombia and Kadi-Kaisa Kaljuveer from Estonia. |
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ELAW Bulletin New ELAW Fellows arrived yesterday! We are pleased to welcome Aura Tegria Cristancho from Colombia and Kadi-Kaisa Kaljuveer from Estonia. |
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Jan 23, 2018
ELAW Bulletin We hope you'll join us for a fun-filled evening in support of ELAW! Wednesday, January 31 |
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ELAW Bulletin We hope you'll join us for a fun-filled evening in support of ELAW! Wednesday, January 31 |
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Dec 27, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Throughout 2017, grassroots advocates around the world called on ELAW for the legal and scientific tools and expertise they needed to protect their communities and ecosystems. |
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ELAW Bulletin Throughout 2017, grassroots advocates around the world called on ELAW for the legal and scientific tools and expertise they needed to protect their communities and ecosystems. |
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Nov 22, 2017
ELAW Bulletin I'm thrilled to report that organizations are recognizing ELAW for our good work! Recently, ELAW was named a 2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits! |
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ELAW Bulletin I'm thrilled to report that organizations are recognizing ELAW for our good work! Recently, ELAW was named a 2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits! |
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Nov 06, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Join ELAW Fellow Kateryna Norenko and ELAW Staff Scientist Dr. Mark Chernaik to learn about communities in Ukraine fighting pesticide abuses and progress being made around the world protecting ecosystems from pesticides. |
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ELAW Bulletin Join ELAW Fellow Kateryna Norenko and ELAW Staff Scientist Dr. Mark Chernaik to learn about communities in Ukraine fighting pesticide abuses and progress being made around the world protecting ecosystems from pesticides. |
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Oct 25, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Visiting ELAW Fellow Kateryna Norenko will speak about communities in Ukraine fighting pesticide abuses. Kateryna is a staff scientist at the Kyiv office of Environment People Law. |
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ELAW Bulletin Visiting ELAW Fellow Kateryna Norenko will speak about communities in Ukraine fighting pesticide abuses. Kateryna is a staff scientist at the Kyiv office of Environment People Law. |
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Sep 28, 2017
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our new ELAW Fellows, Kateryna Norenko from Ukraine (on right) and David Linares from Mexico. Meet Kateryna and David on Tuesday, October 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the Ninkasi Tasting Room. $1 of each pint sold will benefit ELAW's Fellows Program! |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our new ELAW Fellows, Kateryna Norenko from Ukraine (on right) and David Linares from Mexico. Meet Kateryna and David on Tuesday, October 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the Ninkasi Tasting Room. $1 of each pint sold will benefit ELAW's Fellows Program! |
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Sep 13, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Stop by ELAW during the Pearl Street Block Party for an Open House on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 5:00-7:00pm. |
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ELAW Bulletin Stop by ELAW during the Pearl Street Block Party for an Open House on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 5:00-7:00pm. |
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Sep 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin International Law Supports Youth Plaintiffs Case Continuing Trump Administration's Petition would have Catastrophic Implications say Groups. |
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ELAW Bulletin International Law Supports Youth Plaintiffs Case Continuing Trump Administration's Petition would have Catastrophic Implications say Groups. |
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Sep 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Oakshire Inspires! Join ELAW Tomorrow, 9/6, at Oakshire Brewing. |
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ELAW Bulletin Oakshire Inspires! Join ELAW Tomorrow, 9/6, at Oakshire Brewing. |
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Jun 26, 2017
ELAW Bulltin Last year was the deadliest year on record for human rights defenders, with 281 reported murders (Front Line Defenders). Michel Forst, the UN Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, denounces these "deliberate attacks to eliminate those who are trying to protect their land and their traditions." |
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ELAW Bulltin Last year was the deadliest year on record for human rights defenders, with 281 reported murders (Front Line Defenders). Michel Forst, the UN Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, denounces these "deliberate attacks to eliminate those who are trying to protect their land and their traditions." |
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Jun 22, 2017
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our new ELAW Fellow, Diana Vasquez from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Diana is a marine biologist and Executive Director at Centro de Estudios Marinos (Center for Marine Ecology, CEM). |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our new ELAW Fellow, Diana Vasquez from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Diana is a marine biologist and Executive Director at Centro de Estudios Marinos (Center for Marine Ecology, CEM). |
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Jun 07, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Last week, ELAW summer interns and visiting Fellow Zuzana Caputova |
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ELAW Bulletin Last week, ELAW summer interns and visiting Fellow Zuzana Caputova |
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Jun 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin In 2015, 195 nations signed the Paris Agreement, and committed to working together to prevent catastrophic climate change by capping global temperature rise at 2 degrees celsius above pre-Industrial levels. ELAW U.S. is shocked and disappointed by the decision of the Trump Administration to leave the Paris Agreement. |
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ELAW Bulletin In 2015, 195 nations signed the Paris Agreement, and committed to working together to prevent catastrophic climate change by capping global temperature rise at 2 degrees celsius above pre-Industrial levels. ELAW U.S. is shocked and disappointed by the decision of the Trump Administration to leave the Paris Agreement. |
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May 09, 2017
ELAW Bulletin A Global Community Conversation with Zuzana Čaputová. |
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ELAW Bulletin A Global Community Conversation with Zuzana Čaputová. |
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May 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Help ELAW Meet Our $10,000 GiveBIG Challenge! |
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ELAW Bulletin Help ELAW Meet Our $10,000 GiveBIG Challenge! |
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Apr 05, 2017
ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to welcome Goldman Prize winner Zuzana Caputova to Eugene, where she will participate in a 10-week ELAW Fellowship. Zuzana is an attorney at Via Iuris, Slovakia's leading grassroots environmental organization. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to welcome Goldman Prize winner Zuzana Caputova to Eugene, where she will participate in a 10-week ELAW Fellowship. Zuzana is an attorney at Via Iuris, Slovakia's leading grassroots environmental organization. |
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Feb 27, 2017
ELAW Bulletin ELAW is hosting visitors from more than 45 countries for the 2017 ELAW Annual International Meeting and side events (February 26 - March 2) followed by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC, March 2 - 5).
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW is hosting visitors from more than 45 countries for the 2017 ELAW Annual International Meeting and side events (February 26 - March 2) followed by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC, March 2 - 5).
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Jan 24, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Tech strategy and support at ELAW got a big boost when Encore Fellow Michael Fuller joined our team last September! |
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ELAW Bulletin Tech strategy and support at ELAW got a big boost when Encore Fellow Michael Fuller joined our team last September! |
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Jan 12, 2017
ELAW Bulletin Hungarian lawyer Tamás Börcsök enjoyed smooth sailing from Budapest to San Francisco, but winter weather in Eugene delayed the arrival of our ELAW Fellow by two days! |
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ELAW Bulletin Hungarian lawyer Tamás Börcsök enjoyed smooth sailing from Budapest to San Francisco, but winter weather in Eugene delayed the arrival of our ELAW Fellow by two days! |
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Dec 28, 2016
ELAW Bulletin All of us at ELAW wish you a happy new year |
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ELAW Bulletin All of us at ELAW wish you a happy new year |
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Dec 01, 2016
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to welcome Erick Kassongo, our first ELAW Fellow from the largest nation in Sub-Saharan Africa -- the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to welcome Erick Kassongo, our first ELAW Fellow from the largest nation in Sub-Saharan Africa -- the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). |
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Nov 23, 2016
ELAW Bulletin Thanks to your support, organizations are recognizing ELAW for our good work! We were thrilled when MarketWatch highlighted ELAW as one of "10 Little-Known Charities That Do the Most Good" in December 2015. Most recently, ELAW was named a 2016 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits! |
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ELAW Bulletin Thanks to your support, organizations are recognizing ELAW for our good work! We were thrilled when MarketWatch highlighted ELAW as one of "10 Little-Known Charities That Do the Most Good" in December 2015. Most recently, ELAW was named a 2016 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits! |
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Nov 18, 2016
ELAW Bulletin All of us at ELAW U.S. were disappointed by the results of the U.S. presidential election. Now, with strong support from our partners around the world, our disappointment is turning to resolve.
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ELAW Bulletin All of us at ELAW U.S. were disappointed by the results of the U.S. presidential election. Now, with strong support from our partners around the world, our disappointment is turning to resolve.
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Oct 21, 2016
ELAW Press Release Solar installers with AES Renew and Solar Assist will erect a 3.5kW solar array on the roof of a 102-year old historic Eugene building, home to the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, on Tuesday, October 25, at 1:00PM at 1412 Pearl Street. |
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ELAW Press Release Solar installers with AES Renew and Solar Assist will erect a 3.5kW solar array on the roof of a 102-year old historic Eugene building, home to the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, on Tuesday, October 25, at 1:00PM at 1412 Pearl Street. |
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Oct 17, 2016
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellow Samyra Idllalene, a law professor at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, is exploring how Islamic law and other legal systems work to protect natural heritage. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellow Samyra Idllalene, a law professor at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, is exploring how Islamic law and other legal systems work to protect natural heritage. |
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Sep 28, 2016
ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to share great news from Jamaica - the Goat Islands are saved! A plan for a trans-shipment port and logistics hub in the Portland Bight Protected Area near Jamaica's Goat Islands has been canceled because of the threat of serious environmental damage. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to share great news from Jamaica - the Goat Islands are saved! A plan for a trans-shipment port and logistics hub in the Portland Bight Protected Area near Jamaica's Goat Islands has been canceled because of the threat of serious environmental damage. |
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Sep 15, 2016
ELAW Bulletin Moroccan legal scholar Dr. Samira Idllalène is here working with ELAW this fall. Samira is a law professor at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech and our first partner from Morocco. |
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ELAW Bulletin Moroccan legal scholar Dr. Samira Idllalène is here working with ELAW this fall. Samira is a law professor at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech and our first partner from Morocco. |
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Aug 26, 2016
ELAW Bulletin Stop by ELAW during the Pearl Street Block Party for an Open House, cider-tasting with WildCraft Cider Works, and live music by John Baumann of Satori Bob! |
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ELAW Bulletin Stop by ELAW during the Pearl Street Block Party for an Open House, cider-tasting with WildCraft Cider Works, and live music by John Baumann of Satori Bob! |
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Aug 10, 2016
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellow Daena Rosa Lobo is sharing lessons with federal and state judges, and learning first-hand about the U.S. judiciary system. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellow Daena Rosa Lobo is sharing lessons with federal and state judges, and learning first-hand about the U.S. judiciary system. |
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Aug 03, 2016
ELAW Bulletin ELAW partner Zelda Soriano at Greenpeace writes with good news: "For the first time ever, a national human rights body has ordered the world's largest fossil fuel companies to respond to allegations that they have contributed to human rights abuses in the Philippines." Zelda is Legal & Political Advisor for Greenpeace Southeast Asia. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW partner Zelda Soriano at Greenpeace writes with good news: "For the first time ever, a national human rights body has ordered the world's largest fossil fuel companies to respond to allegations that they have contributed to human rights abuses in the Philippines." Zelda is Legal & Political Advisor for Greenpeace Southeast Asia. |
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Jun 22, 2016
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our summer ELAW Fellow, Daena Rosa Lobo. Daena is a sentencing judge in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and was recommended for a Fellowship by ELAW partners at Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de Honduras (Environmental Law Institute of Honduras, IDAMHO). |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to introduce our summer ELAW Fellow, Daena Rosa Lobo. Daena is a sentencing judge in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and was recommended for a Fellowship by ELAW partners at Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de Honduras (Environmental Law Institute of Honduras, IDAMHO). |
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Jun 15, 2016
Eduardo Mosqueda Sánchez is Free, Summer 2016 |
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Eduardo Mosqueda Sánchez is Free, Summer 2016 |
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May 25, 2016
ELAW Bulletin Beat the heat and join the ELAW team after work on Thursday, June 2nd for Ninkasi Brewing Company's Pints for a Cause! |
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ELAW Bulletin Beat the heat and join the ELAW team after work on Thursday, June 2nd for Ninkasi Brewing Company's Pints for a Cause! |
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May 12, 2016
ELAW Bulletin Join ELAW Fellow Kristina Sabova for a discussion of her organization’s work with ELAW to keep coal in the ground. Kristina leads an international team of lawyers at Frank Bold, an environmental organization in the Czech Republic. ELAW and Frank Bold are working together to protect communities from polluting coal plants and advance green energy solutions. |
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ELAW Bulletin Join ELAW Fellow Kristina Sabova for a discussion of her organization’s work with ELAW to keep coal in the ground. Kristina leads an international team of lawyers at Frank Bold, an environmental organization in the Czech Republic. ELAW and Frank Bold are working together to protect communities from polluting coal plants and advance green energy solutions. |
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May 02, 2016
ELAW Bulletin In 1986, Olena Kravchenko joined hundreds of school children marching in a May Day parade in Kyiv, Ukraine. This was five days after the April 26 steam explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent a plume of radioactivity over the western Soviet Union, Europe, and the eastern U.S. |
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ELAW Bulletin In 1986, Olena Kravchenko joined hundreds of school children marching in a May Day parade in Kyiv, Ukraine. This was five days after the April 26 steam explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent a plume of radioactivity over the western Soviet Union, Europe, and the eastern U.S. |
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Apr 29, 2016
GiveBIG On Tuesday, May 3, The Seattle Foundation will host GiveBIG, the annual charitable giving event that inspires people to give generously. |
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GiveBIG On Tuesday, May 3, The Seattle Foundation will host GiveBIG, the annual charitable giving event that inspires people to give generously. |
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Apr 18, 2016
ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to announce that ELAW partner Zuzana Caputova will be awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize today. Goldman announced that Zuzana led a successful campaign to protect her community from toxic waste. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to announce that ELAW partner Zuzana Caputova will be awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize today. Goldman announced that Zuzana led a successful campaign to protect her community from toxic waste. |
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Apr 14, 2016
ELAW Bulletin The Register-Guard included a Guest Viewpoint on Sunday by local writer Jourdan Arenson. Jourdan describes the power of the ELAW Fellows Program and how it strengthens the capacity of promising advocates from Ukraine, Morocco, Thailand, and more, to protect communities and the environment. |
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ELAW Bulletin The Register-Guard included a Guest Viewpoint on Sunday by local writer Jourdan Arenson. Jourdan describes the power of the ELAW Fellows Program and how it strengthens the capacity of promising advocates from Ukraine, Morocco, Thailand, and more, to protect communities and the environment. |
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Apr 11, 2016
ELAW Bulletin Last week, the Government of Nicaragua pulled a "no show" at public hearings before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and also at a working meeting with IACHR and ELAW partner Lottie Cunningham Wren. |
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ELAW Bulletin Last week, the Government of Nicaragua pulled a "no show" at public hearings before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and also at a working meeting with IACHR and ELAW partner Lottie Cunningham Wren. |
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Mar 30, 2016
ELAW Bulletin A student volunteer group founded in 1995 has grown into the biggest watchdog organization in the Czech Republic. They call themselves Frank Bold, because they are "frank" about their reasons and "bold" about their actions. |
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ELAW Bulletin A student volunteer group founded in 1995 has grown into the biggest watchdog organization in the Czech Republic. They call themselves Frank Bold, because they are "frank" about their reasons and "bold" about their actions. |
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Mar 03, 2016
ELAW Bulletin Samira is a law professor at Cadi Ayyad University and our first partner from Morocco. She is an expert in marine law and speaks English, French, Arabic, and her native Amazigh. |
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ELAW Bulletin Samira is a law professor at Cadi Ayyad University and our first partner from Morocco. She is an expert in marine law and speaks English, French, Arabic, and her native Amazigh. |
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Feb 11, 2016
ELAW Bulletin Yesterday, ELAW Fellow Alla Voytsikhovska (Ukraine) joined Laura Palmese (Honduras), and Ashijya Otwongk (Thailand) for a tour of our local Hayden Bridge Water Treatment Plant.
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ELAW Bulletin Yesterday, ELAW Fellow Alla Voytsikhovska (Ukraine) joined Laura Palmese (Honduras), and Ashijya Otwongk (Thailand) for a tour of our local Hayden Bridge Water Treatment Plant.
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Jan 15, 2016
ELAW Bulletin ELAW partners in Belize have won a strong victory for citizens who want a voice in decisions about proposed developments.
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW partners in Belize have won a strong victory for citizens who want a voice in decisions about proposed developments.
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Jan 12, 2016
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellow Alla Voytsikhovska has arrived from Lviv, Ukraine, where she works with our partner organization Environment People Law. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellow Alla Voytsikhovska has arrived from Lviv, Ukraine, where she works with our partner organization Environment People Law. |
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Jan 07, 2016
ELAW Bulletin The C.S. Mott Foundation is celebrating more than 20 years of high impact collaborating with ELAW. |
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ELAW Bulletin The C.S. Mott Foundation is celebrating more than 20 years of high impact collaborating with ELAW. |
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Dec 23, 2015
ELAW eBulletin All the best in 2016 from everyone at ELAW! Market Watch has recognized ELAW as one of "10 little-known charities that do the most good"! |
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ELAW eBulletin All the best in 2016 from everyone at ELAW! Market Watch has recognized ELAW as one of "10 little-known charities that do the most good"! |
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Dec 07, 2015
Friday's Register-Guard featured a Guest Viewpoint by Bern Johnson, ELAW Executive Director. |
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Friday's Register-Guard featured a Guest Viewpoint by Bern Johnson, ELAW Executive Director. |
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Oct 23, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Eugene Talk show host Sam Evans from Nonprofit Eugene set up shop in our conference room yesterday and interviewed ELAW Communications Director Maggie Keenan and ELAW partner Laura Palmese, a former ELAW Fellow, from Honduras. |
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ELAW eBulletin Eugene Talk show host Sam Evans from Nonprofit Eugene set up shop in our conference room yesterday and interviewed ELAW Communications Director Maggie Keenan and ELAW partner Laura Palmese, a former ELAW Fellow, from Honduras. |
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Sep 23, 2015
ELAW eBulletin "Lawyers around the world are galvanizing to seek climate justice." writes Jennifer Gleason in today's Climate Dialogue series at the London-based Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. |
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ELAW eBulletin "Lawyers around the world are galvanizing to seek climate justice." writes Jennifer Gleason in today's Climate Dialogue series at the London-based Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. |
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Sep 01, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW was splashed across the cover of yesterday's Eugene Register-Guard, announcing our new home. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW was splashed across the cover of yesterday's Eugene Register-Guard, announcing our new home. |
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Aug 31, 2015
ELAW eBulletin The Defenders: Eugene Environmental Law Advocates Move to Historic Home |
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ELAW eBulletin The Defenders: Eugene Environmental Law Advocates Move to Historic Home |
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Aug 27, 2015
ELAW eBulletin You're invited to an ELAW Open House & Pearl District Block Party |
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ELAW eBulletin You're invited to an ELAW Open House & Pearl District Block Party |
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ELAW Advocate, Summer 2015 |
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Jun 26, 2015
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Jun 17, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW Staff Scientist Meche Lu was in Peru yesterday, sharing her expertise with leading non-profit organizations that are assessing the impacts of a new law that fast tracks oil, mining, and other projects, at the expense of the environment and citizens' rights. Meche was beamed in from her desk here in Eugene, saving costly airfare and the associated greenhouse gas emissions. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW Staff Scientist Meche Lu was in Peru yesterday, sharing her expertise with leading non-profit organizations that are assessing the impacts of a new law that fast tracks oil, mining, and other projects, at the expense of the environment and citizens' rights. Meche was beamed in from her desk here in Eugene, saving costly airfare and the associated greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Environmental Heroes Come to Eugene |
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Mar 12, 2015
ELAW eBulletin "It can be lonely back home, working in the public interest," says Sofiya Shutiak, Staff Attorney at Environment-People-Law in Ukraine, one of more than 50 grassroots leaders from 30 countries that met in Yachats, Oregon, last week for the 2015 ELAW Annual International Meeting. |
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ELAW eBulletin "It can be lonely back home, working in the public interest," says Sofiya Shutiak, Staff Attorney at Environment-People-Law in Ukraine, one of more than 50 grassroots leaders from 30 countries that met in Yachats, Oregon, last week for the 2015 ELAW Annual International Meeting. |
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Mar 10, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners around the world are collaborating to seek justice for the communities that are poised to suffer the worst consequences of climate change. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners around the world are collaborating to seek justice for the communities that are poised to suffer the worst consequences of climate change. |
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Jan 28, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners in India, Russia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Jamaica, and around the world are making news, and ELAW is tweeting it. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners in India, Russia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Jamaica, and around the world are making news, and ELAW is tweeting it. |
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Dec 18, 2014
ELAW eBulletin Dear friends, With the gift-giving season in full swing, please consider making a gift to ELAW to honor someone you love and protect the environment. When you make a gift to ELAW in honor of a friend or loved one, we will send the recipient a personalized, seasonal wildlife card. |
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ELAW eBulletin Dear friends, With the gift-giving season in full swing, please consider making a gift to ELAW to honor someone you love and protect the environment. When you make a gift to ELAW in honor of a friend or loved one, we will send the recipient a personalized, seasonal wildlife card. |
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Dec 18, 2014
ELAW eBulletin Nobody likes trash. All over the world, we should produce less of it. Here in Eugene, we have good systems for reducing, re-using, and recycling waste. ELAW fellows from Mexico, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Slovakia, and more have taken home valuable lessons from touring our local municipal solid waste operations. |
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ELAW eBulletin Nobody likes trash. All over the world, we should produce less of it. Here in Eugene, we have good systems for reducing, re-using, and recycling waste. ELAW fellows from Mexico, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Slovakia, and more have taken home valuable lessons from touring our local municipal solid waste operations. |
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Oct 30, 2014
ELAW eBulletin A new report published by the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide concludes that courts in several countries are poised to pursue climate justice. |
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ELAW eBulletin A new report published by the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide concludes that courts in several countries are poised to pursue climate justice. |
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Sep 09, 2014
ELAW Bulletin ELAW is helping lawyers around the world protect communities and the environment, and they need help from scientists. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW is helping lawyers around the world protect communities and the environment, and they need help from scientists. |
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Jul 25, 2014
ELAW Bulletin Mangroves play a critical role buffering coastal communities against flooding and storms and provide habitat for thousands of species of birds and marine animals. Recent evidence suggests that mangroves sequester carbon very effectively and healthy mangroves could help protect our climate. |
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ELAW Bulletin Mangroves play a critical role buffering coastal communities against flooding and storms and provide habitat for thousands of species of birds and marine animals. Recent evidence suggests that mangroves sequester carbon very effectively and healthy mangroves could help protect our climate. |
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Mar 28, 2014
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellows Oksana Imetkhenova and Liubov Balandina returned to Ulan-Ude earlier this month with new tools and inspiration to protect Lake Baikal and surrounding forests. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW Fellows Oksana Imetkhenova and Liubov Balandina returned to Ulan-Ude earlier this month with new tools and inspiration to protect Lake Baikal and surrounding forests. |
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Mar 04, 2014
ELAW Bulletin We were surprised and thrilled Saturday night to learn that we were receiving the 2014 David Brower Lifetime Achievement Award. The students of Land Air Water, the organizers of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC), awarded us this high honor. |
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ELAW Bulletin We were surprised and thrilled Saturday night to learn that we were receiving the 2014 David Brower Lifetime Achievement Award. The students of Land Air Water, the organizers of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC), awarded us this high honor. |
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Feb 20, 2014
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Dec 05, 2013
ELAW eBulletin ELAW is thrilled to be releasing a new publication, "Natural Resource Contracts: A Practical Guide," which will help grassroots advocates around the world understand these agreements and advocate for stronger environmental, social, and fiscal provisions. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW is thrilled to be releasing a new publication, "Natural Resource Contracts: A Practical Guide," which will help grassroots advocates around the world understand these agreements and advocate for stronger environmental, social, and fiscal provisions. |
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Sep 04, 2013
ELAW eBulletin ELAW celebrates this next generation of grassroots advocates! |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW celebrates this next generation of grassroots advocates! |
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Feb 21, 2013
Profiles of grassroots advocates from around the world who traveled to Eugene for the 2013 ELAW Annual Meeting followed by the 31st Annual Public Interest Environmental law Conference. |
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Profiles of grassroots advocates from around the world who traveled to Eugene for the 2013 ELAW Annual Meeting followed by the 31st Annual Public Interest Environmental law Conference. |
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Feb 01, 2013
The Wood River Land Trust of Hailey, Idaho has given its most prestigious award, the Founders’ Award, to ELAW Staff Attorney Liz Mitchell. |
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The Wood River Land Trust of Hailey, Idaho has given its most prestigious award, the Founders’ Award, to ELAW Staff Attorney Liz Mitchell. |
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Nov 13, 2012
ELAW eBulletin ELAW is thrilled to welcome Alejandra Serrano to Eugene. She joins ELAW Fellows Ana Lucia Maya from Colombia, Thuli Makama from Swaziland, and Emilio d'Cuire from Honduras who arrived earlier this year. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW is thrilled to welcome Alejandra Serrano to Eugene. She joins ELAW Fellows Ana Lucia Maya from Colombia, Thuli Makama from Swaziland, and Emilio d'Cuire from Honduras who arrived earlier this year. |
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Feb 28, 2012
ELAW eBulletin: The ELAW office is an exciting place this week! Grassroots leaders from Haiti, Mongolia, and Russia have arrived, and partners from Guatemala, Canada, and Madagascar will join us soon. These ELAW Fellows are collaborating across borders to protect the Lake Baikal watershed, challenge polluting mining operations, and win justice for disenfranchised communities. |
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ELAW eBulletin: The ELAW office is an exciting place this week! Grassroots leaders from Haiti, Mongolia, and Russia have arrived, and partners from Guatemala, Canada, and Madagascar will join us soon. These ELAW Fellows are collaborating across borders to protect the Lake Baikal watershed, challenge polluting mining operations, and win justice for disenfranchised communities. |
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Jul 18, 2011
ELAW and the Ems. ELAW will be the Featured Nonprofit at the Eugene Emerald's baseball game on August 4th. You can take part in a Eugene tradition and support ELAW. |
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ELAW and the Ems. ELAW will be the Featured Nonprofit at the Eugene Emerald's baseball game on August 4th. You can take part in a Eugene tradition and support ELAW. |
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Jun 28, 2011
ELAW welcomes Maria Rosario Mayi to Eugene for a ten-week Fellowship. Maria works with the Dominican Republic's leading grassroots environmental law organization: Instituto de Abogados para la Protección del Medio Ambiente (INSAPROMA). |
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ELAW welcomes Maria Rosario Mayi to Eugene for a ten-week Fellowship. Maria works with the Dominican Republic's leading grassroots environmental law organization: Instituto de Abogados para la Protección del Medio Ambiente (INSAPROMA). |
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Jun 16, 2011
Imrich Vozár arrived Monday night from Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, for a 10-day ELAW Fellowship. This is Imrich's first visit to the U.S. He is working one-on-one with ELAW staff while finding time to explore Eugene on the ELAW bicycle. |
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Imrich Vozár arrived Monday night from Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, for a 10-day ELAW Fellowship. This is Imrich's first visit to the U.S. He is working one-on-one with ELAW staff while finding time to explore Eugene on the ELAW bicycle. |
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Mar 03, 2011
ELAW Fellows from three continents arrived on Monday to work with us to protect communities and the environment, and to participate in the 2011 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. Yesterday, we toured NextStep Recycling, a model for e-waste recycling. |
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ELAW Fellows from three continents arrived on Monday to work with us to protect communities and the environment, and to participate in the 2011 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. Yesterday, we toured NextStep Recycling, a model for e-waste recycling. |
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Jan 12, 2010
Agnes Gajdics has arrived from Hungary! She is our new ELAW Fellow and will spend the next nine weeks learning English and collaborating with ELAW staff to protect communities in Hungary from polluting coal mines, hazardous waste, and other environmental abuses. |
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Agnes Gajdics has arrived from Hungary! She is our new ELAW Fellow and will spend the next nine weeks learning English and collaborating with ELAW staff to protect communities in Hungary from polluting coal mines, hazardous waste, and other environmental abuses. |
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Oct 21, 2009
Euren Cuevas, an environmental lawyer from the Dominican Republic, is spending the next six weeks at the ELAW office in Eugene, learning English and collaborating with ELAW staff. We are excited to have him here with us! |
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Euren Cuevas, an environmental lawyer from the Dominican Republic, is spending the next six weeks at the ELAW office in Eugene, learning English and collaborating with ELAW staff. We are excited to have him here with us! |
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Oct 21, 2009
CRUDE: The Real Price of Oil is coming to the Northwest. This award winning documentary features ELAW Partner and Goldman Prize winner Pablo Fajardo, and his community's fight to obtain justice from ChevronTexaco for the devastation of the Ecuadorian Amazon. We recommend that you go see it. |
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CRUDE: The Real Price of Oil is coming to the Northwest. This award winning documentary features ELAW Partner and Goldman Prize winner Pablo Fajardo, and his community's fight to obtain justice from ChevronTexaco for the devastation of the Ecuadorian Amazon. We recommend that you go see it. |
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Mar 13, 2009
ELAW partners from 25 countries traveled to Eugene for the 2009 ELAW Annual Meeting, February 22 - 26. See news reports on our partners and this inspired gathering. |
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ELAW partners from 25 countries traveled to Eugene for the 2009 ELAW Annual Meeting, February 22 - 26. See news reports on our partners and this inspired gathering. |
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Mar 05, 2009
ELAW partners from 25 countries traveled to Eugene for the 2009 ELAW Annual Meeting. They gained skills and resources that will make them more effective advocates for their communities and wild places. |
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ELAW partners from 25 countries traveled to Eugene for the 2009 ELAW Annual Meeting. They gained skills and resources that will make them more effective advocates for their communities and wild places. |
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Dec 15, 2008
The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is the oldest and largest annual gathering of its kind. The Conference is organized solely by the volunteers of Land Air Water (LAW), a student environmental law society, and is sponsored by Friends of Land Air Water (FLAW), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. More information about the PIELC can be found at the PIELC website, "http://www.pielc.org/". |
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The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is the oldest and largest annual gathering of its kind. The Conference is organized solely by the volunteers of Land Air Water (LAW), a student environmental law society, and is sponsored by Friends of Land Air Water (FLAW), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. More information about the PIELC can be found at the PIELC website, "http://www.pielc.org/". |
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Nov 24, 2008
Staff Attorney Jennifer Gleason is helping lawyers around the world advance laws that encourage the production of electricity from renewable sources. This work is helping policymakers in Oregon promote the use of renewable energy. |
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Staff Attorney Jennifer Gleason is helping lawyers around the world advance laws that encourage the production of electricity from renewable sources. This work is helping policymakers in Oregon promote the use of renewable energy. |
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Sep 09, 2004
When a multinational oil company sends natural gas flares into the air in Nigeria, or a factory dumps chemicals into Mexico`s Lake Chapala, will local environmentalists be able to harness the legal clout to get the pollution stopped? |
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When a multinational oil company sends natural gas flares into the air in Nigeria, or a factory dumps chemicals into Mexico`s Lake Chapala, will local environmentalists be able to harness the legal clout to get the pollution stopped? |
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Feb 26, 2004
Harvard Law School has recognized the valuable work of Bern Johnson in the current Harvard Law Bulletin. Bern has served as Executive Director at E-LAW U.S. for more than 10 years. |
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Harvard Law School has recognized the valuable work of Bern Johnson in the current Harvard Law Bulletin. Bern has served as Executive Director at E-LAW U.S. for more than 10 years. |
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Jan 30, 2004
E-LAW U.S. contributed to a landmark report released by Friends of the Earth International, showing that oil giant ExxonMobil and its predecessors are responsible for about 5% of all human caused carbon dioxide emissions around the world. |
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E-LAW U.S. contributed to a landmark report released by Friends of the Earth International, showing that oil giant ExxonMobil and its predecessors are responsible for about 5% of all human caused carbon dioxide emissions around the world. |
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Nov 02, 2003
ELAW advocates in Chile have scored a tremendous victory for the snowy peaks and icy fjords of Central Patagonia. Toronto-based Noranda Inc. has canceled plans to build three dams and one of the world`s largest aluminum smelters in the Aysén region of so |
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ELAW advocates in Chile have scored a tremendous victory for the snowy peaks and icy fjords of Central Patagonia. Toronto-based Noranda Inc. has canceled plans to build three dams and one of the world`s largest aluminum smelters in the Aysén region of so |
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Mar 14, 2003
2003 E-LAW Annual International Meeting Best Yet! Sixty-six environmental advocates from 34 countries traveled to Oregon for the 2003 E-LAW Annual International Meeting (March 2 - 6) and built the partnerships that make the E-LAW network strong. |
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2003 E-LAW Annual International Meeting Best Yet! Sixty-six environmental advocates from 34 countries traveled to Oregon for the 2003 E-LAW Annual International Meeting (March 2 - 6) and built the partnerships that make the E-LAW network strong. |
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Nov 04, 2002
Help E-LAW U.S. launch its "Corporate Challenge for a Sustainable Future" campaign. Join an opening evening reception at the 6th Annual Sustainable Business Symposium, November 7, at the University of Oregon, Eugene. |
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Help E-LAW U.S. launch its "Corporate Challenge for a Sustainable Future" campaign. Join an opening evening reception at the 6th Annual Sustainable Business Symposium, November 7, at the University of Oregon, Eugene. |
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Oct 02, 2002
E-LAW U.S. is co-sponsoring an exciting event this week. On Thursday, October 3rd, Lottie Cunningham Wren, a Miskito Indian lawyer, will speak at the University of Oregon School of Law about an inspiring victory for the human rights of indigenous people |
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E-LAW U.S. is co-sponsoring an exciting event this week. On Thursday, October 3rd, Lottie Cunningham Wren, a Miskito Indian lawyer, will speak at the University of Oregon School of Law about an inspiring victory for the human rights of indigenous people |
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Mar 03, 2002
Although separated by language, culture and thousands of miles, these individuals and hundreds more have found crucial scientific and legal counsel via their membership in E-LAW, a Eugene-based nonprofit that has set up an electronic communication network |
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Although separated by language, culture and thousands of miles, these individuals and hundreds more have found crucial scientific and legal counsel via their membership in E-LAW, a Eugene-based nonprofit that has set up an electronic communication network |
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