Sep 14, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Remote rivers in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains are some of the most beautiful in the world. Sadly, these rivers are being targeted by corrupt investors who are installing small hydropower projects that are reducing rivers to a trickle, stranding fish. |
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ELAW eBulletin Remote rivers in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains are some of the most beautiful in the world. Sadly, these rivers are being targeted by corrupt investors who are installing small hydropower projects that are reducing rivers to a trickle, stranding fish. |
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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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Aug 19, 2015
ELAW eBulletin A terrible injustice is unfolding in Mexico. Eduardo Arturo Mosqueda Sánchez, a young human rights and environmental lawyer, was imprisoned without bail on July 22 while working to defend the Nahua people in Jalisco State. |
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ELAW eBulletin A terrible injustice is unfolding in Mexico. Eduardo Arturo Mosqueda Sánchez, a young human rights and environmental lawyer, was imprisoned without bail on July 22 while working to defend the Nahua people in Jalisco State. |
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Aug 12, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Great news! India has shelved plans for a massive expansion of one of India's largest coal mines, which would have forced the relocation of 17 villages and impacted 135 schools and 90 public health centers. |
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ELAW eBulletin Great news! India has shelved plans for a massive expansion of one of India's largest coal mines, which would have forced the relocation of 17 villages and impacted 135 schools and 90 public health centers. |
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Jul 29, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW Fellows from Honduras and Germany are busy this summer learning about waste management in Lane County and environmental tribunals around the world.
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW Fellows from Honduras and Germany are busy this summer learning about waste management in Lane County and environmental tribunals around the world.
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Jul 22, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners at the Centre for Environmental Rights are working to stop the sprawl of open-pit coal mines in South Africa's Mpumalanga Province grasslands, bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners at the Centre for Environmental Rights are working to stop the sprawl of open-pit coal mines in South Africa's Mpumalanga Province grasslands, bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. |
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Jul 15, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Small hydropower plants in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains are depriving communities of water. ELAW is working with partners at Environment-People-Law (EPL) to hold the Ministry of Environment accountable. |
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ELAW eBulletin Small hydropower plants in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains are depriving communities of water. ELAW is working with partners at Environment-People-Law (EPL) to hold the Ministry of Environment accountable. |
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Jul 09, 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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Jun 11, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Last week, ELAW's Pedro León was invited to speak about protecting the climate through law at a seminar hosted by the Supreme Court of Mexico's Human Rights Office. |
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ELAW eBulletin Last week, ELAW's Pedro León was invited to speak about protecting the climate through law at a seminar hosted by the Supreme Court of Mexico's Human Rights Office. |
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Jun 08, 2015
Protecting the Environment Through Law in Honduras |
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Protecting the Environment Through Law in Honduras |
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Jun 02, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Irene Fugara returned home to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, last month. Dar is Africa's third fastest growing city. "We struggle with polluting industries and poor waste management," says Irene, Staff Attorney at the Lawyers' Environmental Action Team. During her ELAW Fellowship, Irene learned about model waste management laws and practices around the world, and explored how Lane County treats solid waste and wastewater. |
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ELAW eBulletin Irene Fugara returned home to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, last month. Dar is Africa's third fastest growing city. "We struggle with polluting industries and poor waste management," says Irene, Staff Attorney at the Lawyers' Environmental Action Team. During her ELAW Fellowship, Irene learned about model waste management laws and practices around the world, and explored how Lane County treats solid waste and wastewater. |
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May 28, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW Scientist Mark Chernaik traveled to Victoria, BC, last week to serve as expert witness for citizens calling for cleaner air in Kitimat. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW Scientist Mark Chernaik traveled to Victoria, BC, last week to serve as expert witness for citizens calling for cleaner air in Kitimat. |
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May 21, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Olena Kravch enko visited Eugene this week. Olena is the Executive Director of Environment-People-Law, Ukraine's leading public interest environmental law organization. ELAW has worked with EPL for many years to conserve biodiversity, protect forests, and hold polluters accountable. |
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ELAW eBulletin Olena Kravch enko visited Eugene this week. Olena is the Executive Director of Environment-People-Law, Ukraine's leading public interest environmental law organization. ELAW has worked with EPL for many years to conserve biodiversity, protect forests, and hold polluters accountable. |
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Environmental Heroes Come to Eugene |
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May 12, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Prakash Mani Sharma is a tireless environmental advocate for communities in Nepal. Prakash and his organization, the Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) have fought for decades to protect Nepal's unique landscapes, including the glaciers of Mount Everest, the sacred Bagmati River, and Kathmandu's Balkhu -- one of the few public parks in the densely populated capital city. |
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ELAW eBulletin Prakash Mani Sharma is a tireless environmental advocate for communities in Nepal. Prakash and his organization, the Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) have fought for decades to protect Nepal's unique landscapes, including the glaciers of Mount Everest, the sacred Bagmati River, and Kathmandu's Balkhu -- one of the few public parks in the densely populated capital city. |
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May 07, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Communities in Veracruz, Mexico, are celebrating a federal court ruling that protects local water supplies from three mini hydro power projects proposed for the Jalacingo River. The plants would have altered the river's course to generate power for industry and disrupted traditional water systems, including freshwater springs. |
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ELAW eBulletin Communities in Veracruz, Mexico, are celebrating a federal court ruling that protects local water supplies from three mini hydro power projects proposed for the Jalacingo River. The plants would have altered the river's course to generate power for industry and disrupted traditional water systems, including freshwater springs. |
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Apr 22, 2015
ELAW eBulletin The ELAW network is built on personal bonds, forged over many years. Today, we honor Calvin Sandborn who we have worked with for years to win justice for British Columbia First Nations and communities across Canada. |
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ELAW eBulletin The ELAW network is built on personal bonds, forged over many years. Today, we honor Calvin Sandborn who we have worked with for years to win justice for British Columbia First Nations and communities across Canada. |
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Apr 08, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Last week, Erica Goode at The New York Times reported on the struggle to save a threatened and curious creature: "With its scaly exterior, peculiar body shape and propensity for rolling into an armored ball when threatened, the pangolin has invited comparison to the artichoke and the pine cone." |
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ELAW eBulletin Last week, Erica Goode at The New York Times reported on the struggle to save a threatened and curious creature: "With its scaly exterior, peculiar body shape and propensity for rolling into an armored ball when threatened, the pangolin has invited comparison to the artichoke and the pine cone." |
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Apr 02, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Jamaica's infamous Riverton City Dump, the only authorized dump for the capital city of Kingston, caught fire March 11, sending hundreds to the hospital and closing 50 schools and over 30 businesses. The Riverton dump burns regularly, but the March fire was of historic proportions. |
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ELAW eBulletin Jamaica's infamous Riverton City Dump, the only authorized dump for the capital city of Kingston, caught fire March 11, sending hundreds to the hospital and closing 50 schools and over 30 businesses. The Riverton dump burns regularly, but the March fire was of historic proportions. |
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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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Feb 26, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Grassroots leaders from East Africa were the first to arrive yesterday for the 2015 ELAW Annual International Meeting. By Saturday, more than 50 grassroots advocates from 30 countries will be here in Eugene to collaborate on their efforts back home to help communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. The International Meeting will be March 1 - 5, followed by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. |
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ELAW eBulletin Grassroots leaders from East Africa were the first to arrive yesterday for the 2015 ELAW Annual International Meeting. By Saturday, more than 50 grassroots advocates from 30 countries will be here in Eugene to collaborate on their efforts back home to help communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. The International Meeting will be March 1 - 5, followed by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. |
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Feb 13, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners at the Mexican Environmental Law Center (CEMDA) won a great victory when Mexico's environmental protection agency (PROFEPA) canceled the massive Dragon Mart development near Cancún, and ordered developers to restore damaged ecosystems. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners at the Mexican Environmental Law Center (CEMDA) won a great victory when Mexico's environmental protection agency (PROFEPA) canceled the massive Dragon Mart development near Cancún, and ordered developers to restore damaged ecosystems. |
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Feb 09, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Haiti faces enormous challenges. Just as Haiti marked five years since the devastating 2010 earthquake, Haiti's parliament dissolved, leaving the country with an uncertain political future. Thousands of Haitians left homeless by the earthquake continue to suffer from cholera, starvation and water shortages. |
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ELAW eBulletin Haiti faces enormous challenges. Just as Haiti marked five years since the devastating 2010 earthquake, Haiti's parliament dissolved, leaving the country with an uncertain political future. Thousands of Haitians left homeless by the earthquake continue to suffer from cholera, starvation and water shortages. |
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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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Jan 12, 2015
ELAW eBulletin Oksana is our latest ELAW Fellow. She traveled from Ulan-Ude in Russia's Buryatia Republic, where she is chair of the Department of Ecology, Health and Safety at the East Siberia State University of Technology and Management, where she also studies law. |
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ELAW eBulletin Oksana is our latest ELAW Fellow. She traveled from Ulan-Ude in Russia's Buryatia Republic, where she is chair of the Department of Ecology, Health and Safety at the East Siberia State University of Technology and Management, where she also studies law. |
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Jan 06, 2015
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners in South Africa secured a major victory affirming the right to access environmental information from corporations when it is needed to protect constitutional rights. |
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ELAW eBulletin ELAW partners in South Africa secured a major victory affirming the right to access environmental information from corporations when it is needed to protect constitutional rights. |
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