Events – Environmental Law Society

Earth Week 2023!

BIPOC Panel on Environmental Law

When: Tuesday, April 18th, 12:30-1:20pm

Where: Room 138

Details: This Social Justice Tuesday will feature trailblazing BIPOC environmental attorneys. The event will shed a light on the disparities and inequalities within the environmental movement specifically in the legal sphere. Our goal is to lift up underrepresented voices and inspire young law students to see a future in environmental law. This discussion will give students an opportunity to understand how to use their J.D. in a firm, non-profit, or government setting. Our panelists include Maia Bellon from Cascadia Law, Mariel Thuraisingham from Front and Centered, and Thaddaeus Gregory from Van Ness Feldman. See the attached flyer for more details.

Register for lunch: RSVP through Career Services here.

Federal Climate Policy

When: Wednesday, April 19th, 12:30-1:20pm

Where:Room 133

Details:The purpose of the event is to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, and the outlook for future federal climate legislation. We will be joined by Professor Greg Dotson at the University of Oregon. Professor Dotson was the lead staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (the Waxman-Markey bill). He returned to the U.S. Senate in 2021 to serve as the Chief Counsel for the Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee, where he played a key role in the enactment of the American Recovery Plan Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Register for lunch: RSVP here.

ELUL Annual Spring Networking Event

When: Wednesday, April 19th, 5:30-7:30pm

Where: Optimism Brewing, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA

Details:The Environmental and Land Use Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association is hosting a networking happy hour in coordination with K&L Gates and McCullough Hill.

Environmental Law Course Planning

When: Thursday, April 20th, 12:30-1:20pm

Where: Room 138

Details:Professors Sanne Knudsen and Todd Wildermuth will answer questions about course planning for students interested in coursework and careers in environmental law.

The Environmental Law Society at the University of Washington (“ELS”) is an intersectional environmental advocacy organization committed to providing a forum for members of the University of Washington School of Law community to discuss important local, national, and global environmental issues through a legal lens.

We (and now you!) are striving to create a space for individuals to engage with environmental challenges, think critically about legal and public policy solutions, prepare for careers in the environmental legal field, and build community around the common cause of planetary stewardship.

ELS acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples’ original ownership of the land on which the University of Washington sits, the traditional territory of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip, Duwamish, and Muckleshoot nations. ELS further acknowledges the state’s continuing obligation to fulfill promises made in the Treaty of Point Elliott.

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