Past Events

The Road to Rio +20

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
1:30-5:30 pm (with reception to follow)

A half-day conference on the lead up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) focusing on the issues that will be discussed in June relating to the green economy leading to poverty alleviation, the institutional framework for sustainable development, and other issues related to international environmental governance. The conference will look at progress made since the Earth Summit in June 1992, the upcoming conference, and the future on international environmental law.

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On the Brink: Environmental Conflicts Along the Path Towards Sustainable Development

Monday, March 19, 2012 from 9:00am to 5:00pm

This event will focus on natural resource disasters and conflicts, including panels discussing national and international issues. Potential topics include: oil spills, nuclear power and radiation, resource management, and energy development. There will also be a keynote speaker addressing a topic related to natural resource disasters and conflicts. Presented by the Sustainable Development Law & Policy publication.

Please register for this event: https://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm.

Environmental Law Career Panel

Monday, February 13, 2012 from 12-1 pm
Room 402

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Join WCL's Environmental Law Society and the Office of Career and Professional Development for a discussion of careers in the environmental law field. This event will give law students the opportunity to learn from attorneys who practice environmental or related law in the government, non-profit, and private sectors. Attorneys will share with students how they have developed their career in environmental law, as well as what students should know and do to get internships and jobs in the environmental law field. A Q&A session will follow attorneys' presentations. This event will also provide a chance for attorneys and students to discuss future employment possibilities with hiring organizations.

Panelists will include:
Moderator: Professor Amanda Leiter
Stacy Coleman, Associate Attorney, Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section
Carroll Muffett, President and CEO, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Daniel Squire, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP
Stacey VanBelleghem, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP
Mike Walker, Director, National Enforcement Training Institute, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

ELS-BLSA Joint Hill & Government Days for Environmental Justice

Wednesday-Thursday, February 8-9, 2012
WCL's Environmental Law Society is joining with WCL's Black Law Student Association, and its national affilitate, NBLSA, to work to raise awareness of issues surrounding environmental justice on Capitol Hill. You can register online at www.nblsa.org/hillandgovdaysregistration/. Please include that you are from WCL in the comments section, and select MABLSA (Mid-Atlantic Black Law Students Association) in the "Affiliation" tab. There will be training workshops on February 8, and materials will be provided on the day when we will meet in groups with Congress members and their staff.

October 15, 2011
10 am - 1 pm
ELS Hiking Trip

Come de-stress and enjoy the fall weather with ELS at our annual hiking trip next Saturday, 10/15 from 10am-1pm. We will be going to Rock Creek Park, which is a 15-km long wilderness area conveniently located right in the heart of DC (more information here: http://www.nps.gov/rocr/index.htm). Professor Amanda Leiter will also be joining us for the hike.

Since the park is not metro/bus accessible, we will be meeting at the front of the law school on Saturday at 10 am sharp to carpool to the park. Please RSVP with Chelsea Tu (tu.chelsea@gmail.com) by next Wednesday, October 12.We also need drivers, so if you are willing to take people please mention how many can fit in your car in the RSVP email.

Breakfast items will be provided before we head off!