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ELS Book Club: Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors, by Caroline Finney
Bridging the fields of environmental history, cultural studies, critical race studies, and geography, Finney argues that the legacies of slavery, Jim Crow, and racial violence have shaped cultural understandings of the "great outdoors" and determined who should and can have access to natural spaces.
Post-Yosemite Conference Law Student and Young Lawyer Zoom Social
Were you able to attend the virtual Yosemite Conference last month? Are you still feeling that amazing energy?
Environmental Law Miscellany – A Bi-Monthly Discussion Series: Reflections on the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
We invite our Environmental Law Section (ELS) members to stay connected and inspired through our new bi-monthly discussion series.
ELS Book Club: The Overstory, by Richard Powers
This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of the natural world.
Environmental Law Miscellany – A Bi-Monthly Discussion Series: Environmental Podcasts
We invite our Environmental Law Section (ELS) members to stay connected and inspired through our new bi-monthly discussion series.
ELS Book Club: Desert Solitaire, by Edward Abbey and Desert Cabal: A New Season in the Wilderness, by Amy Irvine
In 2022, the ELS Book Club is using a “Book Pairing” format and meeting every other month.
Webinar: How to Get Hired as a Lawyer: A Conversation with Brian Potts
Brian Potts is a partner in environmental law practice group at Perkins Coie and a founder of the Legal Mentor Network.
Webinar: Anatomy of the Legislative Process – Turning Environmental Concepts into Law
Join us to learn about how concepts become bills and bills become law in California. Additionally, the CLA Environmental Law Section (ELS) Legislation Committee serves as a resource to the California Legislature by reviewing environmental, land use, energy, and natural resources bills, offering constructive, non-partisan feedback focused on the legal and technical aspects of draft legislation.
Environmental Law Miscellany – A Bi-Monthly Discussion Series: With The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF)
We invite our Environmental Law Section (ELS) members to stay connected and inspired through our new bi-monthly discussion series.
ELS Book Club event: The Storm Over Mono: The Mono Lake Battle and The California Water Future, By John Hart
Many environmental law students and practitioners in California are familiar with National Audubon Society v. Superior Court, 33 Cal. 3d 419 (1983), in which the City of Los Angeles water diversions were impacting the water volume and ecosystem of Mono Lake, one of the oldest inland seas in North America.
We are committed to accessibility! Virtual events are equipped with closed captioning. To request an in-person accommodation, send us a note at accessibility@calawyers.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.