Environmental Law Section

The Environmental Law Section of the California Lawyers Association invites Section members and friends for a beautiful hike in Towsley Canyon! Read more

The Environmental Law Section is thrilled to jointly host a Climate Change Conference Charging Ahead: Cutting Vehicle Pollution in the New Trump Years put on by the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law. Read more

The 21st California Water Law Symposium brings together legal experts, policymakers, and community leaders to explore diverse and innovative solutions to California's pressing water challenges. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with leading thinkers and contribute to shaping California's water future. Read more

The Parrot and the Igloo presents the strange march of climate science, from developing technologies, alarmed climate scientists, to the evolution of climate denial. Read along with us – join our discussion even if you don’t finish! Read more

Happy New Year, ELS Members! ELS welcomes and thanks renewing members and its newest members to the section. For 2025, the annual license renewal will run from February 1, 2025, to April 1, 2025. Next month, we will share more information about renewing your ELS membership. A final reminder to brainstorm and submit your panel and plenary speaker ideas for this year’s Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite® by January 13. The conference is made so much better by all the ideas submitted by… Read more

Save the date! Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA on Friday, June 6. More information, such as panels, speakers, and registration info, will be available soon. Read more

We hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday with loved ones. We are so very thankful to be part of this great community of environmental lawyers. Next week, we have two exciting programs. First, on Monday, we’ll have a Book Club discussion on Advocate, A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice by Eddie Ahn. Then, on Wednesday, our Chair’s Corner monthly networking program will include a conversation about how the recent election results might affect our profession… Read more

Join us for our Chair’s Corner – Networking with ELS session on December 28th at 12:00 PM! Read more

Hello, ELS Members!  Last month, we had our first monthly Zoom networking opportunity. It was a great discussion about the Yosemite Conference and other recommendations from our members. We hope you can join us for the next one on November 20. Applications have now closed for the 2025 Diversity & Inclusion Fellowship program. If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to help fund the program, please email us at environmental@calawyers.org. In this month’s edition of the eNews we highlight… Read more

We are starting a new program of monthly Zoom check-ins. Read more