Environmental Law Section

In this eye-opening book, the lawyer who with his students fought and won the first Endangered Species Act case to be adjudicated before the Supreme Court – known officially as Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill – tells the fascinating story behind one of the nation’s most significant environmental law battles.  Read more

We invite our Environmental Law Section (ELS) members to stay connected and inspired through our new ELS Book Club. Our book selections below touch upon environmental law issues through a range of styles and topics. In this session, we will discuss Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. Read more

Would you like to get involved with State Bar of California committees or with the Judicial Counsel’s Advisory Body? Learn more here. Read more

The Environmental Law Section is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field of Environmental Law, to be presented at the annual Yosemite conference in October. Read more

This is an application for the ELS Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more

With sea level rise and the increased frequency of coastal flooding, threats to coastal residences, coastal infrastructure risks, beach erosion and beach loss, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers and compromised shoreline safety are increasingly apparent. This panel will cover threats to the coastline from climate change-induced sea level rise, mitigation efforts to address those impacts, financial challenges to mitigation and equity in mitigation conversations. Read more

Jared Blumenfeld, California Secretary for Environmental Protection and Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources will share their insights on their vision and priorities for their respective agencies. Read more

Are you a member of the Environmental Law Section and interested in sharing career advice with law students? Read more

The Section’s Executive Committee was hard at work recently planning the 29th Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite®, which will take place on October 15-18, 2020, at the Tenaya Lodge in Fish Camp, California. Read more

This webinar will capture new California environmental legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments and includes implications of the Wheeler US EPA. This webinar will capture the current state of US EPA policies, programs, and enforcement and evaluate the interplay with the California regulatory framework, EPA Region IX priorities, State Attorney General initiatives, and NGO-related citizen suits. Read more