Environmental Law Section

The Environmental Law Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship program sponsored by the Environmental Law Section gives law students a chance to spend 8 to 10 weeks over the summer practicing environmental, energy, land use, and natural resources law at a participating government agency or public interest organization. Read more

The ELS’s biannual publication, Environmental Law News, continues to feature a broad range of topics and voices reflecting myriad significant environmental law issues. Our most recent issue (Fall 2018) is available to members on the Section’s Publications page. Read more

The Environmental Law Section regularly hosts webinars on topics, events, and developments related to environmental, energy, land use, and natural resources law in California. If you are interested in hosting a webinar discussion, please contact Julia Byrd (julia.byrd@calawyers.org) with the subject “Webinar.” Read more

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is seeking an Attorney. Located at the SNC Headquarters office in Auburn, the Attorney provides legal advice to the Executive Team and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s statutorily constituted board on all matters related to the functions and operations of SNC. Read more

A broad array of sponsorships is still available for the upcoming Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite in October 2019. Sponsorships are a great way to increase your firm’s visibility while supporting outstanding legal education programming. Read more

On March 28, 2019, the ELS presented its third bi-annual Energy Conference in downtown Oakland. This year’s program focused on California’s aggressive plans under SB 100 to de-carbonize its electricity sector, including a 60% renewable portfolio standard by 2030 and a carbon-free grid by 2045. Read more

The Environmental Law Section is now soliciting nominations for the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, to be awarded at the 2019 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite®. Read more

On March 28, 2019, the Environmental Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) will present its third bi-annual Energy Conference in downtown Oakland. This year’s program will focus on California’s aggressive plans to de-carbonize its electricity sector, including a 60% renewable portfolio standard by 2030 and a carbon-free grid by 2045. Read more

On March 28, 2019, the Environmental Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) will present its third bi-annual Energy Conference in downtown Oakland. This year’s program will focus on California’s aggressive plans to de-carbonize its electricity sector, including a 60% renewable portfolio standard by 2030 and a carbon-free grid by 2045. Read more

This webinar will capture new California environmental legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments and includes implications of the Wheeler US EPA. This webinar 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