Environmental Law Section

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

Hello, ELS Members! I am thrilled and honored to start my one-year term as Chair of the Environmental Law Section. I am joined by fellow Officers Peter Ton as Vice Chair, Leuwam Tesfai as Treasurer, and Darcy Brown as Secretary. We look forward to leading our Executive Committee in putting on excellent educational programs and networking events for our current and future members. We cannot wait to hear your ideas and connect with you. With that in mind, we are… Read more

Yosemite. It is a rare and special place. Granite mountains, wildflower sprinkled meadows, stands of giant sequoias, and the world famous Half Dome intertwine to create one of the most magnificent places on earth. Read more

As I complete my term as Executive Committee Chair, I am filled with gratitude for the opportunity to serve in this leadership role. Thank you to the Environmental Law Section Executive Committee for trusting me to lead the section for the 2023-2024 term. We have had a great year!  In March, we held the annual Student Negotiations Competition and had a successful Legislative Day. In April, we held a sold-out Energy Law Conference. With our co-sponsor, California Lawyers Association Foundation,… Read more

It is difficult to believe that it is already August. We are one month away from the Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite®. There are so many not-to-miss events scheduled for the conference. One of the inaugural events is Saturday’s plenary session honoring the inaugural Trailblazer Award recipient, Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability. There is still time to register.  This month, ELS celebrated its southern California Diversity and Inclusion Fellows. Thank you Natural Resources Defense Counsel for sponsoring the event and thank you… Read more

ELS has released its schedule and registration information for the 33rd Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite®! We hope you will join us. If you look at the schedule, you will see some new highlights for this year’s conference in addition to perennial favorites. The Planning Committee even added some extra time for Rick Frank’s Recent Environmental Law Developments in the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals & California Supreme Court. Thank you to Peter Ton, Ton Law P.C.; Verne… Read more

This year the Environmental Law Section is launching our new Trailblazer Award to recognize environmental leaders whose innovative and creative legal work has improved the lives of Californians and the California environment. Read more

The Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite® is nationally recognized as the largest and most prestigious gathering in California of leaders in environmental, land use, and natural resources law. Join us and some of the nation’s top environmental officials, lawyers, and other professionals in the spectacular setting of Yosemite.  Read more