Environmental Law Society and Journal of Environmental Law & Policy at UCLA

11/28/2017

Thank you to the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative and the generous support of Jane and Terry Semel for allowing us to partner with BEWell in the recent award of our student funding grant. In the upcoming semester, ELS will host talks with experts on current environmental issues and provide healthy, vegetarian and vegan-friendly food. ELS will also organize events on campus that promote sustainability and encourage students to spend time outside and in nature to combat stress. Keep an eye out for upcoming events at UCLA's Botanical Garden and Sculpture Garden and stay tuned for updates on UCLA Law's organic aromatherapy herb garden!

03/15/2017

Explore the best schools in America for studying environmental law.

01/14/2016

UCLA Law 2Ls and 3Ls! Are you interested in competing in the Environmental Negotiation Competition? The competition will be March 18th at UCLA, and the winning team earns $1000 (second place $500). Send an email application to Professor Cara Horowitz by 5pm tomorrow, including your resume and a paragraph about your environmental and/or negotiation experience or interests.

10/16/2015

Dear 2Ls and 3Ls!
Represent UCLA at the National Environmental Moot Court competition at Pace University this year!
Requirements include drafting and submitting a brief, which is due on December 1, 2015, and participating in the oral argument Thursday, February 18, through Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Pace University in White Plains, New York. Please email Prof. Sean Hecht ASAP if you are interested (hecht@law.ucla.edu)

2016 Competition February 18-20, 2016

10/15/2015

Hey ELS and JELPers! Our friends over at Berkeley want you to know about the 2015-2016 Ideas at Berkeley contest. students can win up to $15,000 in awards and are eligible for 7 different categories this year (Art & Social Change, Energy & Resource Alternatives, Financial Inclusion, Food Systems, Global Health, IT for Society, and Mobiles for Reading). Big Ideas challenges graduate and undergraduate students to develop solutions to real-world challenges! For more information on contest rules and eligibility, check out bigideas.berkeley.edu.

For More Information:

The Big Ideas Contest is an annual prize competition that provides funding, advice, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students who have 'Big Ideas'.

09/28/2015

REMINDER: If you are interested in attending this year's Yosemite Environmental Law Conference and staying in the ELS cabin, please RSVP to Johanna Anderson at anderson.johanna2017@lawnet.ucla.edu and submit your $50 cash or check (payable to Johanna Anderson) deposit by the end of the day tomorrow. An ELS Representative will be in the Student Lounge from 12:00-1:30pm tomorrow to collect deposits or you can e-mail Johanna to set up a meeting.

09/15/2015

Mandatory Yosemite Informational Meeting
(Wednesday, September 23 at 12:30pm, Room TBD)

If you are a current law student and plan to attend the Yosemite conference, please mark your calendar for this mandatory informational meeting. We'll be discussing carpooling, weekend accommodations, communal food, and the cost of the weekend. You should also register for the conference ASAP here:

08/31/2015

ELS is renting a cabin in Yosemite from Oct. 22 - Oct. 25 for the annual Environmental Law Conference. If you are a UCLA law student interested in attending the conference, or just want to join for the hiking, please fill out the form below to help us gauge initial interest and to receive further details.

Form: https://docs.google.com/a/lawnet.ucla.edu/forms/d/1m_qxcNO3GDd4_Bh8r3JOlfCq_sa7HxgiOfr8BaQUpvA/viewform?edit_requested=true

Conference info: http://environmental.calbar.ca.gov/Education/Yosemite.aspx

04/22/2015

Happy Earth Day ELS!!

I know it is a busy time for law students but if you are looking for a break from the stress of finals there are lots of things going on today and this weekend to celebrate Earth Day!

Today, RIGHT NOW, there are events in Dickson Courtyard hosted by UCLA's E3 Organization. More information about this event and other on-campus Earth Day/Week opportunities is available at: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/earth-day-2015-at-ucla-a-fair-movies-and-more.

Up until May 3 you can also check out Sink or Swim: Designing for a Sea Change at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City. It's a free photography gallery that is featuring pieces about climate change and sea level rise right now. I went a few weeks ago and it was very moving and inspirational. Great videos too! More info here: http://annenbergphotospace.org/exhibits/sink-or-swim.

This Saturday you can take part in the Los Angeles River CleanUp hosted by the Friends of the Los Angeles River. More info here: http://folar.org/events/cleanup-2015/

Last but not least, you can celebrate a day late with ELS tomorrow at our End of the Year Party by RSVP'ing here: http://goo.gl/forms/ubI4qLReim

Have a great Earth Day everyone!

Attend lectures, see a ‘green chef’ competition or appreciate art in celebration of Earth Day.

04/20/2015

04/09/2015

Ever dreamed of seeing a waterfall in Los Angeles? me too! Join ELS on our last group hike of the year to Escondido Falls on 4/18 from 1pm to 4:30 pm. All hikers welcome, no prior hiking experience required. The group leaves from Kinross Gym at 1PM and we will return by 4:30PM. Carpool available and encouraged!

Sign up today at: http://goo.gl/forms/N99DkJM82N

More info at http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/escondido-falls-trail

Hike to the falls. 4/18 from 1pm to 4:30 pm

04/07/2015

http://graphics.latimes.com/food-water-footprint/

Very useful, well-designed tool, with some surprising results! Check out your next meal.

California's crippling drought has prompted conservation efforts, such as replacing grass lawns and minding how long you leave the tap water running. But what about the food on your plate? Agriculture uses 80% of California's water supply, and producing what you eat can require a surprising amount o…