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Upcoming HELI Events
A goal of the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative is to host high quality and impactful events and programming. Listed here are events that are coming soon.
You can find more information about each event on the "Events and Programming" page.
About Iowa Law's Expanding Environmental Law Program
Iowa Law honored for dedicated commitment to environmental, natural resources, and energy law
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Hubbell Initiative expands environmental law in Iowa
Friday, April 21, 2023
This Earth Day, Iowa Law celebrates the expansion of environmental law opportunities for students, alumni, and the larger community in Iowa and beyond.
HELI welcomes New York Times reporter, authors, and scholars to Iowa Law this Spring
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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Environmental Law Jobs and Internships
HELI updates job opportunities in 12Twenty each week. To search for these opportunities, in 12Twenty go to Job Listings and search for 'environmental' in the search bar!
Iowa Law is a proud Constituent Law School of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law.
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Recent HELI News and Updates
Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative welcomes author and professor John D. Leshy to campus April 4
Friday, March 10, 2023
Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative in welcoming author and law professor John D. Leshy, emeritus distinguished professor at University of California College of Law San Francisco, to Iowa City for a discussion titled “Our Common Ground: Why America’s Public Lands Are a Political and Conservation Success Story.”
Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative welcomes new research fellow
Monday, February 13, 2023
The Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative (HELI) is excited to announce the addition of a new full-time staff member to the Initiative. Ingrid Gronstal, JD joined HELI as the HELI Research Fellow on January 31, 2023.
Solar Energy in Iowa: Recap and recordings from the Hubbell Environmental Law event
Monday, November 7, 2022
The Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative at the College of Law held a series of panel discussions on solar energy policy.
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Wetlands Conservation after Sackett v. EPA: Federal Implications and State Responses
Friday, April 5, 2024 (all day)
Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative on Friday, April 5, 2024 as we convene federal and regional partners for a series of panels discussing wetlands conservation after Sackett v. EPA.
Food and beverages will be provided for those who register in advance. Registration for this event is open here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1CegdZIlH6K9NTE.
International Perspectives on Environmental Enforcement: Plastics, Climate, Monitoring Technologies, Environmental Justice and More
Monday, March 18, 2024 12:45pm to 1:45pm
On Monday, March 18, 2024 join HELI in welcoming LeRoy Paddock (77JD) to campus to reflect on the work occurring at the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, as they prepare for an international summit on plastics, climate, monitoring technologies, environmental justice, and more.
Food and beverages will be available for those who register in advance. Registration for this event is open here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Hpq229EHbxACH4.
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Rob Verchick - 'The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience'
Friday, February 23, 2024 12:45pm
On Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative in welcoming to campus author Rob Verchick - a leading climate law scholar who designed and implemented climate-resilience policies in the Obama administration. He holds the Gauthier-St. Martin Chair in Environmental Law at Loyola University New Orleans, is the Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, is a senior fellow in disaster resilience at Tulane University, and...
The Inflation Reduction Act in Iowa: Implementing the Clean Energy and Climate Provisions
Friday, February 16, 2024 10:00am to 4:00pm
Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, Rewiring America, the UI Labor Center, and the Iowa Environmental Council for a series of panels discussing the Inflation Reduction Act in Iowa. Sessions will focus on national trends in the landmark climate legislation, state and local opportunities currently underway, and labor and prevailing wages in Iowa.
Keynote:
Kristin G. Eberhard, JD, MEM
Senior Director of State & Local Policy at Rewiring America
Keynote time: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. in the...
Environmental Law CLE
Thursday, November 16, 2023 (all day)
Antarctica: Bellwether of the Planet
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Please join the Environmental Law Society as we hear from visiting Professor Robert Andersen about the law governing Antarctica, the Continent's role in understanding environmental science and climate change, and his experiences working there. Lunch will be provided!
Environmental Law Internships Student Panel
Friday, October 27, 2023 12:30pm to 1:30pm
*DATE CHANGE - This panel was originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 26. As of 10/20, it has been changed to Fri, Oct. 27 (same room).
The Environmental Law Society is excited to host a student panel on environmental summer internships. A list of environmental legal internships will be provided and students will discuss their experiences applying for and interning in the legal field. Lunch will be provided!
Water in the 21st Century: Fireside Chat
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 5:30pm to 6:30pm
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, HELI will host a fireside chat style discussion between Dean Kevin Washburn and Tanya Trujillo, Iowa Law graduate (92JD) and former Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the US Department of the Interior. Assistant Secretary Trujillo is currently the Water Policy Advisor to the New Mexico Governor and Deputy State Engineer. Assistant Secretary Trujillo will discuss her perspectives as an Iowa law graduate whose winding career path took her from private practice to the...
Land Use and Biodiversity in an Ag State: Policies and Programs for Habitat and Species Conservation in Iowa
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Panelists will discuss the 30 by 30 Initiative, existing laws, current conservation programs, as well as legal and policy tools available for increasing habitat and protecting biodiversity on privately owned agricultural land across the state.
Panelists for this event are:
Anna Gray, Public Policy Director & Counsel at the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Ingrid Gronstal, Research Fellow at the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative
Kate Hansen, Senior Policy Associate at the Center for...
Supreme Court Preview
Thursday, September 7, 2023 12:30pm
Fed Soc, ACS, & ELS encourage everyone to join us for our annual Supreme Court October Term preview. We will hear from several professors on some of the most impactful and notable cases slated for the upcoming SCOTUS term. Food and Drink provided.
Adapting to a Warming World: Perspectives from the Environmental Law Collaborative
Friday, April 14, 2023 (all day)
Join environmental scholars from around the country for a series of talks exploring what it means to adapt to a warming world. This event will take place in Levitt Auditorium, in the Boyd Law Building on the University of Iowa campus. The panels and talks for the day are as follows:
9:30 a.m: Welcoming Remarks
9:30 - 10:45 a.m. - Panel One: Adapting Law to a Warming World
Introduction to the Environmental Law Collaborative Project and the Disruptions of a Warming World
Western Water Rights...
Our Common Ground: Why America’s Public Lands Are a Political and Conservation Success Story with Author and Professor John Leshy
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Author and Professor John Leshy discusses his new book, Our Common Ground: A History of America’s Public Lands on April 4, 2023. Professor Leshy’s talk highlights the main themes of this history and lessons it offers for dealing with contemporary challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and the dramatic increase in visitation.
More information will be available at: heli.law.uiowa.edu/publiclands
John Leshy is the Emeritus Distinguished Professor at University of California College of...