Generating opportunities for the College of Law to deepen and broaden its engagement with environmental issues in Iowa and beyond.
About the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative
HELI seeks to create an active forum for interdisciplinary engagement on important environmental issues, support law students and curriculum, and ultimately strengthen the environmental law bar in Iowa.
Our 2024 - 2025 Recap
HELI had an incredible year! Here are some highlights from our program.
18
Different events hosted


1800 +
Attendees at our events
# 50
In the Top 50 Best Environmental Law Schools


98
Different event speakers
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


HELI welcomes New York Times reporter, authors, and scholars to Iowa Law this Spring
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Iowa Law honored for dedicated commitment to environmental, natural resources, and energy law
Thursday, January 16, 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.
Learn more about this designation.
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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