Generating opportunities for the College of Law to deepen and broaden its engagement with environmental issues in Iowa and beyond.
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.
Learn more about this designation.
Recent HELI News and Updates
Iowa Law Environmental Moot Court Team Advances to Quarterfinals at National Competition
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Iowa Environmental Law Students Selected for ABA Executive Order Tracking Project
Thursday, February 20, 2025
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Explore Past HELI Events
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...
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...
The Human Rights Conundrum: Climate Change Interventions as Both Problem and Solution
Friday, March 31, 2023 8:50am to 6:15pm
Join The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice (JGRJ) and Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems (TLCP) for discussions on the human rights implications of voluntary carbon markets and emerging geoengineering technologies developed to combat the climate crisis.
Our panelists will explore the pragmatic implications of these approaches as well as possible regulatory frameworks, nationally and internationally. Throughout these discussions, we will center global Indigenous voices speaking on self...