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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.

Upcoming HELI Events

Who Defends the Defenders? Exploring layers of sovereignty, legitimacy, human rights, and activism in land and environmental protection promotional image

Who Defends the Defenders? Exploring layers of sovereignty, legitimacy, human rights, and activism in land and environmental protection

Friday, April 10, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

Across the globe, Indigenous people who oppose large-scale development projects face harassment, wrongful arrest and prosecution, and, in some cases, lethal violence. In 2024 alone, more than 150 environmental defenders were reportedly killed in circumstances linked to their work against powerful commercial and government interests. Under international human rights law, many “frontline” defenders, who disproportionately come from poor, Indigenous, and rural communities, are recognized as vital...

In Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Science Writer & Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert promotional image

In Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Science Writer & Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert

Saturday, April 11, 2026 6:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning Science Writer & Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert as she shares her most important pieces about climate change and the natural world.
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HELI Partners with Environmental Law & Policy Center to Launch New Legal Fellowship

Monday, September 8, 2025
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From the boardroom to the bayou: HELI’s fall 2025 programming explores corporate climate leadership and water protections in the Mississippi River watershed

Monday, August 25, 2025
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Iowa Law honored for dedicated commitment to environmental, natural resources, and energy law

Thursday, January 16, 2025
The University of Iowa College of Law

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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!

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Iowa Law is a proud Constituent Law School of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law. 

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