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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

Data Centers in Iowa: Perspectives from Community, Government, and Research promotional image

Data Centers in Iowa: Perspectives from Community, Government, and Research

Monday, March 9, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building
This panel will offer a high-level overview of how community, government, and industry considerations shape data center development in Iowa and the broader Midwest.
The Current State of Climate Regulation: Revisiting the Endangerment Finding promotional image

The Current State of Climate Regulation: Revisiting the Endangerment Finding

Friday, March 27, 2026 12:45pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building

The EPA’s proposal to reconsider its long-standing Endangerment Finding raises major questions about the future of climate and public health protections in the United States. In this discussion, panelists will begin by explaining what the Endangerment Finding is, why it matters, and how administrative law shapes EPA’s authority to revisit it. The discussion will then turn to the scientific response to EPA’s proposal, including how a coalition of more than 100 climate and health experts came...

The Social Impact of AI Roundtable Discussion promotional image

The Social Impact of AI Roundtable Discussion

Friday, April 3, 2026 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
The Tippie College of Business Social Impact Community and Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative are hosting a workshop connecting researchers and professionals interested in exploring one of today’s most urgent questions: What is the social impact of artificial intelligence—and how can we shape it for good?
Why do we Defend the Defenders? Exploring layers of sovereignty, legitimacy, human rights, and activism in land and environmental protection  promotional image

Why do we Defend 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

Defend the Defenders” is a global rallying cry to stop egregious levels of violence and repression against environmental activists around the world: at least 146 defenders killed in 2024 alone, over 2,000 in the last decade, and countless more assaulted and imprisoned. But while the call to action is strong and clear, defenders worldwide contend with counter-narratives framing them as self-interested activists trying to bully their way past outcomes of market capitalism and the democratic...

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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