Upcoming HELI Events

 The Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative is exploring the programmatic themes for this upcoming 2024-2025 academic year.

More events will be added here soon, but for now please read more about our previous events here.

Upcoming Events

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Legal Advocacy and Environmental Litigation: From North Carolina to Iowa

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
    The UICHR Fall 2024 Webinar Series will examine Industrial Agriculture: Impacts, Advocacy, and Community. Join experts from across the United States for a series of panels discussing the impacts of industrial agriculture on the environment, community, and health of agricultural states.  Legal Advocacy and Environmental Litigation: From North Carolina to Iowa     Wednesday, Oct. 16     Noon to 1 p.m. CST     Zoom ID:  977 5557 6923     During the second webinar, join environmental...
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One Community, One Book

Sunday, October 20, 2024 3:00pm to 4:15pm
Old Brick
One Community, One Book - Author Keynote Sunday, Oct. 20 from 3 to 4:15 p.m. at Old Brick The Fall 2024 One Community, One Book selection is Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial, by Corban Addison. The program is an annual community-wide reading project! This event is free and open to the public and sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights, Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, and the Iowa City Book Festival. We look forward to seeing you for the event! Here...
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Agricultural Workers and Extreme Heat: OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
The UICHR Fall 2024 Webinar Series will examine Industrial Agriculture: Impacts, Advocacy, and Community. Join experts from across the United States for a series of panels discussing the impacts of industrial agriculture on the environment, community, and health of agricultural states.  Agricultural Workers and Extreme Heat: OSHA’s Proposed Heat Safety Rule Wednesday, Nov. 13 Noon to 1 p.m. CST Zoom ID:  977 5557 6923 Join occupational safety, labor, and environmental experts discussing...
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Environmental Law Seminar: A Continuing Legal Education Session

Monday, November 18, 2024 8:00am to 5:00pm
Boyd Law Building
The annual Environmental Law Seminar will be held on Nov. 18, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Boyd Law Building in Iowa City. There will be a joint session in Des Moines. This event is for practicing attorneys and will feature updates about environmental and natural resources law in Iowa. Presenters include representatives from EPA and DNR, as well as individuals to present topics in relevant case law.
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What kinds of events does HELI organize and support?

The HELI team hosts various kinds of events during the academic year. Those events generally fall into the following categories:

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Hubbell Lecture Series

Leading voices from academia, government, environmental groups, and industry. Some lecturers are co-sponsored by other schools and programs at the University of Iowa or the larger community. The lecture series provides Iowa Law students the community the opportunity to learn from leaders of the environmental movement in the United States, builds relationships between the Law School and the environmental community, and contributes to debate about the environmental challenges facing our nation and the world. Students have the opportunity  to meet privately with speakers during their visits to Iowa Law. All lectures are free and open to the public.

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Careers in Environmental Law Speaker Series

HELI offers an event series focusing on careers in the large umbrella of environmental law. This event series includes public service and public interest attorneys, as well as attorneys in private practice and within larger firms and corporations. The practice areas encompass areas of environmental law, such as energy and sustainability programs, as well as more traditional compliance counseling and enforcement practices. Most speakers in this series are Iowa Law alums.

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Panel Discussions and Special Events

HELI routinely sponsors panel discussions and special events throughout the year on current issues in environmental law with a particular emphasis on issues affecting the state of Iowa and the midwest region. The panel discussions are moderated by members of Iowa's distinguished and extensive environmental and sustainability faculty, staff and researchers. The discussions include presentations by academics, practitioners, and policy makers. Many of the events and panels are presented in conjunction with classroom discussions.

Suggest an event, focus topic, or speaker

Do you have ideas for an event that HELI could help plan or support? Or a speaker that you would like to bring to the University of Iowa campus? Let us know by suggesting the event or speaker here. The HELI team will be in touch with you to discuss.