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.

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...

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...

    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...

This event has been rescheduled for later in the semester. With questionsm contact lawmail-HELI@uiowa.edu. Join Jill Sanchez — the Vice President, Financial Reporting for Deere & Company — for a keynote lecture at the Iowa Law Review's 2024 Symposium, The Economics of Climate Change. Jill will deliver a keynote addressing industry's perspectives in a climate changed world. At John Deere (Deere & Company) Jill is responsible for overseeing the preparation of the company's consolidated financial...

The Iowa Law Review’s Volume 110 Symposium is The Economic Implications of Climate Change. Presented by Iowa Law Review, The Classical Liberal Institute at NYU, the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, and the UI Center for Human Rights. Sept. 19–20, 2024 in the Boyd Law Building on the University of Iowa campus.

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.    Industrial Animal Agriculture: Impacts on the Environment, Communities, and Health Wednesday, Sept. 18 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST Zoom ID:  977 5557 6923   During the first webinar, join experts for a...

Join Sam Ramsey and Environmental Law Society as they unpack a common point of concern: Eco-Anxiety. Whether doom-scrolling Twitter, considering the pace of climate action, or reading case law, we all need tools to identify, manage, and adapt to changes in our world and psyche!

Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative on Friday, April 5, 2024 as we convene federal and regional partners for a series of panels discussing wetlands conservation after Sackett v. EPA. Food and beverages will be provided for those who register in advance. Registration for this event is open here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1CegdZIlH6K9NTE.

On Monday, March 18, 2024 join HELI in welcoming LeRoy Paddock (77JD) to campus to reflect on the work occurring at the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, as they prepare for an international summit on plastics, climate, monitoring technologies, environmental justice, and more. Food and beverages will be available for those who register in advance. Registration for this event is open here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Hpq229EHbxACH4. More...

On Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative in welcoming to campus author Rob Verchick - a leading climate law scholar who designed and implemented climate-resilience policies in the Obama administration. He holds the Gauthier-St. Martin Chair in Environmental Law at Loyola University New Orleans, is the Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, is a senior fellow in disaster resilience at Tulane University, and...

*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!

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-determination and knowledge systems that are foundational to any discussion of climate action.

Join the Environmental Law Society and the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative in a panel session with environmental law professionals, who will discuss various career paths in environmental law. Those career paths include professionals working in private firm work, nonprofit work, and government work. Panelists for this session include: Andy Andersen, Environmental Consultant, Sole Proprietor Eric Dirth – Assistant Attorney General at the Office of the Attorney General of Iowa   Ingrid...

Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative for a fireside chat between Dean Kevin Washburn and Kierán Suckling, a Founder and the Executive Director of the Center for Biological Diversity. They will discuss how the Center has become a successful litigant and change-maker for endangered species and critical habitat. Lunch will be provided for those who register in advance. More information about the event is available at: https://heli.law.uiowa.edu/endangeredspecies Please register at the...

You are invited to join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative (HELI) at the UI College of Law in a panel discussion about the “Carbon Pipelines Across Iowa.” This discussion between policy experts, pipeline representatives, landowners, and environmentalists will take place on Monday, Nov. 7 from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Boyd Law Building. You can register to attend this event in person or virtually here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ImZceYO2qwkZYq.   HELI will be providing...

UPDATE: On 10/4, this event has been moved to the Levitt Auditorium in Boyd Law Building. Attendees can arrive any time after 9 a.m. Join policy experts, researchers, industry members, public employees, and nonprofit organization representatives for a series of panel discussions focusing on solar policies and practices across the state of Iowa. Each panel will focus on solar topics at different levels—from municipal level issues (net metering), to county level (utility scale, land use, siting)...