ELAW Press Archive

Nine international ELAW visitors had the opportunity to tour NextStep Recycling's successful electronic equipment reuse and recycling facility.

ELAW Partner Asis Perez took the oath of office today as new director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the agency responsible for the improvement, management and conservation of the Philippines’ fisheries and water resources.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Leading environmental attorneys from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Central and Eastern Europe will tour NextStep Recycling’s model facility in Eugene for managing electronic waste.

ELAW partner Miguel Fredes, based in Indonesia, has launched a blog for the GMO Transparency Project. Miguel has collaborated with the ELAW network since 1999.

A writer for the local Belize newspaper, The Reporter, reviewed BELPO's Guide to Public Participation in Belize. The Guide was published in June 2010 with help from ELAW to help citizens effectively participate in decision-making processes that affect their country.

There is no public advisory out; however, recently unveiled data on mercury levels in fish of the Macal River has one environmentalist and activist concerned that the community may be eating itself to poor health without knowing it.

ELAW partner Thuli Makama was awarded a 2010 Goldman Prize. Read media reports from around the world on Thuli's inspiring win.

The proposed Arcediano Dam has been an international outrage because of the environmental and human rights impacts. One resident, Mrs. Lara, refused to leave her home. With the help of IDEA attorney Raquel Gutierrez and ELAW Staff Scientist Meche Lu, the residents forced the Mexican Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources to revoke its previous authorization for the project.

CRUDE: The Real Price of Oil is coming to the Northwest. This award winning documentary features ELAW Partner and Goldman Prize winner Pablo Fajardo, and his community's fight to obtain justice from ChevronTexaco for the devastation of the Ecuadorian Amazon. We recommend that you go see it.

The Register-Guard reports on Pablo Fajardo's work seeking justice for communities in the Ecuadorean Amazon who have suffered for decades from oil industry abuses.