Clean Air, Clean Water

Three residents of Bukit Koman, Malaysia, mark the distance between a neighbor's fence and a water-filled mining pit.
Three residents of Bukit Koman, Malaysia, mark the distance between a neighbor's fence and a water-filled mining pit.

A mere three arms' lengths separate an abandoned mining pit from a neighbor's yard in Bukit Koman, Malaysia. Many countries have enacted laws protecting citizens from such industrial abuse, but governments do not enforce these laws and impoverished communities lack tools and resources to hold polluters accountable. Read about ELAW's work holding polluters accountable.

Cleaning Up Polluted Places

Updates on work helping communities in Liberia, South Africa, Ecuador, India, Nepal, Spain, and Georgia, Trinidad and Tobago. Learn how reviewing EIAs for proposed developments can prevent pollution and environmental destruction, before it happens.

Goldman Prize Winner Pablo Farjardo

ELAW partner Pablo Farjardo was honored with a 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize for his work to hold oil companies accountable for decades of polluting activities in the Ecuadorean Amazon.

Protecting Marine Ecosystems in the Philippines

ELAW is working with partners at Tanggol-Kalikasan and the Environmental Legal Assistance Center to empower communities to safeguard coral reefs from oil spills and other environmental abuse. Together, we have educated hundreds of stakeholders from the marine rich areas of Albay Gulf and the Visayas about legal tools for protecting coral reefs and other marine resources.

ELAW Fellows

More than 100 ELAW Fellows have traveled to Eugene for ELAW Fellowships. Read about our latest visitors from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Ukraine, China, and Czech Republic.

Pro Bono Scientists

A key to ELAW's high impact work is the dedicated scientific experts who provide pro bono assistance to ELAW partners around the world. Read about Dr. Glenn Miller and Dr. Bonnie New and their work with ELAW partners in Malaysia and Georgia.

Inside ELAW

ELAW welcomes new staff members Rita Radostitz and Vannia Glasinovic, and new board members Kay Treakle and Cheryl Coon.

Meche Lu: Environmental Hero

Peruvian biochemist Meche Lu has worked with ELAW for more than 15 years.She has traveled the globe to provide scientific and technical support to families living in some of the world's most contaminated environments.