ELAW E-Bulletin Archive

ELAW E-Bulletin: ELAW Wins David vs. Goliath A federal court judge ruled that Chevron made "unduly burdensome" demands for potential evidence from ELAW. This order comes in connection with a case seeking justice for communities in Ecuador suffering the effects of oil pollution.

ELAW E-Bulletin: ELAW partner Hemantha Withanage sent fabulous news this week: Children in Sri Lanka will be protected from toxic lead. Sri Lanka's Consumer Affairs Authority has enacted new, stringent standards limiting the amount of lead in paint used in children's toys.

Victory in India! We are pleased to announce a big victory in India that will protect the public from excessive exposure to radiation! Last week, ELAW partner Ritwick Dutta successfully argued a case in front of India's newly formed National Green Tribunal.

ELAW and the Ems. ELAW will be the Featured Nonprofit at the Eugene Emerald's baseball
game on August 4th. You can take part in a Eugene tradition and support
ELAW.

ELAW welcomes Maria Rosario Mayi to Eugene for a ten-week Fellowship. Maria works with the Dominican Republic's leading grassroots environmental law organization: Instituto de Abogados para la Protección del Medio Ambiente (INSAPROMA).

Imrich Vozár arrived Monday night from Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, for a 10-day ELAW Fellowship. This is Imrich's first visit to the U.S. He is working one-on-one with ELAW staff while finding time to explore Eugene on the ELAW bicycle.

Whale watching in the lagoons of Baja California is a trip of a lifetime. For ELAW Fellow Fernando Ochoa, it's just another day at the office. We have been thrilled to collaborate with Fernando on his work protecting some of the world's richest whale habitat from bad development projects.

E-Bulletin We are saddened by the tragedy in Japan and our hearts go out to Japan's people. This painful event has opened a critical dialogue on the safety of nuclear power. Read a "Guest Viewpoint" by ELAW Staff Scientist Mark Chernaik in today's Register-Guard.

ELAW Fellows from three continents arrived on Monday to work with us to protect communities and the environment, and to participate in the 2011 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. Yesterday, we toured NextStep Recycling, a model for e-waste recycling.

Major Victory in the Caribbean! We teamed up with ELAW partners in Trinidad and Tobago to prevent construction of a port that would have wreaked havoc on wetlands and local fishing communities.