Winter 2010

Heroes for the Environment: Laura and John Hofer

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Laura and John Hofer have been supporters of ELAW since 2005. They support ELAW because, as Laura put it, “ELAW met three criteria that are very important to us: you are an advocacy organization that is international, and you focus on environmental issues, including environmental racism.”

Cleaning up Pesticide Dumps

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Hundreds of thousands of tons of obsolete pesticides are stockpiled around the world, many in rotting, rusting containers or bags that were discarded decades ago. These chemicals spill and leach from their containers, threatening water supplies and the world’s poorest communities. ELAW is working with partners in Nepal, Ukraine, and South Africa to protect communities from this toxic contamination.

Volunteer Power!

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Volunteer Power
Volunteers and interns contributed hundreds of hours in 2009 to make ELAW’s work possible. They conducted scientific and legal research, translated communications, fixed computers, helped manage data, helped put on the 2009 ELAW Annual Meeting, and much more. Many many thanks to all of our volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you!

 

From Budapest to Eugene: ELAW Fellow Agnes Gajdics

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Agnes Gajdics

She hikes, she ice skates, she blogs — but most importantly, Agnes Gajdics works long hours to protect the people and environment in her native Hungary.

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Cordillera Azul National Park

INDIA: Saving Tribal Lands and Athirapally Falls

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ELAW partners in India are making big strides protecting tribal homelands and critical biodiversity.

For years, authorities in India have sought to build a hydroelectric dam on a remote stretch of the Chalakudy River, in the southern state of Kerala. Athirapally Falls is a major tourist attraction and the area is home to more than 50 tribal families.  The dam would destroy the falls and create a reservoir that would innundate ancestral homelands, rare wildlife habitat, and the migration paths of Asian Elephants.

Señora Lara's Victory

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Read about Señora Lara's victory protecting a home and the Santiago River, and news from around the world, in the Winter 2010 ELAW Advocate.

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Señora Lara

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