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ELAW Wins David vs. Goliath
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.
December 8, 2011
Dear friends,
Getting the Lead Out
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.
October 14, 2011
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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
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.
September 26, 2011
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce a big victory in India that will protect the public from excessive exposure to radiation!
Radiation in coal ash threatens people's health. Last week, India's National Green Tribunal ordered the Ministry of the Environment to investigate radioactive emissions at a coal-fired plant in Maharashtra District, and establish, within one year, national standards that protect citizens and the environment from radiation.
ELAW and the Ems
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.
I would like to cordially invite you to join the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) at the Eugene Emerald's baseball game on August 4th. We are excited to be the Ems' Featured Nonprofit and look forward to taking part in a Eugene tradition.
Welcome Maria
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).
June 28, 2011
Dear friends,
Imrich Arrives
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.
June 16, 2011
Dear friends,
Protecting Whales in Baja California
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.
April 29, 2011
Dear friends,
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 host Fernando at ELAW this week, and collaborate on his work protecting some of the world's richest whale habitat from bad development projects.
New Chapter on Nuclear Safety
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.
March 24, 2011
Dear friends,
The World Comes to Eugene
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.
March 3, 2011
Dear friends,
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, our partners toured NextStep Recycling, a national model for e-waste recycling here in Eugene.
Victory in Trinidad & Tobago
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.
February 14, 2011
Dear friends,
ELAW partners in the Caribbean have won a major victory and prevented an environmental disaster. We teamed up with local partners in Trinidad and Tobago to prevent construction of a port that would have wreaked havoc on wetlands and local fishing communities.
Rajendra Ramlogan at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago wrote yesterday:
