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Ecosistemas: Protecting Patagonia
E-LAW U.S. is working with Ecosistemas, a new non-profit organization in Chile, to protect the pristine beauty of the Patagonia region from environmental threats.
Court Orders Nigerian Gas Flaring to Stop
Nigeria has been the world`s biggest gas flarer. Now, in a case against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, the Federal High Court of Nigeria has ruled that the flaring violates citizens` constitutional rights to life and dignity, and must sto
Children carrying water near gas flares at Shell`s Obigbo oilfield, near Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Clean Air Campaign Protects Bolivia`s Forests
E-LAW partners in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, have launched "Aire Puro," an innovative multimedia clean air campaign that calls attention to the serious health hazards of breathing smoke-filled air.
Clean Water for Neglected Community in Argentina
Residents of Chacras complained for years about a sewage treatment plant in their community that frequently discharged effluent into the Suquia River. E-LAW U.S. Environmental Research Scientist Meche Lu and local partners at CEDHAS collaborated to finall
Moving Glaciers to Make Way for Gold Mine
E-LAW U.S. staff traveled to Santiago to work with E-LAW partners at FIMA, Chile`s leading grassroots environmental law organization. FIMA has joined the fight against Barrick Gold`s Pascua Lama project, which would relocate Andean glaciers and re-route
Working Exchange Visitors: Guatemala and Jamaica
Jeanette de Noack, an attorney from Guatemala, is visiting E-LAW U.S. as a Working Exchange Fellow. Diana McCaulay and Akilah Anderson were also in Eugene, working with E-LAW U.S. to strenghten their organization, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET).
Inside E-LAW U.S.: Global Interns and Legal Externs
Meet a few of the students collaborating with E-LAW U.S. through the IE3 Global Internships Program and the legal externship program operated in collaboration with the Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENR) at the University of Oregon School of L
E-LAW U.S. Provides Global Interns
