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ELAW Volunteers
Since January 1, 2007, more than 50 people have contributed thousands of hours to ELAW to help our partners protect water, air, ecosystems, human rights, and the climate.
My professional interest is in the health effects of chemical exposures. Translating that knowledge into health protection takes the teeth of law. I am impressed with ELAW’s work to create those teeth around the world, and delighted that I can contribute.
Bonnie New, MD, Houston, Texas
Welcome new board members and Liz Mitchell
ELAW welcomes new board members Maisie Grace and Scott Pope, and staff attorney Liz Mitchell.
ELAW welcomes new board members Maisie Grace and Scott Pope, and staff attorney Liz Mitchell.
China Report: Taking it to the Streets
Cai Xianfeng teaches environmental law at Ningbo University Law School. Cai is working to expand the university`s law school clinic to include environmental cases. During a ten-week ELAW Fellowship in Eugene he is working with staff to learn about enviro
Q & A with Cai Xianfeng 
Environmental Heroes -- Wang Canfa and Zhang Jingjing
Time Magazine has chosen Wang Canfa, director of the Beijing-based Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (CLAPV), as a "Hero of the Environment" in a special October 2007 double issue.
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Wang Canfa and Zhang Jingjing in Yachats, Oregon, at the 2007 ELAW Annual Meeting.
Africa: Cleaning Up Polluted PlacesTerms:
Community Analyzes Pulp and Paper Mill Emissions; PanAfrican Paper Mills; Steelworks Must Improve Pollution Control  www.gcmonitor.org)" title="Photo: Global Community Monitor (www.gcmonitor.org)" height="280" width="300" />Photo: Global Community Monitor (www.gcmonitor.org)
Webuye, Kenya Landmark Decision for Indigenous RightsTerms:
After more than a decade of struggle with the Government of Belize, the customary land rights of the Maya people in southern Belize have been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Belize.  Maya villagers at the Supreme Court of Belize Facing the Climate CrisisTerms:
The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide is collaborating with lawyers around the world to protect our climate through law. ELAW scientists are helping grassroots advocates work to reduce the climate impacts of proposed projects. 
The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide is collaborating with lawyers around the world to protect our climate through law. ELAW scientists are helping grassroots advocates work to reduce the climate impacts of proposed projects. Honduras: Holding the Mining Industry AccountableTerms:
ELAW advocate Clarisa Vega reported good news last week: Entremares will abandon operations at the San Martin mine in December 2007. Although this is good news for the people of Siria Valley, the greatest challenge remains: holding Entremares accountab 
Entremares, a subsidiary of the Canadian-US parent company Goldcorp, has been operating the enormous San Martin gold mine in central Honduras since 1999. Communities in Siria Valley have complained for years that the mine has polluted local rivers, destroyed forests, and dried up the local water supply. 
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