Lewis & Clark News

Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program Summer Newsletter

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:00:00 -0700

Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program Summer Newsletter

PEAC Files RCRA Suit in Arizona

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:00:00 -0700

9/7/12 - On Wednesday, PEAC filed a complaint on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club, and the Grand Canyon Wildlands Council demanding the US Forest Service use its authority to protect wildlife and humans from the dangers of lead ammunition in the Kaibab National Forest in northern Arizona.

NRLI Distinguished Visitor, Professor Hope Babcock, will visit October 24-25, 2012

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:00:00 -0700

Natural Resources Law Institute Distinguished Visitor Professor Hope M. Babcock will visit LC from October 24-25 and give a public lecture entitled Putting a Price on Whales to Save Them: The Moral Infirmities of a Market-Based Solution to a Regulatory Failure or What Do Morals Have to Do With It?

Professor Aubrey Baldwin Receives Warm Welcome at Kangwon Law School in Korea

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:00:00 -0700

Aubrey Baldwin, clinical professor of law and staff attorney at the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (PEAC), spent three weeks in Korea this summer teaching Comparative Environmental Law at Kangwon National University School of Law in the city of Chuncheon (about an hour from Seoul).

PEAC Files Clean Water Act Suit in Illinois

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:00:00 -0700

PEAC filed a complaint on July 19th in the Central District of Illinois alleging long-term and serious Clean Water Act violations.

A Big Win for the Boise River

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:00:00 -0700

Advocates for the West, the Idaho Conservation Leagueand NEDC win in a Clean Water Act case protecting the Boise River.

PEAC Summer Law Clerk Gains Trial Experience

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:00:00 -0700

7/17/12 - Liv Brumfield, one of PEAC's five summer externs, writes about her experience supporting a team of attorneys in a week-long Clean Water Act trial in Wisconsin district court.

PEAC’s Clients Litigate the CRC

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:00:00 -0700

7/5/12 - PEAC filed a complaint Monday against the Columbia River Crossing, on behalf of three conservation groups alleging inadequate study of health and environmental impacts.

Win for Wallowa-Whitman

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:00:00 -0700

7/5/12 - A federal judge ruled in favor of PEAC and its client League of Wilderness Defenders/Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project, halting the spraying of herbicides in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

NEDC is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:00:00 -0700

7/2/2012 - On June 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to grant review of a Ninth Circuit decision regarding the Clean Water Act.

Baykeeper asks court to force DEP to clean up N.J. waters

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:00:00 -0700

6/25/12 - Read about PEAC's case in New Jersey, using the Clean Water Act to regulate sewage pollution and restore the New York-New Jersey Harbor and the rivers that flow into it.

Columbia River Crossing is a boondoggle taxpayers don’t deserve

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:00:00 -0700

6/21/12 - Read PEAC professor Tom Buchele's op-ed in today's Oregonian.

“Wild and Wonderful,” Not “Paved and Pretty Good”

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:00:00 -0700

6/21/12 - Professor Dan Rohlf gave a spirited defense of the Endangered Species Act before the US House Committee on Natural Resources.

Professor Melissa Powers wins 2012 Levenson Award for Excellence in Teaching

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:00:00 -0700

Spotlight on Environmental Law Professor and former PEAC professor, Melissa Powers, winner of the 2012 Levenson award for excellence in teaching.

PEAC Summer 2012 Newsletter

Thu, 31 May 2012 07:00:00 -0700

Read up on the latest at PEAC, including the Oregon temperature water quality standards victory, clinical experiences of PEAC students, and collaboration with India.

PEAC Clients Put Magic Mountain Theme Park on Notice

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:00:00 -0700

The LA Times reports that environmental groups represented by PEAC have filed a 60-day notice letter asking Magic Mountain theme park in Valencia, CA, to stop discharging pollutants into the Santa Clara River.

PEAC’s Clients File Notice of Intent to Sue Columbia River Crossing Project

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:00 -0700

On behalf of clients, PEAC has filed a 60-day notice of intent to file suit against the Columbia River Crossing project.

Mountaineers Foundation Awards PEAC Community Grant

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:00:00 -0700

The Mountaineers Foundation has awarded PEAC a $4,000 grant for its Oregon Waters and Oregon Lands projects.

Now Accepting Applications for PEAC Class

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:00:00 -0700

PEAC is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Environmental Litigation Clinic! Read on for application instructions and details.

Buchele’s Letter for Clients on CRC Grabs Press Attention

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:00:00 -0700

"Law professor challenges legality of CRC": article in The Columbianfeaturing PEAC attorney Tom Buchele.

PEAC Featured in Articles on ESCO and CRC

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:00:00 -0700

Two articles published in The Oregonian on Saturday featured PEAC: one on the ESCO Good Neighbor Agreement and the other on the Columbia River Crossing.

Law school surges in U.S. News & World Report rankings

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:00:00 -0700

Lewis & Clark Law School jumped nine places to 58th in the U.S. News & World Report 2013 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools."

Portland Environmentalists and the Columbia River Crossing

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:00:00 -0800

PEAC attorney Tom Buchele is quoted in this article on the Columbia River Crossing from ClimateWire: "How a bridge divides the environmentally conscious in Portland, Ore."

PEAC Scores Big for Water Quality and Salmon

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0800

PEAC attorneys Allison LaPlante, Dan Mensher, and Dan Rohlf helped their clients win a ruling on temperature standards that will help protect water quality, salmon, bull trout, and steelhead.

PEAC Student Presents Report on Oregon Invasive Species

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0800

PEAC student Kathryn Walter presented a report to the Oregon Invasive Species Council. The report offered recommendations aimed at preventing the spread of invasive species.

Buchele Returns to Illinois to Protect Shawnee National Forest

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0800

PEAC attorney Tom Buchele helped his clients win a landmark injunction preventing logging and drilling in the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois in 1996. Last week he returned to argue for keeping the injunction in place until the US Forest Service provides an adequate management plan.

Proposed Downsizing of CRC Not Necessarily Good News for the Environment

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0800

A proposed downsizing of the Columbia River Crossing project is not necessarily good for the environment and should be subject to environmental review and public comment.

Global strides of Environmental and Natural Resources Law program highlighted in NRLI 2010-11 Annual Report

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0800

The Natural Resources Law Institute released its 2010-11 Annual Report today highlighting the global strides of its faculty and students.

Apply for PEAC’s Summer Externship!

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0800

PEAC is seeking applications for its new summer of 2012 externship program.

PEAC Defends CPO from SLAPP Suit

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0800

PEAC attorney Dan Rohlf is defending the Mt. Hood Corridor community planning organization (CPO) against a federal lawsuit filed by a developer that could stifle public participation in local land use decisions.

Environmentalists Appeal Coos Bay Project

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0800

A state dredging permit, approved last month, didn't adequately consider the Port of Coos Bay's plans for two new export slips, environmental groups say.

California Condor Protection in the News

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0800

Protection of endangered California condors has been featured in recent articles in Scientific American, Washington Post, and the Arizona Daily Sun.

PEAC Helps Protect Waterfowl Along the Bayou Meto River in Arkansas

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0800

PEAC sent a 60-day notice letter to the Remington Arms Company regarding toxic discharge into the Bayou Meto River in Arkansas.

Foundry Neighbors Make Good, Agree on Air Toxics Reductions

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0800

Deal avoids litigation over ESCO emissions but exposes concern about statewide air quality regulation: from The Lund Report: Unlocking Oregon's Healthcare System.

PEAC and Allies Win Good Neighbor Agreement with ESCO

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0800

After years of negotiation, PEAC has helped community activists in Northwest Portland to win a Good Neighbor Agreement with steel foundry company ESCO to reduce pollution by an estimated 20%.

PEAC Fall 2011 Newsletter

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0700

Topics include the Boardman settlement, PEAC's new class, California condors, and the CRC.

PEAC Helping to Protect California Condors

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0700

PEAC sent a notice letter to the United States Forest Service with an intent to sue if the threat to California condors from spent lead ammunition was not addressed, particularly in Arizona.

Sustainability Council begins work this week

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0700

The newly reconstituted Lewis & Clark Sustainability Council (LCSC) begins work this week with its first meeting, taking place on Friday morning, Council Chair Dan Rohlf announced.

PEAC Helping to Protect California Condors

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:00:00 -0700

PEAC sent a 90-day notice to the U.S. Forest Service informing USFS of the clients' intent to sue if they did not take action to address the threat to wildlife, including California condors and eagles, from spent lead ammunition on federal lands. (Photo courtesy Jerry Thompson)

Law clinic wins monumental victory for Oregon

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0700

A law school clinic helps Oregon win its independence from in-state coal power.

PEAC Featured in Land Use Prof Blog

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:00:00 -0700

"Lewis & Clark Wins Big Victory Against Coal" from Land Use Prof Blog.

Oregon is the first state in the nation to declare its independence from in-state coal power

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0700

Conservation groups, represented by PEAC, and Portland General Electric (PGE) announced an agreement that establishes a $2.5 million fund for environmental restoration and job-creating clean energy projects.

Lawsuit Filed to Stop Release of Toxic Metals at Wisconsin’s Flambeau Mine

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -0800

PEAC files lawsuit under the Clean Water Act to protect the Flambeau River from toxic mine discharge.