Environmental Law Society

Environmental Law Society The Environmental Law Society is dedicated to educating students and the community to become engaged Upcoming meeting dates:
March 5
April 9

The Environmental Law Society holds monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of every month for the spring 2014 semester. Meetings are held in Hulston Hall room 3 from 1pm to 1:50pm.

CHEMICAL VALLEY: The coal industry, the politicians, and the big spill: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/04/07/14...
04/03/2014

CHEMICAL VALLEY: The coal industry, the politicians, and the big spill: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/04/07/140407fa_fact_osnos

When a chemical leaked at a facility in Charleston, West Virginia, lawmakers at the State Capitol were close enough to smell it. It was one of the most serious incidents of chemical contamination of drinking water in American history.

Last year, atmospheric carbon dioxide briefly crossed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history. However...
03/19/2014

Last year, atmospheric carbon dioxide briefly crossed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history. However, it didn’t cross that threshold until mid-May. This year’s first 400 ppm reading came a full two months earlier this past week: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/400-ppm-co2-levels-_n_4985580.html?utm_hp_ref=green

From Climate Central's Brian Kahn: Last year, atmospheric carbon dioxide briefly crossed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history. However, it didn’t cross that threshold until mid-May. This year’s first 400 ppm readin...

Adapting existing laws to meet the demands of water scarcity in a changing environment.
03/17/2014

Adapting existing laws to meet the demands of water scarcity in a changing environment.

Climate change is essentially a water problem. Whether it is drought, flood, changing hydrology or rising sea levels, the impacts of climate change all involve water to some extent....

"The Cowboy Indian Alliance -- a group of of ranchers, farmers and tribal communities living along the proposed route of...
03/12/2014

"The Cowboy Indian Alliance -- a group of of ranchers, farmers and tribal communities living along the proposed route of the Alberta to Nebraska oil pipeline -- is going to ride to Washington, D.C. and set up camp near the White House for their "Reject and Protect" campaign" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/11/cowboy-indian-alliance-reject-and-protect_n_4942733.html?utm_hp_ref=green

Another major anti-Keystone XL protest will hit Washington, D.C. in April, and it's bringing together two unlikely allies. On April 22, the Cowboy Indian Alliance -- a group of of ranchers, farmers and tribal communities living along the proposed...

Interested in food labeling laws? The Maryland legislature is considering a GMO labeling bill: http://www.huffingtonpost...
03/12/2014

Interested in food labeling laws? The Maryland legislature is considering a GMO labeling bill: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/12/maryland-gmo-labeling_n_4946613.html

ANNAPOLIS -- Farming representatives and legislators debated Tuesday whether requiring manufacturers to label genetically modified food would empower consumers or scare them unnecessarily. The proposal's sponsor, Sen. Karen Montgomery, said that whi...

Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth Blog touches on many of the major issues in environmentalism today, a great resource for peopl...
03/05/2014

Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth Blog touches on many of the major issues in environmentalism today, a great resource for people who what to learn more about a variety of issues! http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com

Andrew Revkin explores natural resources, energy, the environment, climate change, sustainability and resilience.

Worried about Climate Change? "While this ancient virus is harmless to people, the scientists behind the discovery warn ...
03/05/2014

Worried about Climate Change? "While this ancient virus is harmless to people, the scientists behind the discovery warn that the discovery suggests that the thawing of permafrost in polar regions, as a result of either climate change or mining, could bring threats to human health."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/05/world/europe/siberia-giant-virus-discovered/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Scientists have unearthed a giant virus more than 30,000 years old from the frozen soil in a remote region of Siberia.

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