Generating opportunities for the College of Law to deepen and broaden its engagement with environmental issues in Iowa and beyond.
Upcoming HELI Events
A goal of the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative is to host high quality and impactful events and programming. Listed here are events that are coming soon.
You can find more information about each event on the "Events and Programming" page.
About Iowa Law's Expanding Environmental Law Program
Iowa Law honored for dedicated commitment to environmental, natural resources, and energy law
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Hubbell Initiative expands environmental law in Iowa
Friday, April 21, 2023
This Earth Day, Iowa Law celebrates the expansion of environmental law opportunities for students, alumni, and the larger community in Iowa and beyond.
HELI welcomes New York Times reporter, authors, and scholars to Iowa Law this Spring
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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Environmental Law Jobs and Internships
HELI updates job opportunities in 12Twenty each week. To search for these opportunities, in 12Twenty go to Job Listings and search for 'environmental' in the search bar!
Iowa Law is a proud Constituent Law School of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law.
Learn more about this designation.
Recent HELI News and Updates
New environmental research center will examine law and policy impacts in the Central Midwest
Sunday, November 12, 2023
HELI Announces Fall 2023 Event Schedule
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Events and programming made possible by the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative (HELI) engage the College of Law with some of today’s most pressing environmental law issues. Events this fall feature discussions on land use in the Midwest, biodiversity, wildfire management, prescribed burns, and water in the Western United States.
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Explore Past HELI Events
Wetlands Conservation after Sackett v. EPA: Federal Implications and State Responses
Friday, April 5, 2024 (all day)
Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative on Friday, April 5, 2024 as we convene federal and regional partners for a series of panels discussing wetlands conservation after Sackett v. EPA.
Food and beverages will be provided for those who register in advance. Registration for this event is open here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1CegdZIlH6K9NTE.
International Perspectives on Environmental Enforcement: Plastics, Climate, Monitoring Technologies, Environmental Justice and More
Monday, March 18, 2024 12:45pm to 1:45pm
On Monday, March 18, 2024 join HELI in welcoming LeRoy Paddock (77JD) to campus to reflect on the work occurring at the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, as they prepare for an international summit on plastics, climate, monitoring technologies, environmental justice, and more.
Food and beverages will be available for those who register in advance. Registration for this event is open here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Hpq229EHbxACH4.
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Rob Verchick - 'The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience'
Friday, February 23, 2024 12:45pm
On Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative in welcoming to campus author Rob Verchick - a leading climate law scholar who designed and implemented climate-resilience policies in the Obama administration. He holds the Gauthier-St. Martin Chair in Environmental Law at Loyola University New Orleans, is the Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, is a senior fellow in disaster resilience at Tulane University, and...
The Inflation Reduction Act in Iowa: Implementing the Clean Energy and Climate Provisions
Friday, February 16, 2024 10:00am to 4:00pm
Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, Rewiring America, the UI Labor Center, and the Iowa Environmental Council for a series of panels discussing the Inflation Reduction Act in Iowa. Sessions will focus on national trends in the landmark climate legislation, state and local opportunities currently underway, and labor and prevailing wages in Iowa.
Keynote:
Kristin G. Eberhard, JD, MEM
Senior Director of State & Local Policy at Rewiring America
Keynote time: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. in the...
Environmental Law CLE
Thursday, November 16, 2023 (all day)
Antarctica: Bellwether of the Planet
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Please join the Environmental Law Society as we hear from visiting Professor Robert Andersen about the law governing Antarctica, the Continent's role in understanding environmental science and climate change, and his experiences working there. Lunch will be provided!