Student Organizations and Publications
Land Air Water Association (LAW)
LAW is the nation’s oldest student environmental law society. LAW organizes the annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) and publishes the Western Environmental Law Update. The PIELC is the premier gathering for environmentalists worldwide. More than twenty years old, the conference brings together 3,000 activists, attorneys, students, scientists, and concerned citizens from more than fifty countries around the globe to share their experience and expertise. The conference is organized by volunteers of Land Air Water and is cosponsored by Friends of Land Air Water, a nonprofit organization.
Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)
The Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) was organized to promote the study of Indian law, the study of law by Native Americans, and the retention and support of Native students. Additionally, NALSA strives to represent indigenous views and values in the greater University of Oregon community.
Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation
The Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation (JELL) provides a national forum for new ideas and theories in environmental and natural resources law. Staffed by students, JELL publishes two issues a year and sponsors an annual symposium on current environmental themes.
Public Interest Public Service (PIPS)
The Public Interest Public Service (PIPS) Program provides academic, volunteer, and professional opportunities that increase the legal community’s understanding of the value of public interest and service work, promote involvement in public interest and service work, and support members of the legal community already engaged in public interest and service work. Specifically, PIPS hosts academic lectures, symposia, and discussions, and acts as a clearinghouse for public interest and service opportunities.
Green Business Initiative (GBI)
Backed by tremendous student and faculty support, the GBI creates a forum to discuss the role that the law can play in supporting the entrepreneurs who will change the way people interact with the environment.
