Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

100 Climate Challenge Partners and Leaders!
The Section is pleased to announce that the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge has achieved enrollment of over 100 partners and leaders in the program as of August 28, 2008. The environmental sustainability movement is emerging throughout the length and breadth of our nation. The Law Office Climate Challenge gives the legal profession the opportunity to be a leader in this national movement....(more)
Posted: September 5, 2008

Announcing 2008-2009 Section Leadership

Claudia Rast (Left), Lee DeHihns (Right)

With the conclusion of ABA Annual Meeting in early August, the 2008-2009 ABA Bar year began. The Section is pleased to announce Claudia Rast, Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C., Ann Arbor, MI as the new Section Chair. Thank you to Lee A. DeHihns, III for his service as the 2007-2008 Section Chair and to the many other Section volunteers and leaders for their contributions to the Section over the past year. For full details of the 2008-2009 Section Leadership, including Officers, Council Members, and Committee Chairs, please visit our About the Section pages.....(more) Posted: August 26, 2008

Membership Subsidy Program
The Section recognizes that some attorneys are unable to pay membership dues because of financial constraints. To help attorneys in such circumstances, the Section offers the Membership Subsidy Program. This program is available to government and non-profit attorneys, as well as lawyers meeting the admission criteria for the Young Lawyers Division and minority lawyers whose employers will not pay ABA and Section dues. Forty individuals are selected annually to participate in their personal or individual capacities and not as representatives of their employers. Interested individuals must submit an application to the Section on or before Friday, October 3, 2008....(more)
Posted: August 8, 2008

16th Section Fall Meeting and The Basic Practice Series
The Section will host two unique continuing education programs in Phoenix, the The ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Summit: 16th Section Fall Meeting and The Basic Practice Series (BPS)—An Introduction to the Practice of Environmental Law. The Section Fall Meeting is where environment, energy, and resources lawyers meet for dialogue on cutting edge topics in the areas of environment, energy, and resources law. For those new to environmental law or wanting a refresher, the BPS sessions will provide an introduction to the practice of environmental law through presentation and discussion of the major federal environmental programs. The brochures for the Section Fall Meeting and BPS are now available!
Posted: July 9, 2008