WCL Environmental Law Society

This year's Federal Public Lands and Natural Resources Law class was simply fantastic.

With a quote from WCL PEEL alum Stephanie Kurose '14 on the Biden administration revoking Trump's bad legal definition of habitat under the Endangered Species Act:

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/biden-administration-rescinds-trump-rule-limiting-habitat-protections-for-endangered-species-2022-06-23/

https://www.eli.org/events/careers-and-opportunities-noaa

We are thrilled to announce our new 2022-2023 Executive Board! 🎉 We know this group will do fantastic work carrying out ELS’s mission of spreading awareness about environmental issues and supporting passionate environmental advocates at WCL. 🌍 Congratulations to all!

PEEL SPECIAL EVENT: Please join PEEL on Monday, April 26 at 6 PM to celebrate the contributions of our Program graduates and professional students! Comedian Johnny Beehner will be joining us and entertaining us with a climate comedy set. Please RSVP to me by Sunday, April 25 to receive the Zoom link!

Join the SPA Graduate Student Council and the Climate Conservation Policy Club for an Earth Day Celebration this Thursday at 8:30 PM! This event will feature the AU Sustainability Office, the Compost Crew, and the WCL Community Garden, who will each share on topics including composting, energy saving, growing local food, and other ways to make decisions that help the Earth! This event is open to all AU students. Zoom ID: 958 6930 1206 & Passcode: EARTH 🌍🌱

PEEL STUDENTS: Tomorrow, February 25th at 8 PM, PEEL will be hosting a Zoom Happy Hour Roundtable Social! Back by popular demand, come hangout with some of the upperclassmen to get off-the-record internship advice, talk about courses to take (fall registration is coming up!), or what organizations to join! This will be a great way for 1Ls that are new to PEEL to meet some of the upperclassmen and ask all of the questions you have that you're not sure who to go to for. We might play codenames time permitting! Zoom link: https://american.zoom.us/j/8394341254

🚨🚨 Sea Turtle, Inc in South Padre Island, Texas is currently experiencing an unprecedented stranding event AND they are without power at their facility due to the weather! They've taken in 1700+ turtles over the last few days. The staff and volunteers will be working around the clock to respond to as many sea turtles as possible and ask that you check out their Amazon wish list below if you're able to help! 🚨🚨

LAST DAY TO RSVP!!!

Come join us for a panel discussion with PEEL Alumni who have dedicated their careers to environmental justice advocacy! The discussion will be hosted by ELS & PEEL on Tuesday, February 16th at 5:30 PM. The panel will be followed by two break-out room sessions where students can network with the panelists, too! Don’t miss it!

RSVP by emailing Lexi at [email protected] by Friday, February 12th! Hope to see you there!✨

This is an incredibly informative event on an extremely important topic! If you can’t make it today, make sure and register for a spot tomorrow!

https://www.wcl.american.edu/news-events/news/auwcl-alumni-named-to-top-environmental-policy-positions-in-new-administration/

AUWCL Alumni Named to Top Environmental Policy Positions in New Administration President Joe Biden has named two American University Washington College of Law alumni to fill top environmental policy positions in his new administration. With nominations coming shortly before the January 20 inauguration, Biden named Elizabeth Klein ’06 Deputy Secretary of the Interior and....