The 44th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC)—with this year's theme, "Fight Back: Voices for Good"—will kick off at the University of Oregon on Thursday, March 12, concluding on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
The ENR Center's Native Environmental Sovereignty Project launched a Prospectus for the Indigenous Creation Law Initiative, a new endeavor aimed at upholding Tribal sovereignty and advancing Tribal self-determination over lands and resources both on and off reservations.
Researchers with the ENR Center's Energy Law and Policy Project (ELPP) joined Associate Professor Greg Dotson—ELPP's faculty leader and a recent appointee to Oregon's new Data Center Advisory Committee—in Portland for a Committee meeting focused on data centers, economic development, and workforce issues.
The 44th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC)—the oldest and largest conference of its kind on the planet—will take place at the University of Oregon from Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15, 2026.
Following her nomination by Governor Tina Kotek, Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law Adell Amos—a long-time champion for Oregon's water future—has been confirmed by the Oregon State Legislature to serve on the Oregon Water Resources Commission.
The inaugural Summit for Northwest American Indian Law (SNAIL)—with a theme of Moving Beyond Acknowledgment—will take place Saturday, February 7, at the University of Oregon School of Law. All are invited to attend and learn more about legal issues and strategies relevant to Tribal communities across the region.
Associate Professor Greg Dotson filed a brief of amicus curiae in opposition to the defendants' motion to dismiss in State of California v. United States—a case concerning Congress' authority to suddenly negate waivers that have long enabled California to regulate vehicle emissions.
In his capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Professor Michael Fakhri addressed the Council of Europe's Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development at a hearing on "Ensuring Sustainable Food Security in Times of Crisis: Strengthening Resilience and Access to Food."
Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law Adell Amos—faculty co-leader of the ENR Center's Oceans, Coasts, and Watersheds Project—joined co-authors Melissa Scanlan (Wisconsin) and Sandra Zellmer (Montana) on the 7th edition of Water Law in a Nutshell, an essential legal textbook covering U.S. water allocation, regulations, and rights.
Professor Michael Fakhri—the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and faculty co-leader of the ENR Center's Food Sovereignty Project—will present the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre's annual Human Rights Lecture with his talk, "The Right to Food and the Global Order."
