We are thrilled to report that organizations are recognizing ELAW for our good work! Recently, ELAW was named a 2018 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits!
We have also received GuideStar and Charity Navigator's highest ratings for fiscal management, accountability, and transparency.
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Thanks to everyone who participated in this community conversation on climate change!
Thanks especially to our speakers and experts:
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| On his way to Eugene this month, ELAW Fellow Milosz Jakubowski visits the Grand Canyon. |
Invoking the continuing jurisdiction of the federal district court that determined the portion of annually harvestable fish guaranteed to several indigenous peoples (“Tribes”) by essentially identical treaty clauses guaranteeing off-reservation fishing rights, several Tribes and the U.S.
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The damage that humans are doing to the global climate may be one of the gravest injustices of all time. ELAW is working with partners around the world to fight for climate justice.
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| ELAW Fellow Hanna Khomechko |
Please extend a warm welcome to ELAW Fellow Hanna Khomechko who arrived from Lviv on Tuesday.
In Castle Mountain Coalition v. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, several non-profit organizations and the governing body of a federally-recognized Native Village challenged a federal agency’s determination that a state may interpret the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) to require an administrative proceeding be initiated in order to terminate a coal mining permit (rather than automatic termination) when the permit holder fails to commence mining operations within three years of the permit issuance.
Sierra Club v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, ___ F.3d ___ (4th Cir., August 6, 2018)(No. 18-1082, consolidated with No. 18-1083)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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