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May 25Environmental studies majors and varsity track and cross country runners, Frances Swanson ’17 and teammate Kori Groenveld ’18 linked their passions for environmental sustainability and social justice. Their partnership yielded a project to help combat gentrification and the unequal distribution of renewable energy infrastructure in downtown Portland. -
December 11Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality rejected a petition submitted on behalf of tens of thousands of Oregonians asking the agency to protect Oregon’s air from harmful new oil terminal pollution by requiring Global Partners to obtain a more protective air pollution permit. -
August 22Oregon fails to protect citizens from air pollution and other risks tied to rail shipments of volatile Bakken crude -
March 8PEAC attorney Tom Buchele is quoted in this article on the Columbia River Crossing from ClimateWire: “How a bridge divides the environmentally conscious in Portland, Ore.” -
February 22The annual Bike To Eugene Challenge is happening again this year! Environmental Law students at Lewis & Clark Law School - 20-30 law students - bike from Portland to Eugene on March 2, 2012 to the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC).
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November 4A coalition of conservation and environmental justice groups today challenged the federal air pollution permit for the Avenal Power Plant proposed in the San Joaquin Valley. In a controversial decision, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exempted the project from several key air pollution standards. The facility, proposed to be built by Texas-based Macquarie Energy, is targeted near the rural communities of Avenal and Kettleman City in California’s San Joaquin Valley, which already has some of the most polluted air in the country. The coalition filed legal papers with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the permit issued by the EPA.
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July 19Conservation groups, represented by PEAC, and Portland General Electric (PGE) announced an agreement that establishes a $2.5 million fund for environmental restoration and job-creating clean energy projects. -
March 16New EPA Proposal for Controlling Air Pollution from Power Plants Would Require PGE Boardman to Clean Up its Toxic Air Pollution by 2015 -
February 22A group of Environmental Law students from Lewis & Clark College will embark on a one-day, 140-mile trip from Portland to Eugene on March 3, 2011. Their final destination is the 29th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) at the University of Oregon. They call themselves Team Eugene and they’ve dubbed their journey the Bike to Eugene Challenge. -
October 6US Environmental Protection Agency Says PGE Must Clean Up Dirty Boardman Coal-fired Power Plant. -
February 24Read on to see why this proposal falls short–even by PGE’s own internal analysis -
November 11Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Jessica Kleiss and her students look to the clouds to improve climate change prediction. -
October 20Rhodes Scholar Tamma Carleton BA ’09 has progressed from earning her bachelor’s degree in economics to publishing original research in the premiere global science weekly. Her newest work connects climate change to societal impacts. -
April 12In an interview with Michael Castner on KXL-FM radio, Professor Michael Blumm explains the reasoning of the magistrate judges’ decision to uphold the standing and claims. -
January 7Liz Mering, a 3L student, shares her reflections. -
December 16Professor Melissa Powers speaks with Oregon Public Broadcasting’s program “Think Out Loud” about the report which says Oregon is not prepared to meet its climate policy goals. -
October 1Lewis & Clark’s 18th annual Environmental Affairs Symposium this year runs from October 20-22, and is free and open to the public. The student-organized symposium will explore how environmentalism and sustainability can be promoted in all fields of study with this year’s theme Environment Across Boundaries. -
April 16Number one. That’s the spot Lewis & Clark earned in The Princeton Review’s ranking of 353 most environmentally responsible colleges and universities. -
April 13Tim Swinehart M.A.T. ’05 takes on climate change in a new book for teachers. -
March 3Events at Lewis & Clark examine historical and contemporary issues.
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January 15With a series of events, including a talk by renowned journalist and civil rights activist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and take part in Black History Month. -
September 23Learn what makes a Lewis & Clark education exceptional. -
December 2Sarah Perelstein is an extern working on climate change treat negotiations. -
June 29Whose commute is faster: Cyclists, drivers or public transportation riders? OPB is conducting an unscientific experiment tomorrow in Portland. It’s a race to Amnesia Brewing from Oregon Health and Science University!
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June 28When it’s done properly, bus rapid transit – known as BRT – ranks among the cheapest and quickest ways to cut CO2 emissions from transportation.
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June 28An effort to develop interstate bike corridors — such as Bicycle Route Interstate 87, which would cover roughly the same ground as I-5, and Bicycle Route Interstate 95 which would shadow Highway 101 down the Oregon Coast — is getting new life.
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June 28Portland Sunday Parkways is about connecting neighborhoods and people: walkers, runners, bicyclists, seniors, adults, and children all enjoying streets filled with surprises, performers, physical activities and food – and traffic-free. The 6-8 mile routes connect Portland’s beautiful parks and offer a chance for participants to listen to music, try other activities, such as hula hooping, or just relax and enjoy the smiling faces. (from www.portlandsundayparkways.org/)
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June 28At North Portland’s Beach School, the Bike Train connects commuting with community.
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April 28Multimedia: Environmental law clinics offer students local and global litigation experience -
March 22Law professor Melissa Powers is blogging about European approaches to environmental challengeswhile teaching climate change law in Spain and Italy.