Environmental Law Society

The Environmental Law Society of Mitchell Hamline School of Law is organized for the following purposes:

To provide opportunities for members of the Mitchell Hamline community to learn about environmental law and policy.
To connect with and learn from agencies, organizations, institutions, and legal professionals engaged in the practice and development of environmental law.
To serve as a resource for the development of legal careers in environmental law.
To serve as a social organization open to all parties interested in exploring legal, political, economic, and cultural perspectives related to the environment.
To enhance the experience of students interested in environmental law.

2024-25 Officers

President
Julia Judson

Vice-President, Public Utilities Representative
Karee Joedeman

ENRE Representative
Mary Mejia

Treasurer
Crystal Lawson

Faculty Advisor
Professor Mehmet Konar-Steenberg

VOLUNTEERING

Please email Karee at [email protected] to discuss opportunities or share an opportunity!

PAST EVENT INFORMATION

ELS Student Articles Presentation

ELS and Mitchell Hamline Law Review members Michael Warkel and Kevin Swanberg share their soon to be published articles.

Michael Warkel – Major Questions Impede Major Progress—Rebuking the Major Questions Doctrine and West Virginia v. EPA in Minnesota
Kevin Swanberg –No Alternative: The Failure of the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act to Consider Project Alternatives and Proposed Remedies

NALSA/ELS Co-Sponsored Event October 24, 2022

A Conversation on Environmental and Native Law Intersections: Treatment as a State Under the Clean Water Act and Sackett v. ERP.

Careers in Environmental Law Panel

Thank you to all who came to our Careers in Environmental Law Panel on October 3, 2022.