PEAC Students Seize Moot Court Championship

Feb. 21, 2009 -- For the sixth time in 16 years, Lewis and Clark's National Environmental Moot Court team earned the national championship at Pace Law School in New York.

This year's team, which consisted of PEAC students Tarah Heinzen and Erica Maharg, and second-year student Elizabeth Zultoski, triumphed over 67 other teams.

Check out Lewis and Clark Law School's coverage or go to the Pace Law School website for more details about the 2009 National Environmental Moot Court Competition.

PGE Boardman's Hazy Forecast

Jan. 14, 2009 -- PEAC staff attorney Aubrey Baldwin speaks out about PGE's coal-fired power plant in Boardman. Read more about the clash over proposed state DEQ rules in the Daily Journal Commerce article.

Growing Green Lawyers

PEAC's Director Dan Rohlf was quoted in the Sept/Oct 2008 issue of E-Magazine. Read the article.

Aubrey on Air

July 3, 2008 -- PEAC's own Aubrey Baldwin comments on the benefits of cogeneration plants as part of PEAC's new initiative to combat the sources of climate change. Read the news story and more about PEAC's regional efforts to address air pollution and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

High Time for Mass Transit

May 2, 2008 -- Read a front-page Oregonian article citing PEAC Director Dan Rohlf on the environmental advisability of a new I-5 Columbia River Bridge.

PEAC Nominated for National ABA Award

Mar. 28, 2008 -- PEAC is honored to have been nominated for the nationally prestigious ABA Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy, awarded by the ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law.

Professor Irma Russell of the University of Tulsa College of Law, Director of The National Energy-Environment Law & Policy Institute, current chair of the ABA Committee on Global Oil & Gas of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources and member of the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism nominated PEAC, stating:

"With the dual mission of education and environmental advocacy, PEAC has earned a well-deserved reputation as a leader in both fields. It has developed a strong following of alums and leaders in the field of environmental law and established a string of precedent-setting court decisions with tremendous impact. The benefits of this work to the environmental and society are enormous."

Jan. 8, 2008 -- PEAC Staff Attorney Allison LaPlante fields questions at the press conference kickstarting PEAC's collaborative PGE Boardman initiative.

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