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Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW)
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ELAW helps communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. We are a global alliance of attorneys, scientists, and other advocates collaborating across borders to build a sustainable, just future.
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Environmental justice organizations have taken to the North Gauteng High Court to challenge the exemptions granted to Eskom, allowing it to bypass compliance with air pollution laws.
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#CleanAir #PublicHealth #SouthAfrica
Environmental justice organisations challenge Eskom’s air pollution exemptions in court – Centre for Environmental Rights
Environmental justice organisations have taken to the North Gauteng High Court to challenge the exemptions granted to Eskom allowing it to bypass
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December 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Dang Dinh Bach has been jailed since 2021 for defending communities against environmental harm. Yesterday, we awarded him the 2024 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty. His work should be celebrated, not criminalized. We call on Vietnam to release him immediately.
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Following the recent ruling of the #ICJ, States now have the responsibility to comply with their international climate obligations.

➡️ Read the full article from INSAPROMA talking about how civil society can demand a just transition from fossil fuels: observador.cr/el-carbon-un...

#ClimateJustice
El carbón: un asesino silente
La humanidad se enfrenta a una encrucijada climática sin precedentes. En este contexto, el carbón emerge como uno de los principales catalizadores de la crisis ambiental.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"This moment powerfully reminded me why our work matters and the urgency of finding lasting, just solutions to the climate crisis," says Sri Lankan advocate, Samadhi Hansani, in the wake of the devastating Cyclone Ditwah.

Learn more: elaw.org/sri-lankan-a...

#elawfellow #ClimateAction #Ditwah
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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We are so grateful for all the incredible volunteers who contribute their time and expertise to advance ELAW's mission of helping communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet.

#InternationalVolunteerDay #IVD2025 #MakingADifference #EnvironmentalJustice
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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This #GivingTuesday, we hope you will consider supporting ELAW's work with inspiring advocates fighting for on-the-ground change to preserve the incredible diversity of life on Earth.

Learn more about ELAW's progress this year: elaw.org/defending-biodiversity

#biodiversity #savetheamazon
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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📣 One more week to apply for the Killian O. Doherty Environmental Justice Fellowship at ELAW!

We are seeking recent law school graduates and early-career lawyers from Europe to collaborate on environmental justice issues.

bit.ly/ELAWjobs

#hiring #EnvironmentalJustice #environmentallaw
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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NGOs sue the government over oil drilling at the Amazon River Mouth.

Eight environmental, Indigenous, quilombola, and fishing organizations point out flaws in the licensing process and request an injunction to suspend operations. WWF-Brasil

Read more: www.oc.eco.br/en/ngos-sue-...
NGOs sue government over oil drilling at the Amazon River Mouth - Observatório do Clima
Lawsuit filed in federal court of Pará by 8 environmental, Indigenous, quilombola, and fishing organizations points to flaws in the licensing process and requests an injunction to suspend operations
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November 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Courage Nsirimovu and Victory Timizimor, of Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative (also known as The Peoples Advocates) arrived in Eugene from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, this week to participate in ELAW Fellowships.

Read more: elaw.org/elaw-fellows...

#elawfellow
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Check out the Autumn 2025 ELAW Advocate, featuring an article from incoming Executive Director Dr. Lalanath de Silva, a landmark decision holding polluters accountable in Sri Lanka, and much more!

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#environmentallaw #EnvironmentalJustice #PolluterPays
September 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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ELAW is seeking an Environmental Law Intern and a Defending Defenders Law Intern to join our team in 2026! Please learn more at bit.ly/ELAWjobs

#Hiring #LawInternship #EnvironmentalLaw #DefendingDefenders
September 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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@jamentrust1991.bsky.social issued a fantastic new report on work to #SaveCockpitCountry.

Check it out! jamentrust.org/download/bey...
September 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Thanks @eugeneweekly.com, for the piece on our leadership transition, which covers Bern Johnson's childhood aspiration of becoming a dam buster and his incredible work building ELAW, as well as Lalanath de Silva's trajectory in music and law.

Read more: bit.ly/8374jK
#EnvironmentalLaw
September 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Congratulations to ELAW partners in Nepal who have secured a Supreme Court victory protecting Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, from industrial pollution.

Learn more: elaw.org/historic-vic.... #UNESCOWorldHeritage #Nepal #PublicInterestLaw
September 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Please consider joining the Guardians of Future Generations giving circle by including ELAW in your will. You can help ensure that we leave the gifts of clean air, clean water, and a
healthy planet for generations to come.

Learn more: www.elaw.org/supportelaw

#MakeAWillMonth #PlannedGiving
August 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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ELAW Attorney Letícia Aleixo weighs in on the historic decision on climate from the International Court of Justice:

“These Advisory Opinions will certainly shape the global legal landscape for future climate action.

elaw.org/historic-int...

#ClimateEmergency #humanrights #ICJ
August 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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ELAW's second Global Exchange Fellowship was a great success! Mamadou Alpha Diallo, a Guinean attorney, traveled to Kinshasa to collaborate with Congolese colleagues at Centre Congolais pour le Droit du Développement Durable (CODED).
#GlobalExchange #JustEnergyTransition

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July 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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On July 24, ELAW Executive Director Dr. Lalanath de Silva will speak at a @humanrightsfirst.org reception in Washington D.C. honoring Dang Dinh Bach, an environmental lawyer who remains imprisoned in Vietnam for his advocacy.

#StandwithBach #DefendingDefenders

🗓️ Register: bit.ly/bachreception
July 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Great news from partners at Tsikini in Mexico!

Developers have withdrawn their request for authorization for a massive port expansion in Cuyutlán Lagoon that threatens Mexico’s fourth-largest coastal wetland. elaw.org/proposed-port-in-critical-mexico-wetland-withdrawn
Photo of a crescent-shaped lagoon on Mexico's Pacific coast.
July 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM