Thursday, February 26, 2009

Special thanks to Mr. Johnny Biggert - Project Magager for Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality!

The marking storm drain project in Beaver Creek subdivision in Ridgeland went great!

On behalf of the ELA group at Mississippi College School of Law: Thanks Mr. Biggert for a wonderful experience!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

News and Events

ELA first meeting scheduled for: We will meet on a Saturday in February. February 7th or 21th?

Guest: Mr. Johnny Biggert from DEQ

First Project: “I need some volunteers to help with marking storm drains. We thought this would be a great community service project because it is easy, takes little time and impacts the environment in our local area.”

Area: We will probably be working on a neighborhood in the Ridgeland area but it's not for sure yet.
“We have lots of stuff to do, and with everyone's help, we are looking forward to a productive semester.” “If you are interested, please get back to me ASAP.” – Kat Van Buskirk.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Guest Speaker - ELA Meeting

C&P:
Roy Furrh from Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is coming to speak to the group at 11:30 on Wednesday, November 19. He serves as part of the department's legal team. He will give a 30 minute talk about MDEQ and the MDEQ permit board. Following his talk, he will take questions for about 15 minutes. Hopefully we will have some great questions to ask!! I hope everyone can make it.

Monday, November 3, 2008

ELA Meeting

Environmental Law Association Meeting, THIS WEDNESDAY, November 5th in Room 200. Lunch will be provided. WEAR or BRING your ELA T-shirts for our group picture.

Welcome to Environmental Law Association of Mississippi College School of Law

The Environmental Law Association exists at Mississippi College School of Law to promote the awareness of, necessity of, and compliance with environmental laws and issues. To this end, we promote preservation where possible, conservation where necessary, and environmental justice everywhere.

Mission: The Environmental Law Association at Mississippi College School of Law is a center of information and education built upon a network of students, faculty, and the legal community. We are dedicated to being informed of environmental issues particular to an urban environment. Our main challenge is to improve the world we live in through knowledge and action; working together to make a difference!