University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law Environmental Law Society

04/22/2021

The Environmental Law Society at the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law is proud to announce our 2021-2022 officers:
President: Lillian Moravek
Secretary/Treasurer: Gabriele Sayaloune

04/19/2021

Earth Days 2021 starts TODAY - a weeklong celebration of Earth Day, which is Thursday, April 22nd! Check out these cool events all week long at USD's campus and on Zoom!

04/13/2021

Vermillion community's "Earth Days" starts THIS Saturday! There are many cool events, hosted and sponsored by University and community groups alike. We invite you to ELS's panel discussion event on Wednesday, April 21st! Check out this and all the events on the Earth Days 2021 webpage:

02/09/2021

Professors Dellinger and Kammer talk about the Keystone XL pipeline and climate change.

Hear law professors Sean Kammer (PhD) and Myanna Dellinger (PhD candidate) discuss why the corporate and conservative attempts at keeping the Keystone XL Pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline will inevitably fail and why, then, it would be more expedient...

02/09/2021

If you're a USD student and are interested in attending a summit, there's still time! Be a part of the Plastics-Free Campaign on our campus today! Thanks to Jacob Forster of The Volante for the coverage.

Campus HomeCampusBeyond Waste student summits seek to improve sustainability on campus January 31st, 2021 Jacob Forster Campus commentsShare this story Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn PinterestThe Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN), an inter-campus association of students concerned about sustaina...

02/04/2021

http://volanteonline.com/2021/01/proposed-draft-plan-presented-to-sga-promoting-sustainability/

CampusSGA considered a draft proposal to improve recycling on campus. Peyton Beyers | The Volante HomeCampusSGAProposed draft plan presented to SGA promoting sustainability January 26th, 2021 Maddi Kallsen Campus, SGA commentsShare this story Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn PinterestThe University...

02/04/2021

Starting Feb. 1st, USD is participating in “Campus Race to Zero Waste’s” annual nationwide campus recycling competition. During February and March, our per capita recycling weights will be reported and ranked against other universities all across the country (including SDSU!). Let's use this initiative to reduce our sources of landfill waste and recycle what we can! See what you can recycle on campus 👇

11/17/2020

Has Vermillion had a community composting event before? We don’t think so! This Thursday’s presentation of Vermillion survey results combined with discussion will be first of its kind. Everyone is invited - whether you’re familiar with compost or not. Bring your curiosity. See details below to get the Zoom link and passcode.

Cultivating Community Composting: Perceptions and Prospects in Vermillion

You are invited to join us for a presentation and public forum on (developing) community composting in Vermillion, South Dakota. The public forum will highlight the relevance of community composting and the Vermillion community’s perceptions of and interest in community composting. A discussion on the prospects and pathways toward developing community composting will follow.
When: Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m.
Location, virtual: Please contact Jacinda Maassen ([email protected]) or Mark Sweeney ([email protected]) for the Zoom link and passcode.

11/16/2020

ELS hosted community group Greening Vermillion today for an informational session about recycling in Vermillion and on USD's campus. Students learned a lot from guest speakers Dr. Mark Sweeney and Anna Moore about how, when, why, and where to recycle. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this successful and fun event!

11/13/2020

Join us November 17 at 6pm EST for our next Monthly Movement Movie Night!! We will be screening Flint's Deadly Water, a Frontline documentary focusing on the still ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Register here ↓

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuc--trz0pGNTeIMEHaE2pTXutIhF8iw_V

11/13/2020

Applications are open now! PLAN is looking for campuses with passionate students and sustainability staff that are eager to make strides towards a zero waste campus. The Spring 2021 Fellowship provides students with an opportunity to complete a holistic zero waste assessment of their campus, which can all be completed remotely! Full details of this unique Fellowship can be found below!

https://www.postlandfill.org/atlas/

11/04/2020

ELS will be hosting an information session with community partner Greening Vermillion on how to opt into participating in recycling in Vermillion in coalition with National Recycling Day, which is on November 15th. If you will be on campus or live in the Vermillion community, please join us! If not, feel free to participate via Zoom (link below).
https://usd.zoom.us/j/98163464756