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Environmental Law Conference Cancelled By Coronavirus Concerns

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A law conference that has been held at the University of Oregon for 38 years has been cancelled due to concerns over coronavirus. The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference was set to take place this week. 

But, the organizers announced today they felt the “rapidly developing situation with COVID-19 in the Pacific Northwest demanded a cautious response to protect the public welfare.”

The conference is an annual gathering place for attorneys and activists who work on environmental and climate justice issues at the U of O Law School. Famous attendees have included the tree-sitter and author Julia Butterfly Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Junior, and Wynona LaDuke.

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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