2026 Ohio Public Interest Environmental Law Conference

On Friday, September 25th, the Ohio Environmental Council is excited to host the 2026 Ohio Public Interest Environmental Law Conference starting at 10am in Saxbe Auditorium at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. For the 2026 conference, we are once again collaborating with the Ohio State University’s Environmental Professionals Network, whose monthly breakfast will begin the day in the WOSU Sandy and Andy Ross Community Studio (1800 N. Pearl St. Columbus, OH 43201). Your ticket for the law conference includes admission to the OSU Environmental Professionals Network Breakfast at 7:30am before the law conference. You can learn more about EPN’s breakfast session this year at this link. If you’re unable to make EPN’s breakfast, feel free to join us at 10am for the start of the law conference! 

So Let’s Talk About Data Centers! 

Join community leaders and experts for conversations about the local decisions, laws, and policies responding to the environmental impacts of data center development in Ohio and beyond. Sessions will explore the roles of land use, zoning, community advocacy, judicial decision-making, and state policies in addressing data centers’ environmental effects and opportunities. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of the legal landscape surrounding data center development and valuable tools they can wield in their own communities. 

Whether you’ve been thinking about data centers for years, or you’re just now starting to consider their environmental impacts, we encourage you to join us in conversation on September 25, 2026.  

Pending certification by the Ohio Supreme Court, attorneys attending the Ohio Public Interest Environmental Law Conference will receive CLE credit (if they attend the entire day, partial credit is permissible). 

Law Conference Ticket Details 

1. Attorney Registration: $100, includes breakfast, lunch, CLE credit (pending approval by the Ohio Supreme Court) 

2. Advocate Registration: $50, includes breakfast, lunch 

3. Student Registration: Free! Includes breakfast, lunch 

4. Utility Advocate Convening (includes ticket to law conference): $200, two-day event! 

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