Environmental and Climate Justice Clinic

The Just Transition Clinic deploys multiple modes of lawyering to (1) address the disproportionate effects of climate change on low-income communities of color; (2) prioritize worker health, dignity, and ownership, particularly for communities that have been historically excluded from the benefits of economic development, and (3) shift economic activity to sustainable production. Students within the Clinic will explore how transactional, litigation, and regulatory and policy advocacy strategies can be leveraged in partnership with community groups to build power and create systemic change. Student attorneys develop and assess the Clinic’s docket, advise clients on navigating legal barriers, draft transactional documents and regulatory comments, engage in strategic research in support of policy campaigns, and develop trainings to build capacity for frontline communities.