May 16, 2024 – We’re excited to announce a new $15 million gift to establish the Emmett Environmental Law Center at Harvard Law School. This gift by alumnus Dan Emmett ’64 and the Emmett Foundation will bolster the work of the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and the Environmental…
Commercial fishing boats are berthed at the harbor in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Editorial credit: James Kirkikis / Shutterstock.com August 23, 2023 – Clinic Faculty Director Andrew Mergen spoke with Harvard Law professor and Environmental & Energy Law Program (EELP) founding director Jody Freeman on a CleanLaw Podcast episode…
Photo by Jason Blackeye on Unsplash In June 2023, the Clinic produced a report for the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) titled Opportunities to Advance Environmental Justice in Renewable Energy Siting. The report considers how transitioning to clean energy has triggered concerns about the environmental justice…
Credit: iStock/kamilpetran February 28, 2022 – Acting Director Shaun Goho is featured in Harvard Law Today discussing West Virginia v. EPA, which is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court and is scheduled for oral argument today. The question before the Court in this case is whether the Environmental Protection Agency…
December 17, 2020 – Today, the Emmett Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) in support of the plaintiffs in Conservation Law Foundation v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs are challenging the so-called Navigable Water Protection…
November 30, 2020 – Today, the Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of Sen. Thomas R. Carper, Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva in support of the plaintiffs in Wild Virginia v. Council on Environmental Quality in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…
April 12, 2019 – The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic submitted comments today in opposition to the Trump Administration’s proposal to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. This proposal, if finalized, will dramatically reduce the number of streams and wetlands…
April 2, 2019 – The Clinic is releasing a paper analyzing the authority of water utilities in thirteen key states to use ratepayer funds to pay for full lead service line (LSL) replacement. The paper, “Rates Could Fund Lead Pipe Replacement in Critical States,” is the product of…
