HLS students: come to our open house on Friday to learn about the clinic!

The Emmett Clinic is hosting a talk tomorrow by Tom Neltner of EDF on his work to remove lead from drinking water. Register at bit.ly/3HY46Cx

New CleanLaw! Harvard Law School Profs Jody Freeman and Richard Lazarus talk about #SCOTUS case West Virginia v. EPA, the future of greenhouse gas regulation in the US, and why many in the power industry want to be regulated.

On Monday the Clinic filed comments in support of U.S. EPA's proposal to reaffirm its finding that it is appropriate to regulate emissions of mercury and other air toxics from coal-fired power plants. Read the letter here: bit.ly/3KKjVhH

Thanks to the Emmett Clinic's students for their excellent work on our projects this spring. Good luck with your exams!

Happening tomorrow!

Yesterday, the Clinic filed an amicus brief on behalf of Tim Greenamyre, Beate Ritz, MD,PhD, and Michael Okun in support of a challenge to U.S. EPA's re-registration of paraquat. The brief explains the compelling evidence linking paraquat to Parkinson's Disease: bit.ly/3tcnTsE

The Emmett Clinic was pleased to be part of this important collaborative effort!

"I discovered that through the crucible of moments of doubt, I grew most as a researcher and advocate. I learned to use the robust resources provided by the clinic and to seek advice from others for my project’s unique problems." - Sebastian Miller '24 clinics.law.harvard.edu/blog/2022/12/a…

Busy day! Delighted to announce Andrew Mergen (former top environmental appellate litigator at DOJ) as new Director of our Environmental Law & Policy Clinic. Tremendous addition to our team & wonderful for our students. Great things to come. Welcome Andy! hls.harvard.edu/today/andrew-m…

Former DOJ chief environmental appellate lawyer Andrew Mergen is the new director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic hvrdlaw.me/n4Be50Mo9fC Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic

New online piece!💡 The Law School's own Shaun Goho describes challenges faced by intervenors, including those asserting environmental interests, in Massachusetts administrative proceedings and proposes solutions for litigants to avoid these pitfalls. harvardelr.com/wp-content/upl…

The Clinic is hiring for a Staff Attorney! Come work with us! bit.ly/3Xx1SRt

Clinic Student Kaylee Ding, JD’23, featured in OCP’s Clinical Student Voices, bit.ly/3OlFmud “I chose and got into the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic in my 2L fall. It ended up becoming one of the most defining and rewarding experiences in my law school career"

New CleanLaw podcast! Jody Freeman and Andrew Mergen discuss the upcoming SCOTUS case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Will the Court overrule the Chevron Doctrine? What would that mean for other environmental regs? #MagnusonStevensAct eelp.law.harvard.edu/2023/08/cleanl…

The Clinic is hiring for a Clinical Fellow! Come work with us! bit.ly/47PmVVm

The Clinic is still accepting applications for our Clinical Fellow opportunity - application review will now start February 16. Apply now! bit.ly/47PmVVm

We're excited to announce a new $15 million gift to establish the Emmett Environmental Law Center at Harvard Law School. The gift will bolster our longstanding program and clinic and create a first-of-its-kind environmental moot court institute. bit.ly/4bBkp6G

Clinical Instructor Sommer Engels and Faculty Director Andrew Mergen co-authored The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Treatment of Public Health, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…