Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic

Clinical professors Andrew Mergen and Carol Steiker share their final thoughts on where the justices landed.

"The clinical program has been instrumental in shaping my growth as an environmental law student and future attorney,” says Shashank Vura '24.

As climate change and usage threaten water in the West, Supreme Court’s decision in a notable case carries weight, says Harvard Law environmental expert Andrew…

"I came to law school to learn about how lawyers can support the environmental justice movement in its goals of intertwining racial justice with environmentalism and ensuring communities of color are not left behind," writes Eric Zhao '25.

"The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in two cases inviting the justices to drastically restrict the authority of federal agencies, upend decades of precedent and take more power for themselves."

Catching up with Andrew Mergen, director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, who joined the clinic in January 2023 after over three decades in government.

Sturges reflects on how the clinic brought him to his current role at the Clean Air Task Force.

By Kaylee Ding ’23 It felt like most people in the environmental law space came to law school with some sort of background in environmental…

Via Harvard Law Today Andrew Mergen Harvard Law School is delighted to announce that Andrew Mergen, the former chief environmental appellate lawyer at…

By Sebastian Miller, J.D. ’24 Sebastian Miller ’24 I came to law school knowing I wanted to practice environmental law. The funny thing about…