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Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic
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Opinion: Will the Supreme Court Show a Little Humility?
January 22, 2024
"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."
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Mentoring a new generation of environmental lawyers: Catching up with Environmental Law and Policy Clinic director Andrew Mergen
October 25, 2023
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.
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The Supreme Court will hear a case that could overturn a 40-year-old legal doctrine
October 17, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Andrew Mergen of Harvard Law School's Environmental Law and Policy Clinic about the "Chevron Doctrine," an important legal precedent that will be taken up by the Supreme Court this term.
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Sturges reflects on how the clinic brought him to his current role at the Clean Air Task Force.
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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…
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Andrew Mergen will lead the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law
January 9, 2023
Via Harvard Law Today Andrew Mergen Harvard Law School is delighted to announce that Andrew Mergen, the former chief environmental appellate lawyer at…
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A humbling experience in the Environmental Law & Policy Clinic
December 16, 2022
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…
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Emmett Clinic and Native American Rights Fund Publish Guidebook for Alaska Natives to Put Land in Trust
July 28, 2022
Via ELPC Blog July 13, 2022—Today, the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and Native American Rights Fund (“NARF”) published Putting Land in Trust:…
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Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic Submits Comments on Biden Administration’s Proposal to Restore Clean Water Act Protections
February 14, 2022
February 8, 2022 The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic submitted comments yesterday on the Biden Administration’s proposal to revise the definition of “the waters of…
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Clinic Files Comment Letter in Massachusetts Department of Public Utility Investigation
June 29, 2021
via Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic blog
by Jacqueline Calahong In June 2021, the Clinic filed a comment letter on behalf of a group… -
Clinic Submits Comments on Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for Chlorpyrifos and Revised Draft Human Health Risk Assessment
February 12, 2021
via Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic blog
by Jackie Calahong February 5, 2021 – Today, the Clinic submitted a comment letter urging the Environmental… -
via goldrushcam.com Amicus brief argues new unlawful water regulation will negatively impact health of national parks and surrounding communities.
December 21, 2020 – Washington, D.C. –… -
Climate Change Case is Heard in Court of Appeals
August 27, 2019
By: Olivia Klein A group of young people are fighting to sue the U.S. government in an ongoing case about climate change, which has recently…
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Ex-EPA Leaders: 1st Circ. Should Revive ‘Purge’ Suit
August 2, 2019
Via Law360 By: Andrew Kragie Source: Pexels Five former senior U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials have backed a First Circuit appeal by…
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All in a Day’s Work
June 20, 2019
By: Alexis Farmer The numerous clinics at Harvard Law School (HLS) are frequently successful in their pursuit of advancing justice. We often read of victories…
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Via the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic The Clinic submitted comments [earlier this month] on behalf of a group of leading scientists on…
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Emmett Clinic Files Comments Opposing EPA’s Proposal to Undermine Mercury Standards for Coal-fired Power Plants
April 25, 2019
Via the Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic Source: Pixabay The Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic submitted comments today on behalf of a group…
