LIVE WEBCAST
Building Power in the Public Sector: DEI and Anti-Racism at Environmental Jobs in Government
Monday, November 1, 2021 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Program Fee:
Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers
Free to Students and Alumni of the NLI Schools and following HBCU law schools (see full list below)
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CLE Credit:
New York: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
New Jersey: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
California: 1.0 Elimination of Bias
Pennsylvania: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Newly admitted New York attorneys (attorneys admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) cannot earn CLE credit in the category of Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias.
Description:
The governmental and public sectors hold the promise of vibrant and meaningful careers in environmental law. An environmental law career can provide many opportunities to advocate for justice in the face of environmental degradation that often has inequitable impacts. However, the environmental legal sector, like the broader environmental movement, has enormous strides to make in increasing diversity and inclusion in workplace policies and procedures. In this panel, we will address what bureaus and agencies are doing to support diversity and inclusion and the path forward for the governmental and public sector in advancing equity. To discuss these questions, please join us to hear from professionals working on diversity, equity, and inclusion from within government agencies that focus on environmental law. This panel follows up on a three-part series held earlier this year, where panelists discussed their related efforts in the NGO and law firm sectors. The recording from the prior event is available here. The series overall was recently awarded the 2021 ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Award.
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Program Chair:
Bethany A. Davis Noll, Executive Director of the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, NYU School of Law
Introduction and Welcome:
Andres Jimenez, Executive Director, Green 2.0
Opening Remarks:
Karl A. Racine, Washington D.C. Attorney General
Moderator:
Lisa Garcia, Director, Fix, the Climate Solutions Lab at Grist
Panelists:
Christophe Courchesne, Deputy Chief, Energy and Environment Bureau, Massachusetts AG's Office
Sandra Jefferson Grannum, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, New York State Office of the Attorney General
Tricia Jefferson, Acting Deputy Associate General Counsel, Cross Cutting Issues Law Office, Office of General Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency
Antonia Pereira, Senior Counsel, Environmental Law Division
Sponsoring Association Committees:
Environmental Law, Bethany Davis Noll & L. Margaret Barry, Co-Chairs
Co-Sponsoring Organizations:
Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Green 2.0
Institute for Policy Integrity
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law
Co-Sponsoring Law School Student Groups:
Columbia Environmental Law Society
Columbia First Generation Professionals
CUNY Environmental Justice Coalition
Fordham’s Environmental Law Advocates
NYU Law and Government Society
Pace Environmental Law Society
St. John’s Environmental Law Society
NLI Sponsoring Law Schools and HBCU Law Schools:
Albany Law School
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Columbia Law School
CUNY School of Law
David A. Clarke School of Law
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Duke University School of Law
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Florida A&M College of Law
Fordam University School of Law
Howard University School of Law
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra
New York Law School
New York University School of Law
North Carolina Central University School of Law
NYU Environmental Law Society
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Rutgers Law School
Seton Hall University School of Law
Southern University Law Center
Syracuse University College of Law
Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
University of San Diego School of Law
University of Wisconsin Parkside
Yale Law School