Building Power in the Environmental Movement Series (Part 3): Environmental Justice and New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
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Environmental justice and equity concerns are central to many environmental matters and thus to a career in environmental law. As a case in point, New York’s new Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act contains key equity provisions, which must now be implemented. Join experts working on putting these provisions into effect to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by the new law.
WELCOME
Sheila S. Boston, President of the New York City Bar Association
INTRODUCTION
Hillary Aidun, Climate Law Fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Bethany Davis Noll, Executive Director of the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law
SPEAKERS
Christopher Coll, Project Manager, NYSERDA
Annel Hernandez, Associate Director, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance
Raya Salter, Member, New York State Climate Action Council
Jared Snyder, Deputy Commissioner for Air Resources, Climate Change and Energy, Department of Environmental Conservation
MODERATOR
Dana Johnson, Director of the Federal Policy Office at WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Board Member at Green 2.0