Student Opportunities

EELP regularly hires research assistants to work closely with our attorneys on a variety of topics in environmental and energy law. Students may help us track and analyze federal regulatory developments, research legal issues related to sea level rise, or work on research related to how the private sector is responding to climate change, among other topics. Students may prepare internal research memos and also have opportunities to contribute to publications or blogs on the topics they research.

If you are a Harvard Law student interested in working with EELP, please check back later this summer and we’ll let you know how to apply.

See below for examples of our student’s work. More student posts are available here.

Recent Projects

Defending Science and Collaborative Conservation: Sage-Grouse and Western Watersheds Project v. Schneider (D. Idaho 2019) by Peter Daniels, JD 2021
How to Undo the Environmental Regulatory Rollbacks by Cole Jermyn, JD 2021, and Laura Bloomer
The Congressional Review Act’s Legal Uncertainties by Kevin Chen, JD 2020
Troubled Waters: Coastal Avulsion, A State Survey by Ari Sillman, JD 2021
Offshore Wind Development: Federal Permitting Program Challenges by Martin Levy, JD 2020
The Coal Ash Rule Trilogy Spanning Obama, Trump, and the D.C. Circuit by Katherine Clements, JD 2021

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WHEW... made it to the end. STRONGLY encourage everyone to check out the report. These tweets only scratch the surface.

And if you want to know what progress the Biden admin has made on its #EJ goals so far, check out @HarvardEELP's 100 Days Report: https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/portfolios/environmental-governance/bidens-first-100-days-of-climate-action/

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Featured Students

Sungjoo Ahn (JD 2021)

“As a student researcher at EELP, I was able to connect the study of law with my interests in energy policy and international relations. My advisors provided invaluable feedback on my research and writing, as well as an opportunity to publish my work alongside the law school faculty.”

Read Sungjoo’s piece on EPA’s New Aviation Emissions Standard: Why It’s Already Obsolete here.

Annalise Wagner (JD 2023)

“My research with EELP provided me with a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the intersection of civil rights and environmental law, which was not otherwise covered in the first year curriculum. It was also a great way to improve my legal research and writing skills through detailed, iterative feedback from EELP staff.”

Read Annalise’s piece on Rolling Back DOJ’s Title VI Protections: Trump’s Abandoned Attempt and Potential Impacts on EJ Enforcement here.

Environmental Regulation Tracker

Students performed background research and wrote the original drafts for many of our rollback tracker posts, including:

They also help to keep most of the pages updated as lawsuits are filed and decided, and agencies take further action.

Podcasts

Michelle Melton speaks with Caitlin McCoy about Vehicle Standards