The Guardian, 4/28/2023
Director Claudia Polsky comments on complaint urging UN to investigate toxic PFAS pollution in North Carolina
Director Claudia Polsky on PFAS pollution as human rights violation in North Carolina
Grist, 4/27/2023
Clinic files complaint with United Nations about PFAS contamination of drinking water
Environmental Law Clinic, 4/27/23
Clinic files lawsuit against Oakland foundry and Bay Area regulatory agency to protect neighbors from toxic air pollution
Communities for a Better Environment, 10/25/2022
Director Claudia Polsky comments on clinic’s work to address toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water
E&E News/Politico, 1/27/2022
Clinic comments call for EPA to designate BIPOC as particularly vulnerable to toxic chemical harms
In comments submitted on Dec. 8, 2021, four public health and environmental justice organizations called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to formally designate people of color as a vulnerable population that must be protected from unreasonable health risks caused by exposure to the plastics-related chemicals known as phthalates. 12/8/21
Bill spurred by ELC energy justice report clears key committee
California Senate Bill 476, legislation to implement the main recommendations of a recent ELC report on environmental justice aspects of clean energy financing, cleared the Senate Banking Committee on an 8-to-1 vote. 4/21/21
ELC marks 11th memorial of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill by challenging U.S. oil spill response plan
On behalf of an Inupiaq health worker in Alaska, a commercial fisher in Louisiana, and multiple environmental groups, ELC has filed its opening merits brief challenging EPA’s nationwide plan for responding to oil spills. 4/20/21
Utility trade press cites clinic’s energy justice litigation against PG&E
The trade publication Utility Dive describes ELC’s recent Public Utilities Commission filing that protests PG&E’s proposal to use polluting diesel power during public safety power shutoffs. 3/31/21
Major gift advances clinic’s environmental health and justice work
Orrick and Chairman Mitch Zuklie ’96 together pledged $250,000 to the clinic over five years — which also unlocked an anonymous $1 million gift made on a 4-to-1 matching basis. 3/21