The State and Local Law Landscape for Climate Justice
This talk explores the evolving legal landscape at the state and local levels aimed at addressing climate justice. Linking these developments to lessons learned from attempts to incorporate equity and justice in the environmental law arena, it will also highlight recurring tensions and challenges embedded in recent legal reforms intended to promote equity and justice for vulnerable communities.
About the Speaker
Sheila Foster is a tenured professor of climate at Columbia Climate School. Previously, she served as visiting professor of climate at the Climate School during the 2023-2024 academic year, and the Scott K. Ginsberg Professor of Urban Law and Policy and professor of public policy at Georgetown University.
Professor Foster is a leading scholar of environmental and climate justice. Her research spans a broad range of topics, including innovative resource governance regimes, land use policy, and the role of subnational governments and local leaders in addressing cross-border challenges such as climate change.
Professor Foster obtained her undergraduate degree in English (with honors) at the University of Michigan and her JD at the University of California, Berkeley.
Professor Foster was recently elected as a fellow to the American College of Environmental Lawyers.
