Environmental Policy & Law

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Silverman quoted on planning commission vote to approve Squaw Valley development

Following a 10-hour hearing Thursday at the North Tahoe Event Center, the Placer County Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend the Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan for approval, to move ahead with the 94-acre proposed redevelopment project for the resort and to certify the plan’s final environmental impact report. ... Sierra Watch Attorney Isaac Silverman, who was in attendance for the meeting’s duration, said he was surprised by the outcome because he’d met with Roccucci and Johnson prior to the meeting.
August 19, 2016
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Kristen Goodrich

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Kristen Goodrich serves as the Coastal Training Program Coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. There, she provides training and technical assistance to coastal...
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Anna Doty

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At Washington Environmental Council, Anna directs the Stand Up To Oil campaign and supports coalitions across the Pacific Northwest defending our water, air, and communities from new fossil fuel infrastructure. With a background in both...
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Erin Satterthwaite

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Erin is a marine ecologist who works at the interface of applied marine research, policy engagement, and science communication to advance ocean knowledge for sustainability. She works on ocean sustainability issues related to marine...
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Mary Rock

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Mary is an associate attorney with Earthjustice. She works in the organization's Midwest Regional Office in Chicago. Prior to joining Earthjustice, Mary clerked for Judge Paez in the Ninth Circuit and Judge Ellison in the Southern District...
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Carolina Prado

2016 Fellow
Carolina Prado is an advocate on issues of cross-border social environmental justice and governance at the U.S.-México border. As a Ph.D, candidate in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of...
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Henry Herndon

2016 Fellow
As Director of Local Energy Solutions for New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association, Henry Herndon led a network of policymakers, businesses, municipalities, and individuals interested in the transition to clean energy. Henry helps local...
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Wing Goodale

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Wing Goodale received a Ph.D. in environmental conservation from UMass Amherst and was an NSF IGERT fellow in the UMass Offshore Wind Energy Program (https://windenergyigert.umass.edu). He studied the cumulative effects of offshore wind...
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Dena Adler

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Dena Adler completed a joint JD/MEM degree program at Yale Law School and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. At Yale, Dena's research focused on galvanizing new legal opportunities to advance climate change solutions...
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Dr. Kimberley Miner

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Dr. Kimberley R. Miner is a Scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, and a Climate Change Institute Research Assistant Professor. At JPL, Kimberley works on the Arctic Methane Project looking at the impacts of...