Featured Legal Tools & Projects
Research
Disasters
Determining Climate Responsibility: Government Liability for Hurricane Katrina?, by Teresa Chan, Michael Burger, Vincent Colatriano, John Echeverria (2019)
Prison Preparedness and Legal Obligations To Protect Prisoners During Natural Disasters, by William Omorogieva (2018)
Energy Insecurity Initiative
Energy Insecurity Mitigation: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Other Low-Income Relief Programs in the US, by Andrea Nishi, Diana Hernandez, and Michael B. Gerrard (2023)
Indigenous and Human Rights
Status Report on Principles of International and Human Rights Law Relevant to Climate Change, by Katelyn Horne, Maria Antonia Tigre & Michael B. Gerrard (Mar. 2023)
Climate Change and Indigenous Groups: The Rise of Indigenous Voices in Climate Litigation, by Maria Antonia Tigre (Dec. 2022)
State and Local Laws
New York Adopts Nation’s Strongest Environmental Justice Law, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan (May 2023)
New York's Green Amendment: The First Decisions, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan (Mar. 2023)
Helping New Jersey State Agencies and Departments Align Their Actions with GHG Reduction Mandates and Environmental Justice Principles, by Jennifer Danis and Zoe Makoul (May 2022)
Smart Surfaces, Smart Cities: Reducing Heat and Promoting Equity in Urban Areas, by Hillary Aidun (Sept. 2021)
Emerging State-Level Environmental Justice Laws, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal (May 2021)
The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act's Environmental Justice Promise, by Hillary Aidun, Julia Li & Antonia Pereira (Apr. 2021)
Transportation Climate Initiative
Using New York Law to Advance Equity in the Transportation & Climate Initiative Program, by Michael B. Gerrard, Ama Ruth Francis, and Hillary Aidun (2021)
100 Days of Trump 2.0: A Campaign Against Environmental and Climate Justice, by Olivia Guarna (May 1, 2025)
Environmental Justice Is under Attack: We Need Local Advocacy Power Tools, by Olivia Guarna and Yosef Robele (Mar. 6, 2025)
Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief Amid Trump Transition to Support EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards, by Vincent Nolette (Jan. 22, 2025)
Model Environmental Justice Bills Released by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and the Sabin Center, by Andrea Nishi (July 28, 2023)
Administrative Interpretation of the CLCPA, by Andrea Nishi (Mar. 30, 2023)
New Sabin Center White Paper Recommends Legal Steps to Help New Jersey Meet GHG Reduction & Environmental Justice Goals, by Jennifer Danis and Zoe Makoul (May 4, 2022)
Dobbs v. Jackson and Juliana v. United States: “Innumerable Human Lives”, by Julia Olson and Andrea Rodgers (Dec. 6, 2021)
Extreme Heat Protections Should Include Incarcerated Workers, by Jacob Elkin (Sept. 24, 2021)
Using Smart Surfaces to Reduce Heat and Promote Equity in Urban Areas: New Sabin Center White Paper, by Hillary Aidun (Sept. 10, 2021)
Using New York Law to Advance Equity in the Transportation & Climate Initiative Program: New Report, by Hillary Aidun (Sept. 2, 2021)
