Earthjustice - Houston, TX
posted 4 months ago
Earthjustice's Gulf Regional Office is building a team to support frontline communities as they work to protect the health and iconic ecosystems of the Gulf from fossil's last-ditch effort to pollute our homes and wreck our climate. Based in Houston, Texas, our Gulf Regional Office is working to deepen regional partnerships and build power to defend ecosystems, protect communities from toxic pollution, and stop large scale fossil fuel expansion at its source. The Gulf Regional Office covers Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi and can accommodate remote clerks in any of those three states. Founded in 1971, Earthjustice is now the premier nonprofit environmental law organization in the U.S. with approximately 575 staff nationwide and 15 offices located strategically across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health; preserve magnificent places and wildlife; advance clean energy; and combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups and supporters to take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country and have a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer. Earthjustice's work is currently divided into three major areas: Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans focuses on cases that protect endangered species, national forests, national parks, other public lands, water resources, and the oceans. Healthy Communities focuses on cases that protect public health, prevent air and water pollution, and curb exposures to toxic chemicals, particularly in disproportionately impacted communities. Recently, our healthy communities work has also begun to promote sustainable food and agriculture and the rights of farm workers. Climate and Energy focuses on cases that encourage the swift and just transition to clean energy while challenging the reliance on coal, oil, and other dirty fuels. We welcome all interested law students from across the country to apply for a summer law clerk position. We expect that students will work proximate to or in an office where the program is located. In some limited instances, an office may hire clerks to work in an area that is outside that team ' s geographic area, but still proximate to an Earthjustice office.