Environmental Law and Policy/Governance
The Past, Present, and Future of Women in Environmental Law
Author
Jordan Diamond, Tanya Nesbitt, Pamela Giblin, Ignacia S. Moreno, Marisa Blackshire, and Shannon Morrissey
Author Bios (long)

Jordan Diamond is the President of the Environmental Law Institute. Tanya Nesbitt (moderator) is a Partner with Marten Law. Pamela Giblin is Senior Policy Advisor with the Climate Leadership Council. Ignacia S. Moreno is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding Principal of The iMoreno Group, PLC, and a former Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (2009-2013). Marisa Blackshire is the Senior Director of Environmental Compliance and Health & Safety at Bloom Energy. Shannon Morrissey is Counsel with WilmerHale.

Date
December 2022
Volume
52
Issue
12
Page
10957
Type
Dialogue
Summary

The field of environmental law has seen many changes over the years, with demonstrable legal and policy victories for cleaner air and water. While the face of the environmental movement in its beginnings was predominantly male, women have become more prominent and influential within environmental law and policy over the decades. On July 26, 2022, the Environmental Law Institute’s Women in Environmental Law and Leadership Initiative hosted a cross-generational panel of women who explored opportunities and challenges for women in environmental law and policy “then and now,” and offered advice for the next generation of lawyers and policymakers breaking into the field. This Dialogue presents a transcript of that discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.

H.R. 9340
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9340
Committee Name
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Joyce
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ohio
Issue
1
Volume
53
Update Issue
34
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H8587

would establish the U.S. Foundation for International Conservation to promote long-term management of protected and conserved areas.

H.R. 9338
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9338
Committee Name
Committee on Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Johnson
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ga.
Issue
1
Volume
53
Update Issue
34
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H8587

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to require fairness and diversity in opportunity zone investment and require minimum investment in controlled-environment agriculture.

H.R. 9289
Update Type
Bills Introduced
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9289
Committee Name
Committee on Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Sewell
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ala.
Issue
1
Volume
53
Update Issue
33
Update Volume
52
Congress Number
117
Congressional Record Number
168 Cong. Rec. H8441

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily suspend application of the requirement that final assembly of vehicles occur within North America for purposes of the clean vehicle credit.

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