Get notified about upcoming events
Past Events
-
Event
Environmental Justice & Transmission Development
May 31, 2023The U.S. urgently needs to expand its electric transmission system, but how can we build out the grid in an equitable way? Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) and the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center hosted a webinar to answer this question by exploring environmental justice considerations in transmission development.
-
Event
NYU Law Community Earth Day Celebration
Apr 19, 2023Members of the NYU Law community are invited to celebrate Earth Day by planting violets at Vanderbilt Hall and joining a park clean up at Mercer Playground. Activities may include painting walls, planting flowers, and cleaning tree beds. Lunch will be provided.
-
Event
Advice to Thrive By - Book Talk
Feb 16, 2023Portia Allen-Kyle, a civil rights attorney and public policy expert, wants to help law students and new attorneys interested in public interest lawyering with their professional development strategy. The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center hosted Ms. Allen-Kyle in a discussion of her book, Advice to Thrive By: How to Use Your Résumé and Cover Letter to Build Your Brand and Launch a Dynamic Public Interest Career.
-
Event
Making Cents of the IRA
Feb 9, 2023The Inflation Reduction Act provides many funding opportunities for state and local government officials. We hosted a workshop for state and local government officials on funding opportunities in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This workshop covered how state and local governments can receive their IRA tax credits through “direct pay.”
Registration was through invitation only and was for state and local government entities.
-
Event
Report Discussion: A Role for State Attorneys General in a Just Transition
Dec 15, 2022A virtual discussion about “A Role for State Attorneys General in a Just Transition”—a new report by the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center and the State and Local Enforcement Project at the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program. Event included remarks from labor and environmental experts and an overview of the report by the authors followed by audience Q&A.
-
Event
Climate Policy in the Biden Administration: A Visit with David Hayes, former Special Assistant to President Biden for Climate Policy
Nov 4, 2022David Hayes, former Special Assistant to President Biden for Climate Policy and founding director of NYU Law’s State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, talked about the Biden Administration’s climate policy to date, the next steps, and key challenges ahead.
-
Event
Environmental Career Paths: Panel & Networking at SULC
Oct 20, 2022A panel discussion on careers in climate, environmental, and energy law in the government and public interest sectors, co-hosted with the Southern University Law Center. Learn what a regular day’s work looks like, what the panelist’s paths to environmental law were, and what the pros and cons of working as an environmental lawyer are.
-
Event
Building the Next Generation of Climate Advocates
Sep 20, 2022The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law, Howard Energy and Environmental Law Society, the American Constitution Society, and Green 2.0 hosted an event on careers in climate, environmental, and energy law in the government and public service sector.
-
Event
Supreme Court 2021 Term Roundup: Environmental Law and the States
Jul 19, 2022Join appellate advocates and state Solicitors General for a conversation about the term’s cases and the impact that those cases could have on states and environmental law. This program is co-hosted by the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center and the State and Local Legal Center.
-
Event
Generating Change for a Just Grid
Jul 13, 2022A discussion of important changes underway at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on how the electric transmission system is planned and who pays. Hear from FERC Commissioner Willie Phillips, FERC staff, and an expert panel talk about the role for states, equity, and decarbonization in these transmission changes, and how you can get involved.
-
Event
Criminal Enforcement of Environmental Violations Training Series
Jun 6, 2022–Oct 17, 2022Join the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law, the Conference of Western Attorneys General, and the Environment & Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice for a five-part training series specifically designed for state- and local-level prosecutors tasked with enforcement of environmental laws.
-
Event
Birnbaum Women's Leadership Network Book Talk: The Farmer's Lawyer
Apr 5, 2022The Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network, the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU Law, and the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU hosted a virtual book talk on The Farmer’s Lawyer: The North Dakota Nine and the Fight to Save the Family Farm.