Emory Law Clinic Receives 40K Grant

An environmental law clinic at the School of Law received a $40,000 grant this week from the Turner Foundation.

The money will support the pro bono work done by the Turner Environmental Law Clinic, according to the university.

The Turner Clinic was established in 1998 and "provides free legal assistance to individuals, community groups and nonprofit organizations that work to protect and restore the natural environment," according to the university website.

“The intensive shoulder-to-shoulder teaching of clinic students and the provision of pro bono representation are expensive, but provide invaluable educational opportunities and substantial environmental benefits,” said William Buzbee, director of Emory Law’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program and its Center on Federalism and Intersystemic Governance.

The money will also be used to pay for programs that give students “real-life” experience.

“The grant will allow the clinic to continue handling its diverse docket,” said acting director Mindy Goldstein. “These matters touch upon some of the most difficult and cutting-edge environmental issues of the day—energy and climate change, endangered species protection, water and coastal resource protection, natural resource allocation, environmental justice, urban agriculture and sustainability.”

For more information about the School of Law at Emory, visit the Emory University website.