Panel 2 - Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment & Environmental Rights Amendment and Environmental Justice

Presenter Information

• Emma Bast, PennFuture
• Samantha Phillips Beers, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
• John Dernbach, Widener University Delaware Law SchoolFollow
• Margaret Murphy, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Location

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Start Date

7-2-2025 11:00 AM

End Date

7-2-2025 12:00 PM

Description

This panel will examine the implications of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment for environmental justice litigation in the Commonwealth.

Comments

Moderated by Ambria Smith ’25, Symposium & Diversity Editor, Villanova Environmental Law Journal