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This intern will contribute to policy and legal initiatives in the New York City Office under the auspices of EDF"s Energy Program, Climate & Air Program, and Land, Water Wildlife Program. The intern will perform research and analysis on topics of critical importance, and communicate findings effectively.
The EDF office is engaged in work to shape the responses of federal agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers, FEMA and HUD through the Community Development Block Grants programs, and state agencies in New York and New Jersey with authority over environmental, energy, or economic development matters, as well as and New York City and its agencies, respond to the impacts of Hurricane Sandy and recent federal legislation appropriating billions of dollars to these federal agencies. EDF"s focus is both on short- and long-term coastal resiliency initiatives and energy resiliency opportunities. A major question is how to shape the implementation of the federal legislation and the work of federal, state and local agencies as they interact with private sector interests towards sustainable coastal development practices and energy efficiency and other low-carbon distributed energy resources, as well as other carbon reduction strategies. Other policy and legal initiatives of importance during the relevant time frame are likely to include filings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relating to regulation of electric transmission and wholesale market design; innovative energy efficiency finance solutions for the private and public sectors; restoration and prevention of further deterioration of the wetlands of Coastal Louisiana, including regulatory and legislative initiatives as well as opportunities relating to Deep Water Horizon damages; initiatives relating to the extraction and production of natural gas, including hydrofracturing; defending and strengthening regional GHG cap-and-trade and low carbon fuel standards; and land use planning initiatives in the Hudson River Valley and other areas proximate to the New York City estuary.
Previous interns have researched, written, and presented legal and policy documents for federal court litigation, administrative litigation, national and state regulatory proceedings, and various policy venues. For example, research activities have supported: development of legislation to make penalties for oil pollution available for coastal restoration; federal district court litigation over cap-and-trade programs, low carbon fuel standards, and electric transmission planning and wholesale electric markets; recommendations to be made to the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA to expedite the construction of diversion projects needed for coastal restoration; litigation in New York State court to defend the City"s comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, which aims to reduce truck emissions on New York City streets, from attack; and FERC proposals pertaining to electric transmission system and wholesale market design.
Qualifications
We seek students interested in working on cutting edge regional, national, and international climate and air quality issues. Law students who will have completed their second year of law school are preferred. Exceptional candidates who have only completed one year of law school will be considered. We are seeking law students with excellent research, analytical, writing and advocacy skills with the ability to think strategically and work on fast-paced, dynamic issues.
Term
Ten weeks during the summer
Hours
Full-time (35 hours/week)
Compensation
Academic credit available. EDF will support intern in his/her efforts to secure funding. Summer stipends, competitive with other leading non-profit organizations, may be available.
Application Materials
Please complete our online application and upload your résumé, three references, transcripts, writing sample, and a cover letter. In your letter please describe your interests in environmental law and policy work, relevant completed course work, whether or not you are able to work for class credit, and if so, how much, and note any work-study or grant money you will be able to provide. Please also note whether you are applying to work in Boulder, D.C. or both (our work is fully integrated across both offices). Environmental Defense Fund will also give strong consideration to summer academic externships. Applications are considered immediately and on a rolling basis until the deadline of April 6, 2013.
Due to the volume of employment applications and queries received, EDF is unable to respond to each application individually. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected as a candidate.
Environmental Defense Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer
