Harvard Law Environmental & Energy Law Program

What Harvard Law Environmental & Energy Law Program does

The Harvard Law Environmental & Energy Law Program (EELP) is an academic research and policy program within Harvard Law School, founded in 2005 and based at 6 Everett Street, Suite 4119 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The program produces scholarship, legal analysis, and publications explaining the impact of legislative and regulatory changes in environmental and energy law, and it operates a portfolio of freely available research tools and content channels. Its core products include the Regulatory Tracker (monitoring deregulatory steps affecting clean energy deployment and environmental protections), the Federal Environmental Justice Tracker (monitoring whole-of-government EJ initiatives), the CleanLaw Podcast (expert discussions on environmental regulation, public health, and justice), Legal Analysis Publications, and approximately 15 thematic research areas spanning administrative law, clean air, clean cars, clean water, corporate climate risk, deregulation, disaster policy, electricity law, the Endangerment Finding, environmental justice, methane emissions, natural resources, power sector regulation, safe drinking water, and state and regional climate strategies. The program is led by Faculty Director Jody Freeman (former Obama-era White House Counsel on Climate and Energy), Executive Director Carrie Jenks, and senior attorneys including Dale Bryk (Director of State & Regional Climate Policies and NYSERDA board member) and Erika Kranz.

EELP serves four primary stakeholder segments: federal and state government agencies and policymakers (legal and policy analysis), environmental justice and tribal organizations (legal pathways and coalition support), Harvard Law students (the EELP Legal Fellowship and Research Assistant Program providing hands-on training), and media and the general public (accessible explanations of complex legal developments). It does not charge for any of its content and operates a non-commercial, institutionally funded model, with resources provided by Harvard Law School, grants, and donations.

The underlying technology is a web-based research platform built around curated tracking tools and a digital legal analysis publication system, supplemented by podcast distribution via SoundCloud and YouTube and social engagement on LinkedIn, Instagram, Blue Sky, and YouTube. EELP's competitive position rests on the Harvard Law School brand, the prior senior-government experience of its faculty (notably Jody Freeman's White House tenure), and integration with the broader Harvard climate ecosystem (Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Emmett Environmental Law Center, Harvard Alumni Association). The program engages in applied policy influence through amicus briefs — including a recent Supreme Court filing on behalf of 11 former FERC commissioners — and through governance roles such as Dale Bryk's NYSERDA board appointment.

Name

Harvard Law Environmental & Energy Law Program

Legal name

Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School

Website

https://eelp.law.harvard.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EELP is an academic research program at Harvard Law School that produces legal scholarship, regulatory trackers, and podcasts on environmental and energy law, serving policymakers, environmental justice organizations, Harvard Law students, and the public through freely distributed content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Research and Policy Analysis

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Policy, Planning & Regulation (BPAIAMAA), Environmental Enforcement Defense & Consent Order/Settlement Support (NOV Responses, Corrective Action Plans) (EUAHABAI)

Keywords

• Environmental law research
• Energy law analysis
• Regulatory tracking
• Policy scholarship
• Legal academic publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: EELP operates as a research program within Harvard Law School, funded through institutional support, grants, and donations rather than commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EELP produces scholarship, cutting-edge legal analysis, and publications explaining the impacts of legislative and regulatory changes in environmental and energy law. It maintains two regulatory trackers (Regulatory Tracker and Federal Environmental Justice Tracker), publishes the CleanLaw podcast, and runs student programs including legal fellowships and research assistant positions to train future environmental law professionals.

Product overview

Harvard Law Environmental & Energy Law Program (EELP) is a research and policy program at Harvard Law School, not a commercial product company. It offers a unified portfolio of research services including: (1) Two online trackers—the Regulatory Tracker and Federal Environmental Justice Tracker—that monitor regulatory and litigation actions; (2) The CleanLaw Podcast for expert discussions; (3) Legal Analysis Publications providing scholarship on legislative impacts; (4) Student programs including the EELP Legal Fellowship and Research Assistant Program; and (5) Multiple research areas covering topics from Administrative Law to State & Regional Climate Strategies. The program deploys legal analyses to improve environmental and climate outcomes and support clean energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regulatory Tracker An online tracker that monitors and provides up-to-date summaries of regulatory and litigation actions affecting clean energy deployment and environmental protections, covering power sector, clean air, clean cars, and clean water regulations.
• Federal Environmental Justice Tracker A tracker monitoring agency-specific updates and whole-of-government environmental justice initiatives including regulations, guidance, and orders.
• CleanLaw Podcast A podcast series where EELP faculty and staff discuss environmental and energy law topics with experts, covering new research, regulation, public health, and environmental justice; distributed via SoundCloud and YouTube.
• Legal Analysis Publications Scholarship, cutting-edge legal analysis, and publications explaining impacts of legislative and regulatory changes in environmental and energy law, available to the public through the EELP website.
• EELP Legal Fellowship A legal fellowship providing Harvard Law students with research and analysis opportunities on current issues in environmental and energy law, including regulatory actions addressing climate change.
• Research Assistant Program A program hiring Harvard students as research assistants to work with EELP attorneys on environmental and energy law projects, tracking regulatory developments and researching legal issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tracks and analyzes all major federal deregulatory actions affecting environmental and energy regulations
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEELP collaborates with the Salata Institute on climate research initiatives. EELP Faculty Director Jody Freeman participated in a joint event with Salata Institute and Harvard Alumni Association exploring the Endangerment Finding and DOE Climate Science Report.
• Harvard Alumni AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosts climate and sustainability events with EELP, including the Voices on Climate Change discussion featuring Jody Freeman and other Harvard faculty experts.
• Emmett Environmental Law CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated Harvard environmental law institution; EELP refers students to Emmett Center for additional fellowships and opportunities; both operate within Harvard Law School's environmental law ecosystem.
• Tribal Coastal Resilience ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEELP partnered with the Tribal Coastal Resilience Project to develop tools helping streamline processes and unlock new resources to support Tribal climate adaptation and resilience funding.
• National Low Income Housing CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition, hosted by NLIHC, collaborated with EELP on a webinar explaining FEMA's interim final rule changes to individual assistance regulations.
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)coreOthersEELP Senior Attorney and Director of State & Regional Climate Policies Dale Bryk was appointed to the NYSERDA board, facilitating direct engagement with state energy policy development.
• Eleven Former FERC CommissionerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Electricity Law Initiative filed a Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of 11 former FERC commissioners to preserve Congress's authority to create and maintain bipartisan ratemaking commissions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): NRDC is a major environmental advocacy organization that files lawsuits, submits regulatory comments, and publishes analysis on environmental and energy law. While advocacy-driven rather than academic, NRDC overlaps with EELP on amicus brief work, federal regulatory engagement, and environmental justice initiatives.
• Resources for the Future (RFF): RFF is an established, well-funded independent research institution producing economic and policy analysis on energy, environmental, and natural resource issues. It is a broader incumbent with deeper resources than EELP and overlaps on energy policy research, though its focus is economic rather than legal.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): WRI is a global research organization producing data, policy analysis, and tools on climate, energy, and environmental issues. It overlaps with EELP on regulatory tracker-style products and policy analysis, though WRI operates globally and at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• NYU School of Law Institute for Policy Integrity: NYU's Institute for Policy Integrity conducts legal and economic research on climate, energy, and environmental regulation and frequently files amicus briefs in major environmental cases. Like EELP, it is housed at a top law school, focuses on regulatory and administrative law, and targets the same federal agency audience.
• Harvard Law School Emmett Environmental Law Center: The Emmett Center is Harvard Law School's sibling environmental law program, explicitly partnered with EELP and linked from EELP's website. Both serve Harvard Law students, conduct environmental law research, and refer students to each other for fellowships, creating intra-institutional overlap that could fragment donor support.
• Columbia Law School Sabin Center for Climate Change Law: Columbia Law School's Sabin Center is a directly comparable academic climate law research program producing legal analyses, policy briefs, and amicus filings on federal climate regulation. It competes with EELP for top law student talent, faculty hires, donor dollars, and citation leadership in environmental law scholarship.
• Georgetown Climate Center: Georgetown Climate Center is a nonpartisan climate and energy policy resource hub producing legal analyses, state policy trackers, and convening state officials. It overlaps directly with EELP's Electricity Law Initiative and State & Regional Climate Strategies work and competes for state-level policymaker attention.
• Environmental Law Institute (ELI): ELI is an independent, nonpartisan research and education center producing research, publications, and policy analysis on environmental law. It overlaps with EELP in legal scholarship, research publications, and environmental policy training programs.
• UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment: UCLA Law's Emmett Institute produces environmental law scholarship, policy briefs, and student programs comparable to EELP. It is closely tied to UCLA's broader sustainability ecosystem and competes for student applicants, faculty hires, and visibility in California-led climate policy discussions.
• Vermont Law and Graduate School Institute for Energy and the Environment: Vermont Law School's energy and environment institute offers specialized graduate-level environmental and energy law programs, research, and policy work. It competes with EELP for graduate students interested in environmental law careers and produces overlapping regulatory analysis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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