The newly formed Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School is partnering with the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) to restore and protect the Delta – a resource that is intrinsically connected to the livelihood and traditions of their communities. The coalition consists of the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising and Restore the Delta. The Yale Clinic represents community-based organizations, Tribal Nations, and non-profit coalitions, providing high quality legal services for issues at the intersection of environmental, social, and Indigenous justice concerns. The Clinic aims to tackle issues such as inequitable distribution of environmental benefits and burdens, exclusion of impacted communities from environmental decision-making processes and repair for communities that have been alienated from environmental resources and governance.

Related environmental justice news release:

• Restore the Delta news release: Delta Flows: When Government Agencies Mistreat Environmental Justice Partners