Our Mission
The mission of Advocates for the Environment is to litigate in the public interest in support of the environment, to educate the public concerning the law and the environment, to provide low-cost legal services to the public in support of the environment, and to advocate for a healthier planet.
We have a strong focus on fighting climate change through litigation and advocacy.
Our Programs
- California Environmental and Land-Use Litigation: We litigate environmental and land-use issues in California, on our own behalf, and on behalf of local citizen's groups and other environmental organizations. We have represented the Sierra Club, California Native Plant Society, Center for Biological Diversity, Wishtoyo Foundation, SCOPE, and Friends of the Santa Clara River in such litigation. Most of our litigation cases include climate-related claims.
- Climate Ethics: Dean Wallraff, our Executive Director, writes and lectures about climate ethics on his substack (please subscribe - it's free). His book, Earthling: a new ethics for the Anthropocene, was recently published by Ethics Press in the UK and may be ordered from the publisher.
- Cool World Institute: We are the principal organisers of this program to connect climate-change litigators world-wide.
Donations
Please support our work by making a donation today. Donations to support our programs are tax-deductible.
Contact Info
Dean Wallraff, Attorney at Law, Executive Director
P.O. Box 4242, Sunland, CA 91041-4242
tel: (818) 650-0030
email: dw@aenv.org