Through New Texas A&M Legal Clinic, Students Explore Implications Of Environmental Law

Arlington TX

24 April, 2022

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By Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Report April 23, 2022 Growing up in southeast Ohio, Haley Varnadoe always felt a pull to the legal field. Her hometown of Marietta felt the impact of chemical contamination documented in "Dark Waters," the 2019 film portraying the lives of residents who contracted deadly illnesses from a nearby DuPont manufacturing facility. "I was interested in environmental justice from a really young age," Varnadoe said. "I took a few side-steps along the way, but I always found my way back into wanting to be a lawyer." Varnadoe's interest in environmental law drew her to Texas A&M University's School of Law, which offers an energy, environmental and natural resource systems program. Through their coursework, students can delve deeper into issues surrounding water pollution, land use and the oil and gas industry. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.