Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE FAIR TREATMENT AND MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT OF ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR INCOME IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES, PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO ALLOW EQUAL ACCESS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND TO FOSTER EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW FOR THE HEALTH, PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL, SCENIC, HISTORIC, AND ESTHETIC VALUES OF THE ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATE YOUNG ATTORNEYS IN LEGAL SERVICES ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INCUBATE START-UP LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME CLIENTS, AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AND STIMULATE ECONOMIES IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN REGION BY PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL SERVICES AND COUNSELING TO ALLOW THE UNDERSERVED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT PRACTICAL AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ACCROSS THE REGION.