Arctic Wildlife, Oil, and the Rule of Law

Name: Arctic Wildlife, Oil, and the Rule of Law
Start: 2026-04-02T12:15:00-0400
End: 2026-04-02T13:15:00-0400

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Part of Harvard Law School's Animal Law Week.

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Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2026 Time: 12:15pm - 01:15pm Location: Pound Hall - 100 Cahill Classroom

Speaker
Margaret Williams

The Arctic is rapidly becoming a focal point for both ecological protection and energy development. Join Bridget Psarianos, Senior Staff Attorney with Trustees for Alaska, and Margaret Williams, Senior Fellow with the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative, as they explore how legal frameworks shape conflicts between oil extraction and the protection of Arctic wildlife.

A plant-based lunch will be served.

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Sponsors: Harvard Law School Animal Law and Policy Program, Harvard Law School Animal Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School Animal Law Society, Harvard Law School Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic