Staff

Meg Parish

Meg Parish joined Earthjustice's Denver office in May 2008. Meg works to address out-of-control oil and gas development in the West, fighting to protect special places from this development and pushing the industry to adhere to standards that will better protect communities and the environment. Meg became committed to environmental issues when working as a community organizer for Kentuckians for the Commonwealth in Harlan, Kentucky for four years, where she helped communities fight against the devastating effects of strip-mining. Meg attended law school at Georgetown University Law Center and graduated there in 2006. During law school, she lobbied for the Citizens Coal Council, a coalition of coalfield citizen groups, worked on regulatory takings issues with Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute, and clerked for Oceana. After graduating she clerked for two years with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, which hears challenges to nuclear power plants. Meg received her BA in 1998 from New College of Florida.

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Created: May 12, 2008