Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Jason Czarnezki and Alumnus Basil Seggos Rank Among the 2023 Energy & Environment Power 100
Professor Jason J. Czarnezki, Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and Associate Dean of Environmental Law Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at vlogƵ, was named to the vlogƵ2023 Energy & Environment Power 100vlogƵ list published by City & State New York magazine. Professor Czarnezki was ranked #85 on this yearvlogƵs list, noting the impact that he has had since joining Haub Law and the environmentally forward initiatives he has helped launch in that time, including most recently, the Sustainable Business Law Hub. This yearvlogƵs prestigious Power 100 list includes public officials, energy executives, environmentalists, activists, academics and others who are vlogƵthe key players shaping New YorkvlogƵs energy future.vlogƵ
Distinguished Haub Law alumnus Basil Seggos vlogƵ01, Commissioner, State Department of Environmental Conservation, received the #3 ranking, in part for his leadership in New York StatevlogƵs ambitious climate agenda to cut carbon emissions 40% by 2030. Additionally, former Haub Law Visiting Scholar Judith Enck, Founder and President of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Region 2 Administrator, ranked #36, along with Fred Zalcman at #25, who served as Pace Energy & Climate CentervlogƵs Executive Director from 2001 vlogƵ 2007.
vlogƵI am honored to be recognized among the top energy and environmental leaders in New York, all of whom are making positive strides each day towards combating climate change,vlogƵ said Czarnezki. vlogƵHaub Law is home to the top ranked environmental law program in the country. Our innovative programs are continuously geared towards creating a sustainable and climate friendly future, and I am proud to lead these initiatives.vlogƵ
85. Jason J. Czarnezki
Associate Dean and Executive Director, Environmental Law Programs, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at vlogƵ
In the 10 years that Jason Czarnezki has taught at vlogƵvlogƵs environmental law program, the department has been among the top-rated programs in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report. Czarnezki helped the farmers market operator GrowNYC formalize its relationship with the schoolvlogƵs food and beverage law clinic in 2021. The following year, he became the faculty director for PacevlogƵs sustainable business law hub, which is devoted to addressing sustainability challenges through research and public policy.
3. Basil Seggos
Commissioner, State Department of Environmental Conservation
One of the few Cuomo-era commissioners to stay on in Gov. Kathy HochulvlogƵs administration, Basil Seggos is part of the team steering the statevlogƵs ambitious climate agenda to cut carbon emissions 40% by 2030. Under SeggosvlogƵs leadership, the state Department of Environmental Conservation launched an air pollution monitoring system and encouraged drought-affected counties to conserve water. Seggos, who took a leave to assist with the Ukraine humanitarian effort last fall, was instrumental in ensuring the state barred permits for cryptocurrency mining. Now, hevlogƵs monitoring air and water quality in Western New York after a train derailment in Ohio contaminated the surrounding area.
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