Raya Salter is an attorney, educator and clean energy law and policy expert with a focus on energy and climate justice. She is a member of the New York State Climate Action Council, which is developing NY’s plan to reach the nation’s leading climate action goals, and the Policy Director for the NY Renews climate justice coalition. In previous roles she was a Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council and a Regulatory Attorney for the Environmental Defense Fund. She started her legal career as an energy associate at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. Raya has practiced in several jurisdictions, including New York, California and Hawaii and is the co-editor of Energy Justice: US and International Perspectives (2018). Raya sits on the board of directors of the Energy and Environmental Study Institute and the advisory board of Evergreen Action. Prior to becoming a lawyer she worked in community and school based youth programs in Yonkers and Brooklyn, NY. Raya has a BA from Wesleyan University and a JD from Fordham Law School. She is @ClimateAuntie on IG and TikTok and @RayaSalter on Twitter. Her web site is www.RayaSalter.com.
Raya Salter
Adjunct Professor of Law