| From | Our Children's Trust <[email protected]> |
| Subject | "Never Give Up. Keep On Going." |
| Date | April 14, 2023 10:11 PM |
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Dear Friends,
It is with a heart filled with both sadness and inspiration that I share th=
at one of our movement=E2=80=99s heroes, Professor =E2=80=9CBill=E2=80=9D R=
odgers died earlier this week. Not only was he one of the founders of the f=
ield of environmental law, but he was also the beloved father and source of=
tremendous inspiration to my friend and colleague Andrea Rodgers who serve=
s as Our Children=E2=80=99s Trust=E2=80=99s Senior Litigation Attorney.
Congress called upon Professor Rodgers to testify on every bedrock environm=
ental statute enacted in the 1970s, even using one of his law review articl=
es as a precursor for the Clean Water Act.
He argued cases on environmental, energy, and Indian law matters in the U.S=
. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and state=
courts. He filed countless petitions with the government, including one of=
the first legal petitions to ban DDT and with the Seattle Chief of Police =
seeking stricter gun control. His heart, insight, incisiveness, and persuas=
iveness were unparalleled.
Professor Rodgers taught and mentored generations of law students from 1967=
to 2018, =E2=80=9Cnudging them to investigate, litigate, testify and write=
legislation.=E2=80=9D He was a constant source of encouragement to each ge=
neration of environmental lawyers including our team at Our Children=E2=80=
=99s Trust. From the time of our founding in 2010, Professor Rodgers believ=
ed in not only our mission, but our ability to win our cases on behalf of c=
hildren. When other legal scholars balked, Bill encouraged us onward.
He shared with his daughter Andrea his understanding that climate change is=
a game changer =E2=80=93 telling her this is the biggest challenge you wil=
l ever face.
Photo of Andrea and her dad Bill Rodgers from A Climate of TRUST, 2014.
And while the climate crisis might be the most complex problem our world ha=
s ever faced, Bill and Andrea would both say: it is not impossible. This is=
at the heart of our work at Our Children=E2=80=99s Trust.
We invite you to invest in Bill=E2=80=99s legacy and his steadfast belief i=
n our litigation strategy. Like her father, Andrea continues to argue case=
s from Juliana v. United States to Navahine F. v. Hawai=CA=BBi Department o=
f Transportation to Held v. State of Montana. In the last days of Bill=E2=
=80=99s life, Andrea sat reading to him Judge Jeffrey Crabtree=E2=80=99s Ap=
ril 6 ruling denying the State of Hawai=E2=80=98i=E2=80=99s motion to dismi=
ss the Navahine case, telling the 14 youth plaintiffs they will have their =
voices heard in court.
We are able to bring these groundbreaking cases on behalf of youth to prote=
ct their constitutional rights because people like Bill Rodgers helped buil=
d a foundation and fertilized the soils we are seeding and toiling. But it =
wasn=E2=80=99t just his exceptional legal mind we were gifted, it was also =
his gentle, generous, gracious love of so many among us, most importantly h=
is grandchildren, his son, and his incredible daughter=E2=80=94who will car=
ry Bill Rodgers=E2=80=99 legacy forward.
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Julia Olson
Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel
"Never Give Up. Keep On Going." Please donate.
Copyright =C2=A9 2023 Our Children's Trust. All rights reserved.
OCT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN # 27-3094382
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-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"color: #000000;">Dear F=
riends,</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Georgia,serif; =
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-=
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dth=3D"181" height=3D"222" align=3D"center" style=3D"outline: none; text-de=
coration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; max-width: 100%; clear: bo=
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n: right; height: auto;"></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Geor=
gia,serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: =
left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom=
: 10px;"><span style=3D"color: #000000;">It is with a heart filled with bot=
h sadness and inspiration that I share that one </span><span style=3D"color=
: #000000;">of our movement=E2=80=99s heroes, Professor =E2=80=9CBill=E2=80=
=9D Rodgers died earlier this week. </span><span style=3D"color: #000000;">=
Not only was he one of the founders of the field of environmental law, but =
he was also the beloved father and source of tremendous inspiration to my <=
/span><span style=3D"color: #000000;">friend and colleague Andrea Rodgers w=
ho serves as Our Children=E2=80=99s Tr</span><span style=3D"color: #000000;=
">ust=E2=80=99s</span><span style=3D"color: #000000;"> Senior Litigation At=
torney.</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Georgia,serif; =
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-=
size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><s=
pan style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Congre=
ss called upon Professor Rodgers to testify on every bedrock environmental =
statute enacted in the 1970s, even using one of his law review articles as =
a precursor for the Clean Water Act.</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144;=
font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margi=
n: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1=
0px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"color: #000000;">He argued cases =
on environmental, energy, and Indian law matters in the U.S. Supreme Court,=
the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and state courts. He file=
d countless petitions with the government, including one of the first legal=
petitions to ban DDT and with the Seattle Chief of Police seeking stricter=
gun control. His heart, insight, incisiveness, and persuasiveness were unp=
aralleled.</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Georgia,seri=
f; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fo=
nt-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"=
><span style=3D"color: #000000;">Professor Rodgers taught and mentored gene=
rations of law students from 1967 to 2018, =E2=80=9Cnudging them to investi=
gate, litigate, testify and write legislation.=E2=80=9D He was a constant s=
ource of encouragement to each generation of environmental lawyers includin=
g our team at Our Children=E2=80=99s Trust. From the time of our founding i=
n 2010, Professor Rodgers believed in not only our mission, but our ability=
to win our cases on behalf of children. When other legal scholars balked, =
Bill encouraged us onward.</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fami=
ly: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text=
-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"color: #054570;"><strong>He shared with his=
daughter Andrea his understanding that </strong><strong>climate change is =
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rong>it is not impossible</strong>. This is at the heart of our work at Our=
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align: left; line-height: 1.5;">We invite you to invest in Bill=E2=80=99s l=
egacy</a> </strong><span style=3D"color: #000000;">and his steadfast belief=
in our litigation strategy. Like her father, Andrea continues to arg=
ue cases from <em>Juliana v. United States </em>to <em>Navahine F. v. =
Hawai=CA=BBi</em> <em>Department of Transportation</em> to <em>Held v.=
State of Montana.</em> In the last days of Bill=E2=80=99s life, Andrea sat=
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Dear Friends,
It is with a heart filled with both sadness and inspiration that I share that one of our movement’s heroes, Professor “Bill” Rodgers died earlier this week. Not only was he one of the founders of the field of environmental law, but he was also the beloved father and source of tremendous inspiration to my friend and colleague Andrea Rodgers who serves as Our Children’s Trust’s Senior Litigation Attorney.
Congress called upon Professor Rodgers to testify on every bedrock environmental statute enacted in the 1970s, even using one of his law review articles as a precursor for the Clean Water Act.
He argued cases on environmental, energy, and Indian law matters in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and state courts. He filed countless petitions with the government, including one of the first legal petitions to ban DDT and with the Seattle Chief of Police seeking stricter gun control. His heart, insight, incisiveness, and persuasiveness were unparalleled.
Professor Rodgers taught and mentored generations of law students from 1967 to 2018, “nudging them to investigate, litigate, testify and write legislation.” He was a constant source of encouragement to each generation of environmental lawyers including our team at Our Children’s Trust. From the time of our founding in 2010, Professor Rodgers believed in not only our mission, but our ability to win our cases on behalf of children. When other legal scholars balked, Bill encouraged us onward.
He shared with his daughter Andrea his understanding that climate change is a game changer – telling her this is the biggest challenge you will ever face.
Photo of Andrea and her dad Bill Rodgers from A Climate of TRUST, 2014.
And while the climate crisis might be the most complex problem our world has ever faced, Bill and Andrea would both say: it is not impossible. This is at the heart of our work at Our Children’s Trust.
We invite you to invest in Bill’s legacy and his steadfast belief in our litigation strategy. Like her father, Andrea continues to argue cases from Juliana v. United States to Navahine F. v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation to Held v. State of Montana. In the last days of Bill’s life, Andrea sat reading to him Judge Jeffrey Crabtree’s April 6 ruling denying the State of Hawai‘i’s motion to dismiss the Navahine case, telling the 14 youth plaintiffs they will have their voices heard in court.
We are able to bring these groundbreaking cases on behalf of youth to protect their constitutional rights because people like Bill Rodgers helped build a foundation and fertilized the soils we are seeding and toiling. But it wasn’t just his exceptional legal mind we were gifted, it was also his gentle, generous, gracious love of so many among us, most importantly his grandchildren, his son, and his incredible daughter—who will carry Bill Rodgers’ legacy forward.
Julia Olson
Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel
"Never Give Up. Keep On Going." Please donate.
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He argued cases on environmental, energy, and Indian law matters in the U.S=
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courts. He filed countless petitions with the government, including one of=
the first legal petitions to ban DDT and with the Seattle Chief of Police =
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Professor Rodgers taught and mentored generations of law students from 1967=
to 2018, =E2=80=9Cnudging them to investigate, litigate, testify and write=
legislation.=E2=80=9D He was a constant source of encouragement to each ge=
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hildren. When other legal scholars balked, Bill encouraged us onward.
He shared with his daughter Andrea his understanding that climate change is=
a game changer =E2=80=93 telling her this is the biggest challenge you wil=
l ever face.
Photo of Andrea and her dad Bill Rodgers from A Climate of TRUST, 2014.
And while the climate crisis might be the most complex problem our world ha=
s ever faced, Bill and Andrea would both say: it is not impossible. This is=
at the heart of our work at Our Children=E2=80=99s Trust.
We invite you to invest in Bill=E2=80=99s legacy and his steadfast belief i=
n our litigation strategy. Like her father, Andrea continues to argue case=
s from Juliana v. United States to Navahine F. v. Hawai=CA=BBi Department o=
f Transportation to Held v. State of Montana. In the last days of Bill=E2=
=80=99s life, Andrea sat reading to him Judge Jeffrey Crabtree=E2=80=99s Ap=
ril 6 ruling denying the State of Hawai=E2=80=98i=E2=80=99s motion to dismi=
ss the Navahine case, telling the 14 youth plaintiffs they will have their =
voices heard in court.
We are able to bring these groundbreaking cases on behalf of youth to prote=
ct their constitutional rights because people like Bill Rodgers helped buil=
d a foundation and fertilized the soils we are seeding and toiling. But it =
wasn=E2=80=99t just his exceptional legal mind we were gifted, it was also =
his gentle, generous, gracious love of so many among us, most importantly h=
is grandchildren, his son, and his incredible daughter=E2=80=94who will car=
ry Bill Rodgers=E2=80=99 legacy forward.
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Julia Olson
Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel
"Never Give Up. Keep On Going." Please donate.
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-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"color: #000000;">Dear F=
riends,</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Georgia,serif; =
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-=
size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><i=
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eon/resource/ourchildrenstrust/images/Picture2.png" alt=3D"Picture2.png" wi=
dth=3D"181" height=3D"222" align=3D"center" style=3D"outline: none; text-de=
coration: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; max-width: 100%; clear: bo=
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left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom=
: 10px;"><span style=3D"color: #000000;">It is with a heart filled with bot=
h sadness and inspiration that I share that one </span><span style=3D"color=
: #000000;">of our movement=E2=80=99s heroes, Professor =E2=80=9CBill=E2=80=
=9D Rodgers died earlier this week. </span><span style=3D"color: #000000;">=
Not only was he one of the founders of the field of environmental law, but =
he was also the beloved father and source of tremendous inspiration to my <=
/span><span style=3D"color: #000000;">friend and colleague Andrea Rodgers w=
ho serves as Our Children=E2=80=99s Tr</span><span style=3D"color: #000000;=
">ust=E2=80=99s</span><span style=3D"color: #000000;"> Senior Litigation At=
torney.</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Georgia,serif; =
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-=
size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><s=
pan style=3D"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">Congre=
ss called upon Professor Rodgers to testify on every bedrock environmental =
statute enacted in the 1970s, even using one of his law review articles as =
a precursor for the Clean Water Act.</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144;=
font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margi=
n: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1=
0px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"color: #000000;">He argued cases =
on environmental, energy, and Indian law matters in the U.S. Supreme Court,=
the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and state courts. He file=
d countless petitions with the government, including one of the first legal=
petitions to ban DDT and with the Seattle Chief of Police seeking stricter=
gun control. His heart, insight, incisiveness, and persuasiveness were unp=
aralleled.</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Georgia,seri=
f; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fo=
nt-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"=
><span style=3D"color: #000000;">Professor Rodgers taught and mentored gene=
rations of law students from 1967 to 2018, =E2=80=9Cnudging them to investi=
gate, litigate, testify and write legislation.=E2=80=9D He was a constant s=
ource of encouragement to each generation of environmental lawyers includin=
g our team at Our Children=E2=80=99s Trust. From the time of our founding i=
n 2010, Professor Rodgers believed in not only our mission, but our ability=
to win our cases on behalf of children. When other legal scholars balked, =
Bill encouraged us onward.</span></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fami=
ly: Georgia,serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text=
-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"color: #054570;"><strong>He shared with his=
daughter Andrea his understanding that </strong><strong>climate change is =
a game changer =E2=80=93 telling her this is the biggest challenge you will=
ever face.</strong></span></p>=20
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: 10px; text-align: center;"><em><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;">Photo of =
Andrea and her dad Bill Rodgers from <a href=3D"[link removed]
emails/tracking/click-link/AE22wGV52TdGuXWfFrL4MRL3aDUVqOlF1vNg2eRoC5Q=3D/8=
ErWAzR9DowNKUBybGOHi1sWgVWXEoCMMSDUdRqCYns=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; tex=
t-decoration: none; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: inherit; paddi=
ng: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">A Climate of TRUST</a>, 2014.</=
span></em></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: Georgia,serif; font=
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style=3D"color: #000000;">And while the climate crisis might be the most co=
mplex problem our world has ever faced, Bill and Andrea would both say: <st=
rong>it is not impossible</strong>. This is at the heart of our work at Our=
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Dear Friends,
It is with a heart filled with both sadness and inspiration that I share that one of our movement’s heroes, Professor “Bill” Rodgers died earlier this week. Not only was he one of the founders of the field of environmental law, but he was also the beloved father and source of tremendous inspiration to my friend and colleague Andrea Rodgers who serves as Our Children’s Trust’s Senior Litigation Attorney.
Congress called upon Professor Rodgers to testify on every bedrock environmental statute enacted in the 1970s, even using one of his law review articles as a precursor for the Clean Water Act.
He argued cases on environmental, energy, and Indian law matters in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and state courts. He filed countless petitions with the government, including one of the first legal petitions to ban DDT and with the Seattle Chief of Police seeking stricter gun control. His heart, insight, incisiveness, and persuasiveness were unparalleled.
Professor Rodgers taught and mentored generations of law students from 1967 to 2018, “nudging them to investigate, litigate, testify and write legislation.” He was a constant source of encouragement to each generation of environmental lawyers including our team at Our Children’s Trust. From the time of our founding in 2010, Professor Rodgers believed in not only our mission, but our ability to win our cases on behalf of children. When other legal scholars balked, Bill encouraged us onward.
He shared with his daughter Andrea his understanding that climate change is a game changer – telling her this is the biggest challenge you will ever face.
Photo of Andrea and her dad Bill Rodgers from A Climate of TRUST, 2014.
And while the climate crisis might be the most complex problem our world has ever faced, Bill and Andrea would both say: it is not impossible. This is at the heart of our work at Our Children’s Trust.
We invite you to invest in Bill’s legacy and his steadfast belief in our litigation strategy. Like her father, Andrea continues to argue cases from Juliana v. United States to Navahine F. v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation to Held v. State of Montana. In the last days of Bill’s life, Andrea sat reading to him Judge Jeffrey Crabtree’s April 6 ruling denying the State of Hawai‘i’s motion to dismiss the Navahine case, telling the 14 youth plaintiffs they will have their voices heard in court.
We are able to bring these groundbreaking cases on behalf of youth to protect their constitutional rights because people like Bill Rodgers helped build a foundation and fertilized the soils we are seeding and toiling. But it wasn’t just his exceptional legal mind we were gifted, it was also his gentle, generous, gracious love of so many among us, most importantly his grandchildren, his son, and his incredible daughter—who will carry Bill Rodgers’ legacy forward.
Julia Olson
Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel
"Never Give Up. Keep On Going." Please donate.
Copyright © 2023 Our Children's Trust. All rights reserved.
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