Rumela Roy

Senior Attorney

Oceans Program

Rumela Roy, Senior Attorney with Earthjustice's Oceans Program, is smiling at the camera.

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CO, CA

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she / her

Rumela Roy

Senior Attorney Oceans Program

Julie Hauserman
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
jhauserman@earthjustice.org

Rumela Roy is a senior attorney with the Oceans Program. Her practice focuses on protecting marine biodiversity and fighting offshore fossil fuel development in the United States. She is based in Denver, Colorado.

Prior to joining the Oceans Program, Rumela spent four years at Earthjustice’s Rocky Mountain office, where she worked to preserve public lands and protect communities from the harmful impacts of onshore oil and gas development and mining.

Before joining Earthjustice, Rumela was a litigation associate at a national law firm.

Rumela received her law degree from Yale Law School in 2017.

Julie Hauserman
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
jhauserman@earthjustice.org

Bar Admissions

CO, CA

Pronouns

she / her

Quoted in the News

November 18, 2025

PetaPixel

Judge Orders U.S. Agency to Stop Blurring and Hiding Public Photos of Bycatch in Fisheries

“These photos are visual proof of how commercial trawl fisheries are impacting our marine species and ecosystems. They also provide key insights into how to improve fisheries management and better protect our oceans. We are pleased that the court’s order makes clear that NMFS cannot conceal this crucial information from the public eye.”

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