Auburn Bell is a legislative representative on the Climate & Energy team in the Policy & Legislation (PAL) department. Auburn develops policy and implementation strategies on energy issues at the intersection of permitting and regulatory structures governing fossil fuel infrastructure.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Auburn was a policy analyst at American Progress working on industrial decarbonization, clean energy technologies, and permitting policy. She also served as senior legislative assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives, dealing with topics such as environmental justice, civil rights, and Puerto Rico, and as an Insular Affairs and Oversight Policy aide for the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources.

Auburn holds a master’s degree in American government from Georgetown University. She is a proud alumna of Georgia Southern University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s in political science and Spanish with honors. Bell is originally from Colón, Panamá, but also calls Chicago and Douglasville, Georgia, home.