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Christie Hicks

Managing Attorney Clean Energy Program

Christie Hicks, Managing Attorney

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Christie Hicks is the managing attorney of the Clean Energy Program.

Based in Chicago, Christie oversees Earthjustice’s clean energy practice in more than 18 states and territories and at the federal level to phase out fossil-fuel power generation, clean up coal’s toxic legacy, and remove barriers to clean energy and electrification to ensure that it is accessible to everyone.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Christie served as senior director and lead counsel at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), leading public utility commission work on the Legal and Regulatory team, where she also created a project to advance equitable regulatory solutions. Before joining EDF, Christie was a senior attorney at the Citizens Utility Board, an organization dedicated to fighting for consumer rights in Illinois, and she worked for the Chicago Board of Education.

Christie is a graduate of Loyola University School of Law and received her B.A. in Criminal Justice magna cum laude from Saint Louis University.

The Latest from Christie Hicks

February 12, 2025

In the News: Hartford Courant

With emergency order, could Trump force CT to use more fossil fuels?

Quoted: Christie Hicks

“If any emergency exists, I think that it is continued over-reliance on fossil fuels, which is exactly what the purpose of the executive order is. The entire thrust of the emergency order is to promote dirtier, and also what we know to be more expensive, energy sources.”