Jonathan Smith

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Jonathan Smith is a senior attorney in the Community Partnerships Program, and is based in our Northeast office. He joined our Northeast office in August 2014.

Jonathan received his B.A. from the University of Florida, law degree from Yale Law School, and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Prior to Earthjustice, he clerked for the Honorable Robin S. Rosenbaum in the Southern District of Florida and worked as a Legal Fellow for Oceana in Washington, D.C. Jonathan also served as a Coordinator for International Relations for Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

The Latest by Jonathan Smith

A flooded factory farm waste lagoon in Goldsboro, N.C.
December 13, 2018

A Stench That Sickens, and an EPA That Doesn’t Care

The public can comment through Dec. 14 on an EPA rule that would shield thousands of livestock facilities from reporting toxic emissions.
The waste lagoon of this North Carolina factory farm flooded in 2016 after Hurricane Matthew, contaminating the nearby Neuse river. Yesterday, the D.C. circuit court agreed with Earthjustice that the government and the public have a right to know about to
April 12, 2017

Toxic Emissions from Factory Farms No Longer a Secret

The D.C. circuit court agreed with Earthjustice that the government and the public have a right to know about toxic emissions from industrial animal facilities.
Earthjustice is heading to court to fight a rule that exempts livestock facilities from reporting their pollution.
December 12, 2016

Potentially Lethal Emissions Go Unreported on Factory Farms

Earthjustice is heading to court to fight a rule that exempts livestock facilities from reporting their pollution.