Michelle Mabson

Michelle Mabson is a Staff Scientist based in the Healthy Communities Program in the Washington, DC regional office of the nonprofit environmental law organization, Earthjustice. In this role, Michelle serves as a researcher and strategist, providing technical expertise in areas of human health risk assessment, environmental health, and environmental justice to inform litigation and support community advocacy efforts. Her work focuses on ensuring that government agencies adopt adequate health-based protections to safeguard communities from harms due to toxic air pollution, contaminated water, hazardous waste and toxic chemicals. In addition to her role as a key researcher, she collaborates with program staff, external scientists, and experts to produce scientific material and presentations for clients, partners, and other stakeholders on critical environmental health threats and solutions.

Earthjustice is a leading nonprofit public interest environmental law organization. Earthjustice wields the power of law and science – and the strength of partnership – to protect people’s health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change. The organization includes 170 attorneys who rank among the nation’s foremost legal strategists for the environment alongside staff scientists, policy experts, legal and research analysts, and communications experts to offer free top-tier legal representation and advocacy to drive positive change in areas involving the most significant environmental challenges. The Healthy Communities Program’s core focus areas include securing protection from toxic exposure to new chemicals, ending lead poisoning from drinking water, and limiting air pollution and other environmental exposures that often disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities.