Sonja Rzepski

Sonja Rzepsiki is a JURIST Senior Editor. She attended the COP29 conference in Azerbaijan as part of a group from the Vermont Law & Graduate School. The painfully slow march of climate action was profoundly evident at COP29 this year. As a JURIST staff editor who attended the conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, I am proud of our service’s reporting on the lack of justice and prevalent human rights violations intertwined in these negotiations.

In this article, Sonja Rzepski, a JD candidate in environmental justice and clean energy at Vermont Law School  discusses the contrasting climate change policies of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris is highlighted as an advocate for environmental justice, known for her litigation against environmental violations and support for clean energy initiatives.

Former US president Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) arguing $91.5 million raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid cannot be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The complaint argues that this transfer violates campaign finance rules. Filed soon after Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, the Trump FEC complaint targeted Biden, Harris, and campaign treasurer Keana Spencer.