Journey Lipscomb

Journey joined the Environmental Law Institute as a Research Associate in August 2024. Her current work at ELI includes supporting the Climate Judiciary Project and the wetlands program. She also contributes to the Environmental Law Reporter’s State Update. 

Prior to joining ELI, Journey was involved with a variety of research projects at the intersection of local environmental justice issues and politics while completing her undergraduate degree in Claremont, California. As a fellow at the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability, Journey worked closely with the Frontline Observer, a local environmental justice newspaper, to research conflicts of interest related to warehouse development among city councilmembers around the Inland Empire. She also collaborated with a professor on a research project evaluating the social-psychological and political factors responsible for the gap between climate risk perceptions and support for climate-forward policy among Los Angeles residents. Interested in the ways that legal and political processes can advance community-centered climate solutions, Journey's senior thesis focused on the emerging use of the law within the Climate Justice Movement.

Journey graduated from Pitzer College in 2024 with a BA in Environmental Analysis and Political Studies.