Damon Nagami (he/him)

Damon Nagami is a senior attorney and the senior director of Equity & Justice Initiatives within NRDC’s Environment, Equity and Justice Center (EEJC). He leads a suite of bold equity-focused initiatives that draws lessons from our direct on-the-ground work with partners and activates the full breadth of NRDC’s programmatic expertise to improve the lives of people in frontline communities. His work is key to the EEJC’s efforts to integrate equity into the organization’s policy advocacy and enhance our ability to advance community-driven solutions in partnership with frontline groups. 

Before joining the EEJC in his current role, Nagami directed NRDC’s Southern California Ecosystems Project, which focused on oil and gas policy and advocacy, increasing equitable access to nature for low-income communities of color, and protecting open space and wildlife habitat across Southern California. His work included protecting communities and the environment from the impacts of oil production in Los Angeles County and throughout California and working to revitalize the Los Angeles River without displacing existing communities. 

Prior to joining NRDC in 2008, Nagami practiced environmental law in Los Angeles, specializing in contaminated property litigation, Clean Air Act compliance, and litigation under various environmental laws, including CERCLA and the Clean Water Act. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a JD from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. He is based in NRDC’s Santa Monica office.

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