Caroline Bronstein is a Senior Research Fellow at the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy. Her work focuses on energy and environmental law, with particular experience in federal energy regulation, natural gas and LNG infrastructure, electricity and transmission, environmental permitting, and environmental litigation.

Prior to joining the Institute, Caroline was the Energy Legal Fellow at the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, where she worked on energy and environmental litigation and advocacy involving natural gas infrastructure, data centers and AI-related energy demand, environmental permitting, and electricity and ratepayer issues. She has also worked with the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program, the Environmental Defense Fund, Center for International Environmental Law, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the American Council on Renewable Energy.

Caroline received her J.D. and Certificate in Environmental Law from The George Washington University Law School, where she served as President of the Environmental and Energy Law Association and was a Senior Associate on the Journal of Energy & Environmental Law. She received her B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science and Environmental Studies from Tulane University, and interned at the Institute while an undergrad.

Her additional interests include exploring green spaces in and around New Orleans, reading, biking, and playing with her cat Ziti.