Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The Kennedy family is a well-known American legacy. Textbooks all across the country are filled with their many achievements in American government and politics. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. continues to live up to the Kennedy name through his contributions to the environment and society itself. His educational background includes graduating from Harvard University, studying at the London School of Economics, and receiving his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. Following graduation he was awarded a Masters Degree in Environmental Law from Pace University School of Law. As president of the Waterkeeper Alliance and Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper, he consistently takes on big corporations, refusing to accept the allowance of the huge amounts of pollution these businesses release into the atmosphere. He is renowned for his efforts to restore the Hudson River as well as protecting New York City’s water supply by creating the New York City watershed agreement, which is considered to be an international model. Mr. Kennedy’s environmental work across the Americas helps pave the way for environmental reform.