Amanda Garcia, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
Friday, October 2, 2026 I 7:30 - 9:00 am CT
Urban Green Lab
Amanda Garcia is a senior attorney in the Tennessee office and the Data Center Project Leader at the Southern Environmental Law Center. Amanda guides SELC’s work addressing the impacts of data centers across the region and works directly alongside communities to help build a more resilient, just, and livable future in the South.
Amanda’s legal practice centers on energy, air, and environmental justice. She led the SELC team that helped the southwest Memphis community defeat the Byhalia crude oil pipeline and co-led the SELC team that supported community opposition to xAI’s Colossus 1 data center in southwest Memphis. Amanda regularly collaborates with a dedicated coalition of local community leaders to create more environmental justice in predominantly Black communities in Memphis. In 2025, SELC’s work in Memphis was recognized with Young, Gifted & Green’s Ally x EJ Pioneer award.
Amanda graduated from Stanford University with distinction and from NYU School of Law magna cum laude. She clerked in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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