#  Laura Tanguay 

Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program

Affiliate, Canada Program

PhD, Department of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada.

 

 

 



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Laura Tanguay holds a PhD in environmental studies from York University. She studies environmental and socio-legal issues related to Indigenous rights and nuclear energy in Canada. Her work bridges environmental justice, law reform, and Indigenous legal systems.

**Research Interests:** Environmental justice; consent processes in energy infrastructure siting; extractivism; environmental policy; legal pluralism; nuclear colonialism; and procedural justice in impact assessments.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Academic Year
    
     [Academic Year 2025-26](/academic-year/academic-year-2025-26)
- ## People
    
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