Harvard environmental law professor resigns from ConocoPhillips after months of scrutiny

Jody Freeman was a board member at the fossil fuel firm for over 10 years and received more than $350,000 a year in salary and stocks

Jody Freeman, a renowned environmental lawyer at Harvard University, has stepped down from a highly-paid role at the oil and gas giant ConocoPhillips, following months of public scrutiny and pressure from climate activists.

I've stepped off the ConocoPhillips board to focus on my research at Harvard and make space for some new opportunities," she wrote on her website on Thursday.