Ellen
Montgomery
Director, Public Lands Campaign, Environment America Research & Policy Center
Started on staff: 2001
B.A., Oberlin College
Ellen runs campaigns to protect America’s beautiful places, from local beachfronts to remote mountain peaks. Prior to her current role, Ellen worked as the organizing director for Environment America’s Climate Defenders campaign. Ellen lives in Denver, where she likes to hike in Colorado’s mountains.
This country has an incredible legacy of protecting land, and we need to keep building on that
Posts by Ellen Montgomery
Which toilet paper companies are taking steps to be more sustainable?
Wild forests shouldn't be logged for toilet paper. We asked six home paper companies to take steps to reduce their impact on forests and we've graded them on their progress.
Why Alaska’s NPR-A, site of the Willow Project, deserves protection
There’s a lot of important wildlife habitat in the area where the Willow project is located. In April, 2024 President Biden acted to protect it.
STATEMENT: President Biden protects 13 million acres of wildlife habitat
Rule to protect “special areas” in the Western Arctic Reserve will preserve caribou, polar bear and bird habitat for generations to come