What is the roadless rule and what does it mean for the Tongass?
President Biden has restored "roadless rule" protections to the Tongass National Forest. What does that mean and will they last?
Ellen
Montgomery
Director, Public Lands Campaign, Environment America
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.
Posts by Ellen Montgomery
The “carbon bomb”: ConocoPhillips’ Arctic oil project would threaten wildlife and our climate
Home to caribou and polar bears, Alaska’s North Slope could soon also be the new home of a massive oil project that would pump the carbon emissions equivalent of 66 new coal-fired power plants into the atmosphere.
The best ways that we can protect the environment in 2023
Our wildlife and wild places still face threats for the coming year — but we have big plans to protect our planet.
Bees, forests, the climate and more: Here’s what you helped us accomplish this past year
The past year brought new hope for our planet — but there’s so much more to do to protect our forests, climate, wildlife and more.
Our country’s old forests need protection from logging
Our country’s oldest trees are some of our strongest allies in fighting climate change — but they need our protection to keep standing tall.