Advocate, Environment North Carolina
Started on staff: 2023
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.A., Appalachian State University
Emily advocates for cleaner air, water, clean energy and protecting wildlife and wild places in North Carolina. Emily lives in Cary, North Carolina, where she enjoys trying new recipes and kayaking.
Environment North Carolina’s program priorities for 2025 include establishing more safe passage for wildlife across roadways, protecting our waterways from plastic waste, investing in more clean, renewable energy, and more.
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation receiving $25 million to build underpasses, fences.
As we rebuild after Helene, we should create wildlife corridors to make life safer for animals -- especially the nearly extinct red wolf -- and the people who too often drive into them on the road.
North Carolina produces 15 times as much energy from the sun and wind as it did a decade ago. Find more clean energy facts here.
A proposed National Old-Growth Amendment could protect old-growth forests from the significant impacts of logging; if it were stronger
