Climate progress under attack in Virginia
Last month, the Youngkin administration released the 2022 Virginia Energy Plan which pledges to undo years of climate progress. We cannot let that happen.
Elly
Boehmer
State Director, Environment Virginia
Started on staff: 2016
B.A., University of Vermont
A former canvass director and organizer with Impact, Elly now directs Environment Virginia’s efforts to promote clean air, clean water and open spaces in Virginia. Elly lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she enjoys gardening, photography, hiking and rollerblading with her dog.
Posts by Elly Boehmer Wilson
Our plastic pollution solutions
Plastic pollution is a serious problem for Virginia’s waterways and wildlife but we can’t just recycle our way out of this problem.
Report: Polluters dumped ~200 million lbs. of toxics into waterways
Call to cut down water pollution as Supreme Court case, 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act, near
Groups tell Biden Administration: Let Older Trees Grow
Environment Virginia, SELC, Environment America, and dozens of other conservation groups launched an effort Tuesday to focus on protecting mature trees and forests on federal lands that are most critical in the fight against climate change. The Climate Forests campaign is calling on the Biden administration to kick off a new era of climate and forest policy in which trees and forests are valued as key pieces of the climate solution.
Navigating the Virginia General Assembly
The 2022 Virginia General Assembly is underway and a lot of environmental progress is at stake. While it may seem daunting, there are so many ways you can get involved to win real results for our environment.