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.
Virginians care about our wildlife and special places. The best way to keep plastic out of our environment is by not having it there to begin with. In a poll by Clean Virginia Waterways, there is strong bipartisan support for many plastic pollution solutions.
In an assessment of laws and regulations pertaining to lead contamination of schools’ drinking water, Virginia received a D in Environment Virginia Research and Policy Center's latest Get the Lead Out scorecard.
The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline has been allowed to resume construction despite ongoing legal challenges.
Courts have issued two stays on the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline this week, bring the controversial project to a halt.
Let's celebrate the land of the free, waste free. We want America to be a liveable, clean place in the future. Reducing waste, especially unnecessary plastic waste, is a great place to start!
