Emily K. Green is a Senior Attorney for CLF Maine. In this role, she focuses on issues including climate change, clean energy, and ocean conservation.
Prior to joining CLF, Emily provided comprehensive legal services to Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection as an Assistant Attorney General. Emily earned her J.D. from Cornell Law School and her undergraduate degree from New York University. She is admitted to practice in Maine and Massachusetts, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First and District of Columbia Circuits, and before the United States District Courts for the District of Maine, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia. Outside of work, Emily spends her time in the mountains and on the seacoast. If she has to be inside, you’ll find her hosting a party, listening to live music, or crafting.
Recent Posts
Jan 26 2021
As I write this, the news just broke that 2020 is tied for the hottest year on record (as if we didn’t have enough reasons to kick 2020 to the curb). It’s a record that’s been broken again and again since 2014. We don’t have any more time to waste to take aggressive action to…
Nov 5 2020
Without immediate measures, the North Atlantic right whale population will continue to decline beyond the point of no return. Scientists estimate that little more than 350 whales are left on the planet – a shockingly low number. It is our activities in the ocean – fishing, shipping, drilling, construction – that threaten the survival of…
Jun 15 2020
They say that robins are harbingers of spring, but up in Maine, river herring – the collective term for alewives and blueback herring – are the true signs of the changing season. They spend the majority of their lives in the ocean, but come spring, they battle their way upriver to spawn in the freshwaters…
Apr 15 2020
North Atlantic right whales are on the brink of extinction. So few remain on the planet that your chances of spotting one of these unique creatures in the wild are sadly slim. But thanks to technology, you can spot New England’s native whales from your couch as they continue their migration north. While we’re all…
Mar 31 2020
UPDATE: In the midst of a global pandemic, the Trump administration has taken the final steps to roll-back Obama-era rules that clean up our air and lower the carbon pollution from cars and trucks – often hailed as the federal government’s most important effort to tackle the climate crisis. Given that the communities that have…
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