Emily Green
Senior Attorney | CLF Maine | @EmilyG_Maine | She/Her
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
Jun 2 2023
It was a crisp Sunday morning in late-May as I got my daughter ready for one of my favorite activities of the month: the annual fish run. Dappled sunlight danced through waving trees, beckoning us over trails leading to the fish ladder. We greeted the brook with the same enthusiasm as the alewife dorsal fins…
Jan 18 2023
All landfills eventually leak toxins into our air and water. And gas harms our planet and our health. So the idea of constructing and operating a so-called “renewable” natural gas facility at a landfill looms especially large as an environmental failure. Yet that’s just what Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection has authorized at the state-owned…
Sep 28 2022
This morning, I was relieved to see a delivery truck dropping a box of diapers at my doorstep (not a moment too soon!). And when my refrigerator went on the fritz last month, it was another delivery truck that came to the rescue with a replacement. The entire country depends on trucks, buses, and large…
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…
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