Why do environmental groups oppose the bill to “Save Our Sequoias?”
Unfortunately, the "Save Our Sequoias" bill undermines environmental protections like the Endangered Species Act.
Ellen
Montgomery
Director, Public Lands Campaign, Environment America
Started on staff: 2001
B.A., Oberlin College
Ellen runs campaigns to protect America’s beautiful places, from local beachfronts to remote mountain peaks. Prior to her current role, Ellen worked as the organizing director for Environment America’s Climate Defenders campaign. Ellen lives in Denver, where she likes to hike in Colorado’s mountains.
Posts by Ellen Montgomery
What is a National Monument?
How is a monument different from a national park or other protected land?
How Amazon can sell toilet paper without destroying forests
The boreal forest is being logged to make toilet paper for some of the world’s largest tissue brands, including Amazon
Which big toilet paper brands are best for our forests?
Amazon, Costco, Walmart and other major toilet paper brands can and should do more to prevent forest degradation
Why should The Home Depot protect the boreal forest?
Students across the nation are calling on The Home Depot to put forests first. Why?