What motivated you to get involved with environmental issues?
I am an organic farmer and a nurse-midwife. The intersection of environment and human health is of paramount importance to me.
What environmental issues are you most passionate about and why? How have you worked in the legislature to address these issues?
I have been working on PFAS contamination issues, Grid planning, Outdoor School for All, Farmland Conservation and Access and Offshore Wind.
How has NEC helped you in your work?
NEC has helped to educate me about what’s happening in other states.
What is your greatest environmental policy success story?
My greatest policy success story so far is to pass a bill to mandate holistic grid planning by the PUC that involves robust stakeholder input.
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