Author: <span>isabellelegare</span>

The Technical Matters: The Value of Science in Advocacy and Leadership

  Engaging with leaders in the advocacy world can provide emerging leaders with insight into some of the most pressing environmental and social issues in different geographic areas. Western Resource Advocates, an advocacy nonprofit based in Boulder, Colorado, works to facilitate local and regional action to protect Western land, air, …

From D.C. to My Home Office: Entering the Realm of Remote Advocacy

By: Isabelle Legare, M.S. Environmental Policy 2021 2020 was a year of unprecedented events, forcing millions of people to adjust to the realities of living amidst a global pandemic. COVID-19 reconfigured many aspects of my life, one of the most significant being the adjustment to a completely remote internship with …

The Future of Our Air, Water, and Soil: Advocacy on the Forefront

By Isabelle Legare, M.S. in Environmental Policy 2021 I am often asked: “Why are you studying environmental policy?”  This is a loaded question because there are so many different ways to answer it. The other day, however, I had a revelation.  I attended a Facebook live event on PFAS (a …

Where to Turn in the Face of Freshwater Insecurity: Are Desalination Technologies a Sustainable Option?

Imagine that you wake up one morning, go over to your kitchen faucet to fill up your coffee machine, and no water comes out. How would you react? Most of us would call our water utility to ask why we aren’t being supplied with the water we pay for. However, …