03/03/2025
FREE EVENT - Saturday, April 5th - Natick
Emily Norton presents "Love That Dirty Water - The Charles River Then & Now"
Saturday, April 5th
10am
Leibowitz Meeting Room at the Morse Institute Library
14 E Central Street, Natick
Please join UCCLT and Emily Norton, executive director of Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) on Saturday, April 5th for "Love That Dirty Water - The Charles River Then & Now", a presentation on the river's past, present, and future.
CRWA has been a leading voice for a cleaner, healthier Charles River, developing science-based strategies to increase resilience, protect public health, and promote environmental equity while confronting a changing climate. An in-demand speaker on local climate initiatives, Ms Norton will present her talk "Love That Dirty Water - The Charles River Then & Now".
Emily has served as Executive Director of Charles River Watershed Association since 2018. At CRWA she directs a staff of scientists and advocates focused on protecting and preserving the Charles River and its watershed communities which are under increased threat in an era of climate change. She previously served as Massachusetts Chapter Director for the Sierra Club, where she led a team advocating for stronger renewable energy policies at the state and local level, and trained hundreds of volunteers to be effective clean energy advocates. Prior to that she spent ten years as a research and communications consultant to groups such as Conservation Law Foundation, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund and US EPA ENERGY STAR. Emily also spent several years in politics as a fundraiser for the Democratic Leadership Council in Washington, D.C. and as Finance Director for a Congressional campaign on Cape Cod.
