Helen Slottje is an American lawyer and environmental activist. She received the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2014.[1]

Life

Helen lives in Ithaca, New York with her husband. She previously worked as a commercial attorney in Boston.[2]

She began fighting fracking after attending a presentation on the topic in 2009.[3] She is credited with helping pass bans against fracking in more than a hundred communities in New York.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Waldman, Scott (28 April 2014). "Local anti-fracking activist wins world's largest environmental prize". Politico PRO. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. ↑ "Helen Slottje". Goldman Environmental Foundation. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. ↑ Casler, Andrew (May 2014). "A Conversation with Helen Slottje: Anti-Fracking Lawyer Considered Hero, Foe". The Ithaca Journal.


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