Photos from the field
From Oregon to Pennsylvania, Georgia to Colorado, here's a snapshot of what some of our groups have been up to.
Emily
Rusch
Vice President and Senior Director of State Offices, The Public Interest Network
Started on staff: 2001
B.A., Willamette University
Emily is the senior director for state organizations for The Public Interest Network. She works nationwide with the state group directors for PIRG and Environment America to help them build stronger organizations and achieve greater success. Emily was the executive director for CALPIRG from 2009-2021, overseeing a myriad of CALPIRG campaigns to protect public health, protect consumers in the marketplace, and promote a robust democracy. Emily works in our Oakland, California, office, and loves camping, hiking, gardening and cooking with her family.
It’s a real privilege to do this work.
Posts by Emily Rusch
Our 2024 priorities in the states
During a contentious election year at the federal level, state and local governments have some of the best opportunities to make progress on issues that affect our environment, our health, and the quality of our lives.
Celebrating new protections taking effect in 2024
If there's one thing better than winning the passage of a new law, it's seeing the new law begin to improve the quality of people's lives and our environment.
The state of play in the states
PIRG and Environment America’s networks of state organizations have scored our first big victories of the 2023 state legislative season — and we’re just getting started.
