Audrey Leonard
Staff Attorney,
Columbia Riverkeeper
Audrey is a staff attorney for Columbia Riverkeeper, an organization that aims to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River and all life connected to it. Audrey’s work is focused within Columbia Riverkeeper’s Climate & Energy team, opposing fossil fuel infrastructure and advocating for stronger climate and energy laws. In addition to implementing legal and policy strategies, she works with technical experts, community organizers, river communities, and Tribes to support a just transition from fossil fuels. Over the last year, she has helped lead Columbia Riverkeeper’s campaign to address data center proliferation in the region, including a recent report on the ways data center energy demand is driving increased reliance on methane gas and severely undermining progress towards regional climate targets.