Walton Shepherd
Virginia Policy Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program
Walton Shepherd focuses much of his advocacy on energy-efficiency policies and carbon pollution standards at the state level. Prior to joining NRDC, he worked in his native West Virginia on issues relating to energy efficiency and the economics of renewable energy. He has also worked as an English teacher and in book publishing. Shepherd holds a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College, an MBA from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics, and a JD from the West Virginia College of Law. He is based in Washington, D.C.
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Governor Youngkin is willfully ignoring the reality of the global auto market, not to mention the massive economic and health improvements the Clean Cars law will deliver to Virginians.
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30x30: Virginia’s Key to Climate Action and Growing the Economy
Issue paperVirginiaWalton Shepherd
The Clean Power Plan and State Pathways to Cutting Carbon Pollution
Issue BriefUnited States, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, VirginiaAriana Gonzalez, Ashok Gupta, Noah Long, Luis Martinez, Katharine McCormick, Walton Shepherd, Dylan Sullivan, Mark Szybist, Samantha Williams, Starla Yeh
State Opportunities for a Clean Energy Future
Fact SheetUnited States, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, VirginiaNoah Long, Jackson Morris, Katharine McCormick, Ariana Gonzalez, Luis Martinez, Walton Shepherd, Samantha Williams
Cutting Carbon Pollution Under the Clean Power Plan