Kristin focuses on issues related to industrial gas development and fracking. This includes work to improve Virginia’s oil and gas regulations, as well as to achieve strong local standards and oversight of gas drilling in Tidewater Virginia’s Taylorsville Basin. Kristin also works to protect important resources in the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests, including old growth forest, water quality of headwater streams, wildlife habitat, and remote roadless areas. Prior to joining SELC in 2014, Kristin worked for McGuireWoods in Charlottesville where she focused on energy litigation and for K&L Gates in Boston where she concentrated on class action litigation.