Larissa Koehler
Senior Attorney, Energy
Work
As a Senior Attorney in EDF’s Energy program, Larissa engages in multiple regulatory proceedings in California, New York and New Jersey, including those around electric vehicles and distributed energy resources, to break down barriers to accelerating clean energy in the state. She also works on policy analysis and legislative advocacy on transportation electrification in multiple states and at a federal level.
From 2018 to early 2020, Larissa was on temporary assignment in London, where she focused on electrification of transport, improving air quality through UK legislation and implementing EU policy to minimize methane emissions in the energy sector.
Background
Larissa has long been passionate about environmental preservation and pursued that interest by majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton and focusing on environmental law while at George Washington University.
Education
- J.D., George Washington University Law School
- A.B., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Latest pieces
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Illinois can step up as environmental leader in truck and bus electrification
May 14, 2021
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Gearing up for a zero-emission world
April 1, 2021
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Market certainty critical to hitting ambitious state zero-emission truck goals
February 26, 2021
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A teachable moment: Zero-emission school buses are a winning proposition
February 25, 2021
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In 2021 we must set more ambitious targets for zero-emission trucks and buses
January 8, 2021
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New multi-state collaboration makes an important commitment to electric trucks and buses
July 13, 2020
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Three things California should do to prepare for more electric trucks and buses
June 29, 2020
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Electric fleets are the future of transportation, this California regulator explains how we get there
June 27, 2019
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Trucking companies, utilities and innovators work together to put more electric vehicles on the road
June 26, 2019
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California aims to hit ambitious climate goals through electrification
November 14, 2018