Carole Holley

Managing Attorney Alaska Office

Carole Holley, Managing Attorney

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Carole A. Holley is the managing attorney of Earthjustsice’s Alaska Office, based in Anchorage.

Carole has been working on environmental issues throughout her career, which has included service as an Assistant United States Attorney, a Special Assistant United States Attorney for environmental crimes, the Environmental Crimes Prosecutor for the State of Alaska, Co-Director for Pacific Environment’s Alaska Program, and as a litigation associate at a national law firm devoted to representing Native American interests. In past lives, she served as adjunct faculty at the University of Alaska-Anchorage teaching environmental science and served as the environmental program director for an Alaska Native Tribe in Interior Alaska. She loves Alaska and believes that future generations should be as lucky as she to live in a world with such beauty and bountiful wildlife. Carole received her master’s degree in environmental studies from The Evergreen State College, and her law degree from the University of Washington, School of Law. In her spare time, she enjoys overly long runs on hilly trails with a dog by her side.

The Latest from Carole Holley

July 26, 2023

In the News: Alaska Public Media

State asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse EPA’s veto of Pebble Mine

“It’s a highly unusual legal move, and also a highly unpopular one.”