Serena Golden

Creative Content Manager

Serena is originally from Dallas, Georgia, and joined SACE in 2024. As Creative Content Manager, she is responsible for telling stories about the real people impacted by clean energy initiatives.

Prior to joining SACE, Serena studied journalism and international relations, obtaining a B.A. from Mercer University and a joint-M.A. from Aarhus University and Charles University. As a journalist, Serena has covered politics, economics and human rights from Georgia, Poland, and South Africa.

Outside of work, Serena is a birder, rock climber, music lover, and creative nonfiction writer.

Serena's Recent Posts

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Electric School Buses Find an Unexpected Home in the Blue Ridge Mountains

In Transylvania County, a quiet shift to electric school buses redefines what’s possible in rural Appalachia—for student health, community stewardship, and small-town resilience.

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Carolina Carshare Brings Electric Mobility to Charlotte's Corridors of Opportunity

Carolina Carshare offers Charlotte residents access to electric vehicles at a fraction of the cost of traditional car ownership.

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A Historic Black Community’s Vision for Environmental Justice Persists Despite EPA Grant Freeze

Founded by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War, Union Heights now faces a new fight—reclaiming its future through sustainable housing, despite a federal freeze on environmental justice funds.

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