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Klein/Johnson Group reps the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, the Hyannis-based non-profit that spearheaded the opposition to the Cape Wind offshore energy project.
The Alliance was formed in 2002 in response to CW’s proposals to build a 25-square-mile energy project. It expressed concerns about diminished water quality, coastal erosion, habitat degradation, and other effects of climate change.
In 2010, the Alliance filed a lawsuit, claiming that federal approval for CW violated the National Environmental Policy Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Endangered Species Act.
Energy Management Inc., developer of the proposed $2.6B project, pulled the plug on it in 2017.
K/JG works with the Alliance on issues related to the permanent preservation of Nantucket Sound.
A turbine blade from the Vineyard Wind site, broke apart last month and debris washed onto Nantucket beaches.
K/JG's six-member Alliance team includes Izzy Klein, who was communications director for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Matthew Johnson, chief counsel for Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
