 Chris Moyer |
Chris Moyer, who served as deputy communications director for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, has joined NYU Law’s State Energy & Environmental Impact Center.
Formed in August, the Center’s mission is to assist state attorneys general fight the Trump White House’s proposals rolling back climate/environmental protection and fostering clean energy development.
Prior to joining Becarra's team, Moyer worked for the Hillary for America campaign in Ohio, served as communications director for the American Gaming Assn. and spent four years as Senate staffer for Majority Leader Harry Reid and North Carolina’s Kay Hagan.
He began his career in the press shop of former Boston Mayor Tom Menino.
David Hayes, ex-deputy secretary of the Dept. of the Interior under Presidents Clinton and Obama, heads the Center, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Bruce Babbitt, Clinton’s Interior Secretary and former Arizona Governor, sits on the Center’s advisory council.
A focus on all the ways that greenhouse gases are created, not just from fossil fuels, marks the evolution from clean energy and clean tech to climate tech, according to Melissa Mahoney from V2 Communications.
Kristin Wilson-Palmer, who has been a senior VP in Edelman’s Washington, DC office since 2021, joins the Natural Resources Defense Council as chief communications officer.
Educating the next generation to the facts and science surrounding the climate crisis.
Melanie Janin, who was executive VP at Weber Shandwick, has joined Conservation International as chief communications & marketing officer.
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