Elizabeth Moran

Supervising State Lobbying Coordinator

Northeast Office

Woman speaking into a microphone with arms raised at a rally.

Elizabeth Moran

Supervising State Lobbying Coordinator Northeast Office

Nydia Gutiérrez
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
ngutierrez@earthjustice.org

Elizabeth Moran is the Supervising State Lobbying Coordinator for Earthjustice’s Northeast Office.

Liz Moran joined the Earthjustice team in September 2021. Based in New York’s Capital Region, Liz advocates for policies to combat the climate crisis, protect water quality, keep public health and the environment safe from toxic chemicals, and to create more sustainable food and farming practices.

She brings to the organization a decade of experience organizing communities and advocating for bold environmental policies in the halls of Albany. Over the course of her career, by working alongside impacted communities, her efforts have led to numerous victories, including the creation of New York’s multibillion-dollar Clean Water Infrastructure Act, the adoption of New York’s drinking water standards for PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-dioxane, the closure of New York’s hazardous waste loophole for oil and gas waste, and more.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Liz served as the Environmental Policy Director with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). There, she led the organization’s campaigns on fighting climate change, protecting water quality, and reducing solid waste. The role was a return to the organization — she got her start in environmental advocacy with NYPIRG as a college student, where she held the roles of Public Policy Associate and Vice Chair of the Board. Before her return to NYPIRG, Liz worked at Environmental Advocates NY as their Water & Natural Resources Director from 2014 to 2018. In that capacity, she led the organization’s advocacy efforts on fracking, water pollution, land use and conservation, and invasive species issues.

Liz holds a B.A. in Environmental Science from the University at Albany.

Expert Posts & Articles

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New York Must Prevent Asthma with Advanced Clean Trucks Rule

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a podium with the seal of New York behind her.
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A new mining industry threatens New York State’s environment and climate goals

Proof-of-work crypto miners have set up shop in New York, consuming tremendous energy from New York’s grid and refiring once dormant fossil fuel-burning power plants.

Nydia Gutiérrez
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
ngutierrez@earthjustice.org

Quoted in the News

July 30, 2026

Newsday

As voters focus on energy, Blakeman and Hochul disagree on solutions

"The bottom line is elected leaders do need to prioritize addressing energy affordability and what that means is pursuing renewables, battery storage and transmission."
December 11, 2025

The New York Times

New York’s Environmental Agenda Stalls Under Kathy Hochul

“We’re in a moment where it’s incredibly important for New York State to lead on energy affordability and climate. Unfortunately over the past year, we’ve seen the governor run toward the opposite direction.”
January 8, 2025

Canary Media

New York to make major greenhouse gas emitters pay for past pollution

“The oil and gas industry blames the consumer for the climate crisis. They say, ​‘You used our product. You’re at fault.’ Meanwhile, we’ve been locked into that product for decades longer than necessary because that same industry has spent billions of dollars lying to the public and preventing progress from happening at every level.”
October 27, 2024

Times Union

Budget watchdog pans New York’s proposed carbon tax plan

“What is being discussed won’t be enough.”
April 29, 2024

E&E News

New York is limping toward its climate goals. The state budget didn’t help much.

“We have our state climate law on the books, and it doesn't appear that the Assembly is committed to passing the laws we need to actually meet the mandates of the law they had once championed.”
March 22, 2024

City & State, New York

NY lawmakers focused on environmental legislation this week

“Last year we really saw a remarkable sequence of events, where we had the wildfire smoke from Canada that made the air quality in New York unsafe to breathe, smoky for days. Not long after that, we had unprecedented flooding that led to the shutdown of the MTA and Metro-North and people were stranded, and then we saw a heatwave. On top of all that, utility bills are going up across the state, and that’s because of our reliance on gas.”

Latest Press Statements

July 14, 2026

Earthjustice Encouraged by Governor Hochul’s Executive Order on Data Centers

Executive order will protect New Yorkers from negative impacts of AI data centers, especially combined with the Responsible Data Center Development Act
June 9, 2026

Earthjustice Statement: 2026 NYS Legislative Session

Bills to rein in energy-hogging data centers, protect drinking water, and boost solar await Governor Hochul’s signature
June 5, 2026

NYS Legislature Passes Data Center Moratorium

New York is one step closer to becoming first state in the nation to hit pause on building new AI data centers
May 26, 2026

Governor Hochul Becomes Nation’s Only Governor to Weaken State’s Climate Law

As New Yorkers struggle to pay their energy bills, Governor Hochul manufactured a chaotic election year crisis in order to weaken New York's best tool against skyrocketing gas and energy prices
March 10, 2026

NYS Budget Proposals Hold Climate Law Steady

As energy bills rise, New Yorkers need the Governor and Legislature to stay squarely focused on solutions to energy affordability