Rishya Narayanan
Climate Communications Senior Strategist | Massachusetts | She/Her
Rishya Narayanan is a multimedia science communicator specializing in environmental and climate science communications and policy advocacy. As the Conservation Law Foundation’s Senior Climate Communications Strategist, she uses solutions– and values–focused messaging to support CLF’s clean energy and climate work, mobilizing broad audiences towards addressing climate change to protect a safe and healthy future for all.
Before joining, CLF, Rishya spent time in informal education, communications, and policy advocacy at the New England Aquarium; at the PBS science series, NOVA; and at the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Most recently, she worked at Mass Audubon, leading the creation and deployment of climate communications strategy boosting support for nature-based solutions.
Rishya holds a master’s degree in Media Advocacy, specializing in environmental science communications, from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Clark University.
Recent Posts
Apr 23 2025
As New Englanders call for a clean energy transition, Big Oil and Gas are desperately scrambling to keep us hooked on their dirty products. Their latest attempt: greenwashed versions of their polluting fuels labeled as “renewable.” Let’s dig into yet another industry ploy to continue business as usual for the sake of polluting profits: biofuels. …
Apr 18 2025
“Project Maple” conjures images of New England’s scenic fall season. When you hear the name, you’ll probably think of tree thickets in shifting orange, red, and yellow hues, rustling delicately in the wind. What you probably won’t think of are gas pipelines snaking across the region. Yet this is exactly what the Project Maple gas…
Mar 26 2025
As flames engulfed much of Los Angeles in January 2025, homeowners had one more thing to worry about besides their safety, the dangerous air quality, and the fires themselves: whether they had a home to return to or the money to rebuild. Home insurance companies made these concerns even worse. Just before the Palisades fire,…
Feb 12 2025
Rollback after rollback. Floods of executive orders. Panic in the news, in our minds, and our hearts. I think all of us agree – we’re tired. Frankly, tired is an understatement. I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted. The National Institutes of Health defines burnout as feeling worn out, overwhelmed, and empty because of…
Nov 8 2024
I’m astounded by the number of times I’ve left my apartment this fall, only to do a double-take because something was off. Unseasonably warm temperatures nearing 80 degrees in late October and early November? Check. My allergies still in full force when they’ve normally calmed down by now? Check. Despite being someone who loves…
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