Steve Long
Director of Policy and Partnerships, Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Areas of Expertise
Advocacy in support of environmental, conservation and climate change policy and funding.
Biography
Steve is the Director of the Policy and Partnerships team for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. Steve leads the team to inform and influence federal and state policies to achieve TNC’s environmental, conservation and climate change policy and funding objectives. He leads collaborations with partners and policymakers to develop the Commonwealth’s nation-leading equitable and sustainable approaches to nature-based solutions, addressing both the causes and impacts of climate change. Steve has also fostered the transformation of policies to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, ensuring better outcomes for both people and nature.
Before joining TNC in 2007, Steve worked as Recycling Markets Director for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, as Legislative Director for a Massachusetts state senator and as a Community Engagement Specialist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund Program.
Steve also served as an adjunct professor for ten years teaching environmental policy at Suffolk University and Tufts University. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Ithaca College and his M.A. in Political Science/Public Policy from Rutgers University.
In the Media
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Gov. Healey tucks clean energy permit reforms into spending bill
Long praises Healey for using a routine spending bill as a catch-all for a few different big priorities, including clean energy siting and permitting changes. Read more
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Environmental advocates frustrated by MA's failure to pass climate bill
Long weighs in on the Legislature's failure to pass the climate bill that would approve new clean energy projects in Massachusetts. Learn more
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Massachusetts House approves bill to boost renewable energy efforts
Long praises the climate bill that would lead the nation on rapidly advancing the decarbonization of clean energy while mitigating impacts on people and nature. Read more
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Communities at climate risk need help
State dollars are hard to come by. Long provides input on a bill that would support climate resilience programs. Learn more
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Pending bill would give community voice on climate change
Long leads the charge on the climate change bill since and note the importance of including the voices of people most impacted by climate change. Learn more
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Mass is on track to meet its near-term climate goals
As long as the state commits to investing more money, Long says that conservation goals are achievable. Learn more
Policy and Partnerships
Equitably Funding Community-Led Climate Action
Alongside communities, we're putting equity front and center as Massachusetts shapes the policies, programs and funding for tackling climate change and adapting to its effects.
Policy Priorities in Massachusetts
Policy is an essential tool to protect the lands, waters and people of Massachusetts. Our policy team advances initiatives that are equitable, nonpartisan, ambitious and grounded in science.
Voices for Nature: Climate and Conservation Policy
TNC in Massachusetts helps shape strong policy frameworks to support conservation and climate action at both the state and federal levels. Policy is a huge lever in driving change and connecting people and nature.