Climate Chief Departs, Warning Against Pitting Green Against Affordable

Healey names new climate chief after Hoffer’s departure

Aladdine Joroff, an attorney who has held roles teaching at Harvard and served as Boston’s climate policy director, assumes the post as Healey heads into a second term fraught with complicated climate and energy issues.

Climate chief departs, warning against pitting green against affordable

Melissa Hoffer, the nation's first Cabinet-level climate chief, used her final day in the Healey administration to deliver a message to Massachusetts environmental advocates.

Healey's climate chief gives departing address, with future of the Cabinet role unclear

Her departure leaves questions about the future of the Cabinet-level job that Healey established as a centerpiece of her first term climate agenda, including exactly how much influence the office will retain as the administration embraces an increasingly expansive approach to energy supply that includes natural gas.