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news Massachusetts City Tackles Building Decarbonization at Scale
This spring, Cambridge, Mass. is putting new force behind its efforts to decarbonize multi-family buildings.
Marigo Farr - 04-28-2023
news Cambridge Residents and Activists Rally at City Hall for Green New Deal Proposal
More than 70 Cambridge residents and activists gathered in front of City Hall in support of Cambridge Green New Deal
Erika K. Chung and Emily L. Ding, Crimson Staff Writers - 04-28-2023
news New Massachusetts climate change program to help municipalities
Climate resiliency is the focus of a new program in Massachusetts.
Brent Addleman - 04-28-2023
news Boston Moves to Implement Climate-Friendly Building Code
Boston is set to implement a new state climate-friendly building code to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
Kathryn Carley - 04-11-2023
news Massive study examines offshore wind’s impact on fishing, fisheries
A new federal study explores the impacts of offshore wind on fisheries and commercial fishermen.
Anastasia E. Lennon - 04-06-2023
news Greening roofs to boost climate resilience
Roofscapes, a startup founded by three MIT students, is planning to build green spaces on pitched roofs in Paris.
Zach Winn - 04-06-2023
news ‘Heat-pump coaches’ help neighbors ditch fossil heat in Massachusetts
Since 2020, at least 14 heat-pump coaching programs have sprung up in Massachusetts
Alison F. Takemura - 03-29-2023
news The Latest IPCC Report & What It Means For Massachusetts & Rhode Island
To reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or even 2040, we have to make considerable progress this decade.
Larry Chretien & Anna Vanderspek - 03-29-2023
news Climate activists in Boston call on big banks divest from fossil fuel companies
Activists took to the streets of Boston’s financial district to demand banks stop investing in fossil fuel companies.
Paula Moura - 03-24-2023
news How climate change is throwing off key timing for wildflowers and trees in spring
Climate change is altering spring growing conditions, and plant life is changing along with it.
PBS - 03-24-2023
news $700M in Grants for Local EV Chargers Announced
The Biden administration opened up applications for $700 million in grants for local governments to install EV chargers
Daniel C. Vock - 03-24-2023
news Massachusetts-based company gets $120 million boost to make ‘green steel’
The company's technology was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ed Davey - 02-01-2023
news Massachusetts climate advocates say the fight over renewable gas isn’t over yet
A decision by state regulators last month was a setback for renewable natural gas, but conflict still exists.
Sarah Shemkus - 01-17-2023
news State Releases New Resilient Lands Initiative
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) released the Resilient Lands Initiative
Hillary T. - 01-10-2023
news Climate change ‘first order of business’ for Maura Healey
Gov. Maura Healey got to work quickly on her first full day in office.
Gayla Cawley - 01-10-2023
news Mass General tries performance reports to cut greenhouse gas use in anesthesia
“You see these numbers that are just astounding,” said Sam Smith, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital
Martha Bebinger - 01-10-2023
news Mass. officials threaten to limit emergency shelter without more funding
The family shelter system will no longer be able to guarantee spots for qualifying families
Gabrielle Emanuel - 01-03-2023
news 4 troubling takeaways from new Mass. climate report
Here are a few of the major impacts the climate crisis could have on the Bay State by 2100.
Christopher Gavin - 12-29-2022
news Massachusetts group wants $300 million to prep buildings for climate change
A Massachusetts coalition wants the state to create a fund to jump-start the move to renovate structures.
Kinga Borondy - 12-21-2022
news Four things to know about Massachusetts’ first-ever ‘climate chief’
Melissa Hoffer was appointed climate chief of Massachusetts Monday by Governor-elect Maura Healey.
Madeleine Atekin - 12-21-2022
news Harvard team launches climate resilience toolkit for front-line health care clinics
Public health experts launched an initiative to help medical clinics protect their patients from climate risks.
Sharon Udasin - 12-06-2022
news 5 ways to turn climate talk into action
COP27 was all about implementation. Here’s how to make that happen—and it starts at the local level.
Zung Nguyen Vu - 11-21-2022
news To better address the climate crisis, the US must reform its permitting process
It can take a decade to permit and build offshore wind, clean transportation, and major electric transmission.
Chris Murphy and Brad Campbell - 11-21-2022
news Massachusetts Utilities Hope Hydrogen and Biomethane Can Keep the State Cooking, and Heating, With Gas
State regulators are allowing electric utilities to plan how to decarbonize the power they supply
Jon Lamson - 11-18-2022
news How pavement can help cool overheated cities, even in chilly Mass.
These strategies will help slow global warming and cool cities.
Martha Bebinger - 11-14-2022
news Get that mattress off the curb! Here's what to know about Massachusetts' new waste bans
Helping cut down on the garbage we send to incinerators and landfills.
Barbara Moran - 11-14-2022
news Journalist David Wallace-Wells on climate change and climate hope
The picture is grim, but some climate scientists say they’re encouraged by progress the world has made.
Stefano Kotsonis - 11-14-2022
news Banned Waste Filling Mass. Landfills, Incinerators, Says Environmental Report - NBC10 Boston
Massachusetts has only six landfills -- and almost all are due to reach capacity by 2030.
Sam Drysdale - 09-12-2022