FOR THE MILLIONS of Massachusetts voters who worry about the consequences of climate change and our role and responsibility in the Commonwealth to fight it, the 2022 primary and general elections will be our most important statewide elections in a generation. With open seats for all of our statewide constitutional offices, voters will have a […]
Elizabeth Turnbull Henry
Elizabeth Turnbull Henry is the President of the Environmental League of MA.
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For Baker, crunch time on climate change
LAST WEEK, a bipartisan climate bill passed with overwhelming majorities in the Massachusetts House and Senate. Gov. Charlie Baker now has to choose – by Thursday at midnight – between cementing his and the Commonwealth’s position as climate leaders, or withholding the tools needed for Massachusetts to comply with its own climate law. A broad coalition of business, health, environmental, and environmental justice groups supports the bill. It includes key efforts that […]
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New England needs to go all in on offshore wind
THIS WEEK, the Environmental League of Massachusetts launched a campaign to significantly increase the amount of offshore wind built off New England’s coast and deepen coordination in the region. We have formed the New England for Offshore Wind Coalition, a diverse group of stakeholders from environment, business, labor, environmental justice, and academia who are committed […]
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Mass. Clean Energy Center needs more funding
OVER 111,000 PEOPLE WORK in Massachusetts’ dynamic clean energy economy, due to a powerful combination of leading policies, strong talent, and key institutions. At the center of this dynamic industry is the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). Founded by the Green Jobs Act legislation in 2008, this quasi-public agency’s mission is to put public renewable energy trust […]
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Baker’s unkept promise
IN THE SUMMER of 2014, then-candidate Charlie Baker made a pledge to the environmental community. He walked into a large hall at Suffolk University Law School, filled with hundreds of voters interested in his position on the issues. The audience shared one simple interest, adequate state funding for state agencies charged with environmental protection. While […]