Climate change

State not living up to environmental justice responsibilities

State not living up to environmental justice responsibilities

Chelsea incidents with asbestos, construction dust illustrate lack of concern

By Dwaign Tyndal and Roseann Bongiovanni Charlie Baker, Climate change, race and ethnicity 0 Comments Jun 12, 2022

JUST OVER A YEAR after Gov. Charlie Baker signed “An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy,” which contained protections for environmental justice populations, the state has found itself roiled in controversy for sacrificing the health and well-being of those very same, protected populations. Investigative reporting revealed that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation(...)

Don’t pit housing crisis against climate crisis

Going too hard on climate could undermine housing production

How the gas system can adapt to net zero future

Downsizing is required, but it has to be done right

Michael J Walsh

A strategy for tackling housing, climate crises simultaneously

HERO proposal would double state's deeds excise tax

Climate change brain drain in Baker administration

Theoharides leaving, to be replaced by Beth Card

Massport is targeting net zero by 2031

Our focus is on areas the authority controls

MBTA goes out to bid for battery-electric buses

Officials expect contract to be awarded by end of year

Senate passes climate bill, adds offshore wind boost

Amendment doubles the size of procurements over next decade

Senate plan puts too much emphasis on electric vehicles

State needs to also focus on getting people out of cars, electrifying rail system

Senate climate bill goes granular, ups electric vehicle rebates

Allows some municipalities to ban fossil fuel infrastructure in new construction

Olmsted inspiration: Use parks to address climate change

Moakley Park, at the intersection of S. Boston, Dorchester, shows what's possible

Senate seeks fixed date for bus electrification

Poftak said more money needed to transition more quickly

Meeting Mass. emission targets about to get bit tougher

State officials intend to adjust baseline downward, making goals harder to reach

Grid operator should stop crying wolf

It's time to step up on climate or get out of the way

Fault lines in New England’s climate plan

CommonWealth Staff

Fault lines in New England’s climate plan

Shift to carbon-free electricity not going as planned

Boston Green New Deal should include downsized Logan Airport

Without reducing flights, a major source of pollution goes unchecked

Combating climate change could yield societal change

Black businesses must be part of the solution

Lower the voting age, the planet depends on it

Bill would lower municipal voting age in Northampton

Why we need to identify Green Zones

Think of them as spot treatment for environmental hazards

Real work starting now at Pier 5

Preserve open space -- but how and for what?

Christopher Nicodemus

Maine judge deals blow to Mass. climate change plan

Rejects injunction against law blocking hydroelectricity transmission line

Mass. urgently needs a Plan B for TCI

We have wasted the last 30 years doing far too little

Where women lead, a healthier world follows

Wu must set climate path for others to follow

Rhode Island makes it trifecta on TCI

McKee’s reasons for withdrawing are the same as Baker’s

Lamont puts TCI on hold in Connecticut

Mass. finds itself in go-it-alone position

What’s next after stunning Maine rebuke

Hard energy, siting siting choices lie ahead

Jeremy McDiarmid

Utilities defend energy efficiency plan

Face criticism for subsidizing natural gas heating systems

Baker calls Maine ballot fight ‘a big deal’

Question could derail hydro-electricity transmission line

All hands on deck to address climate crisis

Quick action required on justice, resiliency, mitigation, education

It’s now or never on addressing climate crisis

Without budget, we’ll be trapped in a fossil fuel world