FOR DECADES, low-income, immigrant, Indigenous, and communities of color across Massachusetts have been overburdened by air pollution from power plants, congested highways, and industrial facilities. Known as environmental justice populations, these areas have had little say in the projects that are built in their neighborhoods, and they have had little power to put an end […]
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Proposed biomass limits restrict new plants in 90 percent of state
MONTHS AFTER THE Baker administration pulled the plug on plans for a controversial new biomass plant in Springfield, state environmental officials proposed new regulations that would drastically limit where biomass plants can be located. The rules promulgated by the Department of Energy Resources in April say new biomass plants located in or within five miles […]
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Chelsea and East Boston deserve true transit equity
REMEMBER FOR A moment what life was like before COVID-19 upended our sense of normalcy. For Chelsea residents, that meant waiting much longer than the scheduled 8-12 minutes for the MBTA Route 111 bus, the busiest route in the state. Once on that bus, we were jammed in like sardines. East Boston residents faced a similar situation […]