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Opinion: It’s Time for Massachusetts to Get Real About Investing in Public Transportation

Written by CARLENE PAVLOS Posted July 19, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics, The T

Transit justice advocates in Worcester demand fair funding for RTAs. Credit: Andrea Freeman.

Inflation, economic instability, and the climate crisis affect all areas of the Commonwealth and require statewide solutions. One of the most effective solutions to address all three of these issues is one often missing from policymaker proposals: meaningful and equitable investments in public transportation.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics, The T Tagged With: budget, climate, equity, global warming, government, Massachusetts, MBTA, opinion, policy, Politics, public, Regional Transit Authorities, RTA, transit, transportation

STATE WIRE: MA CLIMATE PLANNER WARNS OF EXTREME SUMMER HEAT

Written by LILY BOHLKE Posted June 30, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Extreme heat is actually the deadliest type of weather event."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: climate, Heat, Massachusetts, summer, weather

EDITORIAL: DIGBOSTON SEEKS CLIMATE IDEAS FOR MAYOR KIM JANEY

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 5, 2021 Filed Under: Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Environmental organizations and individual activists invited to submit opinion articles for publication

Filed Under: Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Boston, climate, Climate Change, Democracy, DigBoston, ecology, editorial, Environment, global warming, idea, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, Mayor Kim Janey, policy, Politics, Vision

RECORD OF INACTION: MILLENNIALS SHOULD BE FURIOUS ABOUT THE LACK OF CLIMATE LEADERSHIP IN MASS

Written by JORDAN MEEHAN Posted October 3, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, Op-Ed

At a time when the federal government refuses to acknowledge the very existence of climate change, it is incumbent on states to take the lead.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, Op-Ed Tagged With: Charlie Baker, climate, Governor Baker, Mass, Massachusetts, millennials

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