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Addressing The Aftermath Of February’s Clean Harbors Chemical Fire

Written by JON LAMSON Posted April 4, 2023 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

State’s response follows long history of environmental injustice around the Fore River Basin

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Braintree, Clean harbors, Environment, fire, Fore River Basin, Massachusetts, Maura Healey, news, Quincy, south shore, Weymouth

Surf’s Upcycled: Meet The Bay State Surfers Conserving The Oceans Where They Ride

Written by DELAINEY LAHOOD-BURNS Posted March 20, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“When you’re riding the wave, it all seems to go away and you’re just really connected with the ocean and the nature and the elements.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: conservation, Environment, Massachusetts, ocean, pollution, surfing, Surfriders

As Prices Soar, Fossil Fuel Industry Looks After Its Interests On Beacon Hill

Written by JON LAMSON Posted February 28, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

A Massachusetts fossil fuel lobbying review

As gas prices and heating costs skyrocket across Massachusetts, fossil fuel producers and providers are spending hundreds of thousands to promote their political agendas to state officials and lawmakers.

The state’s five for-profit utilities, which function as regulated ...  read more

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Environment, Eversource, fossil fuels, heating costs, Massachusetts, pollution

Does Massachusetts Underestimate Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Written by JON LAMSON Posted January 17, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Shortcomings in the state’s greenhouse gas inventory pose issues for energy planning

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Environment, features, greenhouse gas, Massachusetts, news

State Wire: Mass Preps For Low Temps and High Energy Costs

Written by KATHRYN CARLEY Posted October 11, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"It's palpable, really, how anxious people in the community are about it."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Environment, news, weather

State Wire: Mass Considers Impact Of Offshore Wind On Fishing Industry

Written by EDWIN J. VIERA Posted October 10, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Those are really, really critical conversations and the earlier you have them, the better."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Environment, news, news to us

Meet the Mass-Based Makers Of These Ecological Spoons That You Actually Eat

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 4, 2022 Filed Under: Eats

A sustainable and "sturdy cracker with enough flavor to combine well … without overpowering any flavors."

Filed Under: Eats Tagged With: eats, Environment, small business, sustainability

Talking Fossil Fuel Bans With Jesse Gray, Co-petitioner Of Brookline’s Gas Ban

Written by JON LAMSON Posted September 19, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

A new Mass policy that does what climate bills frequently fail to do: directly target fossil fuel emissions

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Brookline, Environment, fossil fuels, gas ban, news, news to us

Get Your Bike and Bullhorn Ready For the Car-Free Day Rebel Ride

Written by DIG STAFF Posted September 6, 2022 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE

“Imagine a city for people, free from the polluting, dangerous, noisy and climate altering automobile.”

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE Tagged With: bikes, cycling, Environment, Life, Lifestyle

State Wire: “The Expectation Is Extra Money Will Go Towards Clean Energy”

Written by MARY SCHUERMANN KUHLMAN Posted August 31, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Massachusetts helping turn tide on biomass energy

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: energy, Environment, Massachusetts, news

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