New Bedford launches climate action plan for not just the city, but also residents
By 2050, the city of New Bedford aims to be zero waste, use 100% renewable energy, and have thousands more trees planted, according to a...
Massachusetts to require 100 percent of car sales to be electric by 2035
Massachusetts plans on ending the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, following California’s lead in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
‘All-Out Offensive’ Planned on Climate Bills in Mass
With the time left to make a deal ticking away and other matters jockeying for attention, climate policy advocates are mounting an effort -- one...
Massachusetts city to post climate change warning stickers at gas stations
Cambridge, Massachusetts, has become the first US city to mandate the placing of stickers on fuel pumps to warn drivers of the resulting dangers posed...
The District, three states sign agreement to curb transportation emissions
The group, which could be joined by other states, set a goal of reducing vehicle pollution by 26 percent in the next decade.
Innovative geothermal micro-district concept moves ahead in Massachusetts
An example of a ground source heat pump system, extracting both heat and cooling from the ground underneath a Kansas courthouse. Utilities could prove useful...
Why Are Cape Lobsters Dying?: Climate Change A Potential Factor
Over the last year, the Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association continued to get calls from fishermen reporting the dead lobsters, causing researchers from the Division of Marine Fisheries...
Grant to Fund a Regional Climate-Driven Heat Plan in 15 Metro Boston Communities
The City of Cambridge and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) today announced they will join forces to develop a regional project to plan and...