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Massachusetts Senate Passes Clean Energy Bill
Last week, the Massachusetts Senate passed a landmark clean energy bill, S.2545, An Act to Promote a Clean Energy Future. While the fight is not over, and a House version still needs to pass, this bill is a strong signal to the world that Massachusetts wants to be on the forefront of climate policy and justice.
Thank you Lowe’s: Toxic paint strippers going, going….!
From May 6 th through May 11th, 2018, consumers from around the country visited their local Lowe’s home improvement stores as a part of the “Mind the Store’s” Week of Action to urge Lowe’s to remove harmful chemicals from its products – in particular, methylene chloride commonly found in paint strippers. Massachusetts’ Clean Water Action staff Kadineyse Paz, Laura Spark, and myself went to Lowe’s in Braintree, MA to partake in this campaign on May 10 th (pictured above).
In the Lowe's in Dedham we had Clean Water Action New England Director Cindy Luppi join a longtime activist and her
New England Currents | Spring-Summer 2018
Laura Spark
Laura has over 25 years of experience working as an urban planner, with a focus on housing, poverty, and sustainability.
She began volunteering with Clean Water Action in 2002, when the Massachusetts office needed a pregnant mom to go to the State House to talk about mercury in fish. In 2018, she joined the staff to coordinate advocacy on toxic chemicals and carbon pricing. She has a Master in Architecture and Master in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She lives in Jamaica Plain, where she also works as a nonprofit consultant and freelance writer.