Climate

8 Bills to Support for a Healthier, More Just Massachusetts

February 5, 2023 | By Kerry Doyle

It’s the start of a new legislative session in Massachusetts, which means it’s time for the biannual scramble to secure co-sponsors for our priority bills. This year, Clean Water Action is working to line up support for our Healthy Futures for All legislative package to protect residents, particularly children, from exposure to health-threatening toxics and pollution.

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One Simple Way to Fight Climate Change: #CutMethane

January 17, 2023 | By Sean Jackson

Methane is the second largest pollutant contributing to climate change and has also been proven to be a massive human health concern - contributing to asthma, cancer and other public health issues. We can - and must - curb the methane threat with stronger regulatory action.

2022 EmpowerNJ Recap & 2023 Plans

January 13, 2023 | By Eric Benson

As we look forward to the year ahead, the EmpowerNJ: No Fossil Fuel Projects coalition reflects on our combined successes and learns from defeats in order to accomplish even more in 2023.

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“We Have to Create a Sense That There’s Enough for Us All” - Building the Just Transition to Offshore Wind in Salem

November 4, 2022 | By Kerry Doyle

Neighbors and organizers with Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE) are collaborating with Clean Water and leading the efforts to make sure that the emerging offshore wind industry brings good, union jobs and a healthy tax base back to Salem’s diverse community.

Governor Murphy’s Road to Nowhere

September 12, 2022 | By Kerry Doyle

Currently, 40% of New Jersey’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector. Spending billions of dollars on road expansion while mass transit remains underfunded completely misses the urgency of the climate moment we are in.

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The climate friendly solution to hot summer days in Boston

August 26, 2022 | By Paulina Casasola

Massachusetts residents struggled with extreme heat earlier this month during a week-long heatwave that drove temperatures up to 98 degrees. In Dorchester, where Betsy Drinan lives, days can get up to 15 degrees hotter compared to nearby rural areas.

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