Mass. Real Estate Agents Confront Climate Risk
When Massachusetts homebuyers and sellers aren’t too worried about climate risk, despite increasingly severe floods, where does that leave their real estate agents?
Zillow Removed Climate Risk Info from Listings. Massachusetts Could Put It Back
Zillow has removed climate risk scores from its listings nationwide, but Massachusetts homebuyers could get at least one major safeguard from a bill before the state Legislature.
New State Coastal Resilience Plan Proposes Voluntary Buyouts
Massachusetts environmental officials are ripping the band-aid off what was once a third rail: calling on the state to establish a voluntary buyout program for homes at risk of being consumed by rising seas.
Efforts to Protect Harbor from Floods Lifted by $10M Donation
With several “king tides” in the offing, a foundation is donating $10 million over the next five years to help a local lab expand its work devising defenses.
How New Projects Are Responding to Climate Concerns in Boston
Like other waterfront cities, Boston faces existential risk from climate change – not just rising sea levels, but also sudden rainstorms and extreme temperatures.
Downtown Flood Defense Plan Seeks Spending Solution
The Wharf District Council faces its most daunting challenge: coming up with the actual funds to pay for what it says are vital protections for downtown Boston.
Not Just Florida: Extreme Weather Raising Mortgage Risk in Mass., Too
Massachusetts has seen seven, billion-dollar weather disasters in the past two years. It’s a fundamental shift lenders can’t ignore.
New Healey Climate Bill Requires Flood Disclosures, Speeds Permitting
The $2.9 billion funding-and-policy “Mass Ready Act” bill is built around big infrastructure investments to defend against extreme weather.
Municipalities Must Consider Climate Change in Comprehensive Planning Process
For many towns and cities, issues like rising seas and extreme weather are new issues with a steep learning curve. They need help to integrate these issues with traditional planning concerns.
Mass. Green Cement Startup Lands Contract that Could Unlock ‘Megaton’ Factory
Sublime Systems’ prototype cement factory in Holyoke is still under construction, but already it’s landed a contract that could unlock a huge new “megaton-scale” plant.
Rising Seas Whip Up Talk of Property Buyouts on Mass. Coasts
The Healey administration is proposing a strategy that also eyes building code changes to protect the Massachusetts coastline from rising seas and intensifying storms.
Homeowners’ Climate Risk in Boston Doesn’t Discriminate
While across the nation homeowners of color are more likely to face major climate hazards, in Greater Boston climate risk is largely the same across racial demographics.
Without FEMA Money, Big Housing Development Area at Risk
A project that would keep floodwaters out of Everett’s booming Commercial Triangle development zone and Chelsea’s Mystic Mall could be dead due to Trump administration cuts.
State Delays Enforcement of Electric Truck Requirements
The move will likely be a relief to contractors, who say there aren’t enough clean trucks or charging stations available, but it’s being met with anger by environmental advocates.
FEMA Quietly Removes Access to New England Coastal Erosion Hazard Tool
At some point between February and early March, as seasonal wind and rain hammered New England coasts, a relatively new but enthusiastically embraced tool for predicting erosion slipped off the Federal Emergency Management Agency website.
$1T Worth of Boston Homes in Danger of Wind Damage
It’s not just flooding you have to worry about: Huge numbers of Boston-area homes could be damaged by high winds in storms made worse by climate change.
Buyers Want More Sustainable Homes, Zillow Report Says
Zillow’s 2025 “Home Trends” report says homebuyers are increasingly looking for homes with climate-resiliency features.
Climate Change Is Moving Faster than Flood Insurance, Forcing Mass. Banks to Adapt
Worsening extreme weather, linked to climate change, is bringing catastrophic flooding to homes that have never seen it before, and it’s putting financial institutions risk of serious losses.
Banks Can Win by Leading the Low-Carbon Transition. Here’s How
The global transition to a low-carbon economy is not just about managing risk – it’s a massive commercial opportunity for banks.
State Official Temporarily Grounds Hanscom Expansion
An expansion of private jet hangars at Hanscom Field in Bedford cannot move forward until developers submit information to support their assertion it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and relieve demand for private jet service at Logan International Airport.
