Newton Building Owners Face New Energy Use Rules
Commercial building owners in Newton will be required to reduce fossil fuel use that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions or submit payments to the city.
Next Governor Can Transform Transportation in Mass.
It’s clear our commonwealth will be confronting critical challenges that will have an enormous impact on our future in the next governor’s first term. And the connective tissue of many of those questions resides within our public transit system.
Baker, Negotiators Eye Path To Energy Bill Deal
Lawmakers took the first steps Thursday on the road to a compromise offshore wind and climate bill as House and Senate leaders publicly detailed some of the issues they expect to spend part of the next three months hashing out. And as negotiations begin, the stakes are high for the real estate industry.
Scientists Say Communities of Color are Congestion’s Biggest Victims
A group of 357 scientists say majority-minority cities and neighborhoods are exposed to 66 percent more of a deadly type of pollutant produced by cars, called PM2.5, that can cause cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, and early death.
Fuel Providers at Core of Multi-State Plan to Cut Transportation Emissions
The coalition of eastern states developing a program to drive down carbon emissions from transportation has decided to focus on motor gasoline and on-road diesel, two sources of pollution that account for over 80 percent of carbon emissions in the region.
Finding Solutions to Boston’s Carbon Emissions Challenge
Addressing the impacts of climate change will require a serious commitment from all levels of government throughout the world, but the action plans for metropolitan Boston must be homegrown.
Report Highlights Benefits, Costs of Electric Buses
A switch to electric buses at the MBTA could avert greenhouse gas emissions in an amount equivalent to taking 10,631 cars off the road, according to a new report.
Bill Would Commit Massachusetts To Goals Of Paris Accord
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has approved legislation that commits the state to the Paris climate accord even though the U.S. is no longer participating.
Transpo Chief Calls For More Aggressive Approach To Climate Change
Climate change will become a “huge focus” of the Baker administration’s transportation efforts, according to a top state official who said the old method of building pilot-sized shared-use walking-cycling paths does not meet the demands for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Gov. Charlie Baker To Sign Order To Help Curb Climate Change
Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to sign an executive order designed to limit the state’s contribution to global climate change.
